Chessmen (32) and box probably first half 19th century German A somewhat baffling combination of pieces: both sides have as king St. George killing the dragon, but without a saddle or reins; as queen a mounted barbarian with a bearskin instead of a saddle and carrying a spear. Bishops are griffins with their right claws resting on a miter. The silver knights are mounted figures in armor, carrying lances; black knights are foot soldiers in armor, with the cross of St. George on their shields and breastplates. The silver rooks are camels, and the black rooks are rhinoceroses, both with towers on their backs. Running stags are the silver pawns, and the blck pawns are bears at bay. The figures are probably south German, with stands possibly added in England. There are no hallmarks on the silver.The set is said to have been given by George III to one of his physicians, Dr. Tyler, and the shape of the stands is explained as that of pillboxes. Early nineteenth-century pillboxes, however, were