The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?) Finish:Rolled ancient Chinese philosopher

ancient Chinese philosopher

Orpheus sings the serpent to sleep before Jason cuts off its head

beside a table bearing lighted candles

'Anglo-Gallic salutations in London - or Practice makes perfect -'

on a blotter used at a Transit of Venus Committee meeting at the Royal Society

The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?) Finish:Rolled ancient Chinese philosopherThe Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150 c1200, (c1920). Nine ivory chess pieces from a collection of ninety three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales' teeth in the forms of seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and pawns in the shape of obelisks. A board large enough to hold all the pieces would have measured 82