P259: Rare Antique Indian Pepys Chess Set

Very well turned and carved. One side natural the other stained an attracive green. Note finely carved manes on knights and detailed bases on all pieces. Kings 12.5cms.

The Pepys form name is derived from a similar set that descendants of the diarist Samuel Pepys donated to a museum in the UK. Circa 1800.

Antique Indian Chess Set

Antique Indian Chess Set

Antique Indian Chess Set

Antique Indian Chess Set

Antique Indian Chess Set


Antique Indian Chess Set


Below is a reference to a similar form set:

Antique Pepys Chess Set Reference

Here is the set on a very finely carved and inliad period Indian gamesbox:

Antique Indian Chess Set


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