Lot 81
Chess.- Roget (Peter Mark) The Economic Chess-Board, being a Chess-Board provided with a complete set of Chess=Men, board with complete set of chess pieces, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, [c.1850]; and another set (lacking two pieces), possibly a proof version (2)
Estimate: £800 - 1,200
Description
⁂ Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***
Chess.- Roget (Peter Mark) The Economic Chess-Board, being a Chess-Board provided with a complete set of Chess=Men, and for playing in carriages or out of doors, and for folding up and carrying in the pocket, without disturbing the game, folding chess board, indented glazed paper on dark red cloth, complete set of card chess piece printed in red and blue, folding into original brown cloth slip-case with original printed paper label, small paper label to spine with 'Chess-Board' in ink, splits to corners, rubbed, board open 152 x 194mm., in slip-case 154 x 98mm., Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, [c.1850]; and another set (lacking two pieces), possibly a proof version (2)
⁂ Two examples of Roget's early pocket chess sets passed down through the Roget family.
Provenance: Bought by a member of the trade from a descendant of the Roget family in Deal, Kent, and sold to our vendor.
Description
⁂ Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***
Chess.- Roget (Peter Mark) The Economic Chess-Board, being a Chess-Board provided with a complete set of Chess=Men, and for playing in carriages or out of doors, and for folding up and carrying in the pocket, without disturbing the game, folding chess board, indented glazed paper on dark red cloth, complete set of card chess piece printed in red and blue, folding into original brown cloth slip-case with original printed paper label, small paper label to spine with 'Chess-Board' in ink, splits to corners, rubbed, board open 152 x 194mm., in slip-case 154 x 98mm., Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, [c.1850]; and another set (lacking two pieces), possibly a proof version (2)
⁂ Two examples of Roget's early pocket chess sets passed down through the Roget family.
Provenance: Bought by a member of the trade from a descendant of the Roget family in Deal, Kent, and sold to our vendor.