A carved ivory John Company Chess Set Islamic and Indian Art

the kings carved as princes mounted in howdahs, the queens as princes in opentop howdahs, the bishops riding horses and camels, the knights as lions and oxen, the rooks as turrets surmounted by soldiers with flags, and the pawns as sepoys with muskets and soldiers with tulwars, one side with brown stained bases the rooks 15.3 cm. high(32)