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An Elizabeth II silver and silver-gilt chess set, James Goodbrand, London, 1974
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- the King 10.5cm, 4 1/4 in high
the figures cast to commemorate the American War of Independence, the gilt side with George III and Queen Charlotte, the bishops as Lord North and Edmund Burke, knights as ships, rooks as turrets, pawns as tea-chests, the silver side with George Washington, Betsy Ross, bishops as Sam Adams and John Hancock, knights as Paul Revere, rooks as turrets, pawns as Native Americans, marble board, each side fitted in a hardwood box, sold with a certificate and book, edition no. 49 of 250