14 JULY 1928, Page 18

IRON CHESSMEN.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—There will be shown in the International Exhibition of Antiques at Olympia this month, a Napoleonic set • of iron chessmen which I was fortunate enough to find in a London dealer's shop the other day. In this Napoleonic set Napoleon himself is king, the pawns being millers. Sets in porcelain are known and have recently changed hands for large sums of money, but I have never heard of an iron set before. Is it unique ? Could any of your readers enlighten me I am, Sir, &c , A. G. WADE, Major.

(Deputy Director, International Exhibition of Antiques and Works of Art).

Link House, 4-8 Greville Street, Holborn, E.C.1.