Good “Selenus” Chess Set, German, circa 1790

Good “Selenus” Chess Set, German, circa 1790A Good Selenus Pattern Bone Chess Set, German, Late 18th Century one side stained red, the other side left natural, kings with double galleries and spires in the alternate colour, queens similar, but of smaller size, bishops with cogged central collars and spires in the alternate colour, knights as horses heads, rooks as raised turrets with Islamic crescent moons in the alternate colour, pawns with multi knopped columns, in the original pine box with

Reference: Sir Alan Fersht: Jaques & British Chess Company Chess Sets

West and East)

London Mcdonald & Co

Provenance: Private English Collection

George III' in blue ink

Stock Reference: TI 1317

Board (when open): 40

the hardwood case inlaid with bone motifs depicting exotic birds and flowers

the other side with plain shells

one side (unstained) as the Europeans

the rooks bearing the Union Flag (polychrome) in a specially commissioned presentation case (Late 20th Century) in brown leatherette with a ‘lift-out’ tray in mushroom velour

with alternate points in red and black