this is a beautful old wash bowl from the 1800's made by h. burgess this was handed down to me from my grandfather this was his mother's. it is good size and has some weight to it, it has no cracks, there a couple of pit type marks on the rim but other than that in excellent condition. I would like to know the value have no idea.
32 peice set of hand carved ivory chessmen,the carvings are very detailed. The king,queen and bishops are also painted with very fine designs thru out. On what appears to be a money bag, that all four bishops are holding in their right hand, except for one of them, he is holding it in his left hand, are the initails GP. The chess board is made of wood, which unfolds to where the chess peices are stored in a bed of satin material, one side is white and the other is blue. The dark peices appear to have been stained for color. The chess board measures open at 18"X 18" and 1 7/8" high.
