BY JOHN CALVERT, MID 19TH CENTURY

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A Victorian ivory chess set
By John Calvert, Mid 19th century
Red stained and natural, the natural king stamped to the underside CALVERT MAKER 189 FLEET STRT LONDON
The king -- 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high, the pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) high (32)

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Lot Essay

John Calvert's firm was at 189, Fleet Street from about 1790-1840. He was a Master of the Worshipful Company of Turners in 1819, and when he died in 1825, the firm was continued by his wife.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Michael Mark, British Chess - A Catalogue of British Playing Sets 1700-1950, V&A, 1986.

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