Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
€9,500 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
€9,500 - 14,000
Footnotes
- Literature:
Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Hamburg, Edition Braus, 2005, plate 58.
Spielwelten der Kunst, Museum Wien, 1998, plate 25, page 101.
The Italian chess and backgammon board illustrated in Schach Partie dates from circa 1500. It shows remarkable similarities to this lot, both in constuction and appearance.
Lot heading
An ivory and ebony inlaid chess and backgammon board,
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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