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A Rare “Second World War Austerity” Staunton Pattern Weighted Boxwood Chess Set by John Jaques & Son Ltd, 1943

one side stained black to emulate ebony, green felt bases to the underside, the white king stamped JAQUES LONDON in black to the rim of the base, in a mahogany box with divided compartment and a green label: “The Original Staunton Chessmen...John Jaques & Son, Limited, London, England”, and wartime information label: “The black pieces of this set are made of boxwood stained black as we cannot import ebony at present”

King: 9.5cm high

Pawn: 4.9cm high

Box: 21cm wide

Stock Reference: MM 1557

Provenance: Major British Chess Collection

Reference: Sir Alan Fersht, “Jaques and British Chess Company Chess Sets”, Kaissa Publications, 2010, page 11 (label illustrated)

The set works well with this English mahogany chess board (Stock Ref: MJ 1556) as illustrated, which is being sold separately and can be purchased here