A Canton "Emperor" Ivory Chess Set newmarket print A medical anatomical torso table

A medical anatomical torso table model

rooks as raised turrets with brickwork

15 stained red

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A Canton "Emperor" Ivory Chess Set newmarket print A medical anatomical torso tableAn Antique Cantonese Ivory Figural Chess Set, circa 1820 one side stained green, the other side left natural, kings as the Emperor Chien Lung, queens as Consorts, bishops as Mandarins, knights as horsemen with spears, rooks as elephants bearing flags, pawns as footsoldiers or coolies holding spears and swords, the chessmen raised on foliate decorated hexagonal bases, in an associated 1930's presentation casket, incorporating a velveteen lined tray,