P153: Very early English "Rowbotham" Chess Set, probably 17th century

Note very early form of rooks and pawns. In boxwood and stained boxwood.
This is one of our earliest English sets and a reference form for the period.

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Reference from Michael Mark's "British Chess Sets" (1996)

Antique Chess Set

Set featured in article on English set forms published in the Chess Collectors International newsletter 2017: Click for CCI Article


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