P293: Unusual early antique inverted French Lyon chess set

One side in fruitwood with bone finials the other in dark stained friutwood and bone finals.
Nice patina throughout. Kings 9cms.
The pawns and rooks are particularly unusual in form , the pawns with urn shape.
The kings and queens inverted baluster form.
Early Lyon form 18th century.

Shown here on an rare 18th century French chessboard (B6) .

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