Chess pieces: 32 red and white ivory pieces without board.; Complete number of pieces of a chess game. Sixteen cut ivory pieces that have been made red with a dyestuff: these are so-called 'pagan' pieces. The king has a devilish face. The sixteen white pieces are grouped around a cross-bearing king and queen. The towers have the shape of elephants with a tower with a flag on the back; the horses are horsemen with a lance in hand and the pawns are soldiers with halberds. All pieces stand on an oval base; including a sphere with embossed flower vines; a round base under the sphere. Various protruding pieces were broken off. Two blades of the halberds of the pawns are loose.; anonymous; Kanton; 1825 - 1850; ivory; cutting; h 11 cm x d 3.8 cm h 10.5 cm x d 3.8 cm h 8.5 cm x d 3.5 cm x h 8.5 cm x d 3.4 cm h 8.1 cm x d 4 cm x h 5.5 cm x d 4.2 cm h 7.8 cm x d 4 cm x h 7.7 cm x d 3.8 cm h 6 cm x d 3.4 cm x h 6 cm x d 3 cm x h 6 cm x d 3.5 cm x h 6.2 cm x d 3 cm x h 6.2 cm x d 3.7 cm x h 6 cm x d 3 cm x h 5.9 cm x d 3.9 cm x h 6 cm x d 3.1 cm h 10.3 cm x d 3.8 cm h 9.9 cm x d 3.8 cm h 8.4 cm x d 3.5 cm x h 8.3 cm h 5.6 cm x d 4 cm x h 8.2 cm x d 4.3 cm h 7.9 cm x d 4 cm x h 7.9 cm x d 4 cm h 5.7 cm x d 3 cm x h 6 cm x d 3 cm x h 5.9 cm x d 3.5 cm x h 5.9 cm x d 3 cm x h 5.7 cm x d 3 cm x h 6.2 cm x d 3.8 cm x h 6 cm x d 3.9 cm x h 5.9 cm x d 3.5 cm