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Lot Essay
A mid-19th century chess set and board, specifically designed for the blind, was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, see Michael Mark, British Chess Sets 1700-1950, Exhibition catalogue, published by Asprey and Chess Collectors International, May 1986, fig. 20.
The chess pieces appear to be a combinitaion of patterns; the quality of the pieces and feather finials are a feature associated with William Lund's workshop, but the husk motif is more typical of the Barleycorn pattern. Mark notes that standard English playing sets were also used, as seen in the secondary part of the lot.
The chess pieces appear to be a combinitaion of patterns; the quality of the pieces and feather finials are a feature associated with William Lund's workshop, but the husk motif is more typical of the Barleycorn pattern. Mark notes that standard English playing sets were also used, as seen in the secondary part of the lot.