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At the peak of ‘Chinamania’ in the 1870s, more Mancunians had Chinese (and Chinese-style) objects in their collection than had ever been to China.
These are part of a set of carved chess pieces. They are made of red and white ivory, and were made in the early 1800s for the European export market. The stands incorporate free-moving carved spheres, one inside the other, each delicately carved.
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