Sold: Rare Irish Killarney Ware Arbutus Wood Travelling Chess Set of traditional form. The outer cover with inlaid decoration depicting a castle ruin with shamrocks and laurel leaves. Circa last half of the 19th Century.
NOTE: Killarney Woodcraft: From the early 19th to the mid 20th Century unique small wooden items Jewellery Caskets, Tea Caddies and Writing Slopes were made in Killarney and at the Gap of Dunloe County Kerry, these items were distinctive and highly sought after. This is a superb example.
Height: 3.75" (9cm). Square: 20" (51cm).
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