19th Century Chinese Export Carved Bone Chess Set, Complete in Original Box toy boat and people gathered there in

and people gathered there in the evenings to tell stories and sing songs

exclusively for Walter Baker & Co

Nice weight

I like it as a gesture of a raised hand

but his face seems positively human

19th Century Chinese Export Carved Bone Chess Set, Complete in Original Box toy boat and people gathered there inIn my dreams, I am a master chess player, but, alas, I don't have a strategic bone in my body! This set of of chess pieces might inspire me to practice, though c. 1850s I believe carved of bone, complete and housed in their original dovetailed box, and with a Chinese mark on the bottom of the box telling us these were made in China for export to the Western market, and then someone beautifully carved burned "CHESS" next to it. Based on some research,