An early 19th Century Indian-Export ivory and horn chess set, Vizagapatnam, contained within an ivory and sandalwood-lined folding games box of book form, the interior fitted with three further rectangular boxes, all with engraved penwork borders of scrolling foliage, the exterior of the games box inlaid with a horn and ivory chequer board, the interior with a backgammon board, the three further boxes containing the chess set, sixteen white game counters, fifteen black game counters and a pair of dice shakers, height of king approx 13.5cm, length of games box approx 47cm, length of smaller boxes approx 21cm (faults).