An early 20^th century Chinese ivory chess set, one side stained walnut brown, the other natural, 8.5cm high (King) Provenance: Bought Sotheby’s 4/12/75, lot 41 p7. See similar illustrated in Keats, p. 176, Ill.202

Condition Report

Overall fading to dye consistent with age and use. Some pieces with small cracking near bases in the white set. The black set has cracking to bases on some pieces. Losses to both knight - on one both ends of the spear and one end of the spear on the other knight, also loss from the front of the horse.