A MAGNIFICANT AND RARE 19TH CENTURY CARVED AND STAINED IVORY JAQUES CLUB CHESS SET within original fitted case, bearing label to base. King 11 cm high. Note: Purchased in Paris C2006, it is believed this set was owned by the Preti family at the Caf
e Regence, a Leuchars label suggests this was resold by the firm before the Aspreys takeover. With this set was a jaques status quo set which had a brass cafe de la regence plaque, copies of papers supplied with this set relating to the Cafe De Regencesuggest this was a gift from HL Meyer to Jean Preti in 1878.