Chess Sets, Games and Playing Cards

Session: Chess Sets, Games and Playing Cards

London, Knightsbridge
28 Oct 2009, session starting at 12:00 GMT

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A carved boxwood and leather-cased travelling chess set, German, 18th century,
Sold for £11,400 inc. premium
A carved boxwood and leather-cased travelling chess set, German, 18th century,
A Staunton ivory chess set, Jaques, 1849,
Sold for £10,200 inc. premium
A Staunton ivory chess set, Jaques, 1849,
A Fine "Northern Upright" ivory chess set, British Isles, circa 1860,
Sold for £9,600 inc. premium
A Fine "Northern Upright" ivory chess set, British Isles, circa 1860,
A Russian Export walrus ivory figural chess set, Kholomogory, late 18th century,
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
A Russian Export walrus ivory figural chess set, Kholomogory, late 18th century,

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Baird (Mrs W.J. ), The Twentieth Century Retractor, Chess Fantasies, and Letter Problems...being a selection of three hundred problems...enriched with Shakespearean Quotations
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Baird (Mrs W.J. ), The Twentieth Century Retractor, Chess Fantasies, and Letter Problems...being a selection of three hundred problems...enriched with Shakespearean Quotations
Sold for £360 inc. premium
Baird (Mrs W.J. ), Seven Hundred Chess Problems
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Baird (Mrs W.J. ), Seven Hundred Chess Problems
Estimate:
£200 - 300
US$ 300 - 460
€240 - 350
Chess Collecting and Antique Chess Sets: KEATS (VICTOR), The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets
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Chess Collecting and Antique Chess Sets: KEATS (VICTOR), The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets
Sold for £90 inc. premium
Culin (Stewart), Chess and Playing Cards
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Culin (Stewart), Chess and Playing Cards
Estimate:
£200 - 300
US$ 300 - 460
€240 - 350
Delucia (David), Bobby Fischer Uncensored
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Delucia (David), Bobby Fischer Uncensored
Estimate:
£300 - 400
US$ 460 - 610
€350 - 470
Delucia (David), David DeLucia's Chess Library, A Few Old Friends
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Delucia (David), David DeLucia's Chess Library, A Few Old Friends
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£300 - 500
US$ 460 - 760
€350 - 590
Delucia (David), David DeLucia's Chess Library, A Few Old Friends, SECOND EDITION
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Delucia (David), David DeLucia's Chess Library, A Few Old Friends, SECOND EDITION
Estimate:
£300 - 500
US$ 460 - 760
€350 - 590
Heidloff (Carl), Muster-Werke aus der Nurnberger Bauhutte fur den Drechsler,
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Heidloff (Carl), Muster-Werke aus der Nurnberger Bauhutte fur den Drechsler,
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£200 - 300
US$ 300 - 460
€240 - 350
Kenny (W.S.), Practical Chess Exercises
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Kenny (William Stopford), Practical Chess Exercises, intended as a sequel to the practical chess grammar...
Estimate:
£120 - 160
US$ 180 - 240
€140 - 190
Lewis (William), Oriental Chess, or, Specimens of Hindoostanee excellence in that celebrated game, exhibited in more than seventy situations, originally published in India, and remarkable for their unparallelled skill and ingenuity, VOLUME 1
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Lewis (William), Oriental Chess, or, Specimens of Hindoostanee excellence in that celebrated game, exhibited in more than seventy situations, originally published in India, and remarkable ...
Sold for £216 inc. premium
Philidor (Francis Danican), Analysis of the Game of Chess by Mr Philidor [New Ed.], improved and greatly enlarged, to which is added, Several parties played by the author blindfold against three adversaries, 2 vol.
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Philidor (Francis Danican), Analysis of the Game of Chess by Mr Philidor [New Ed.], improved and greatly enlarged, to which is added, Several parties played ...
Sold for £60 inc. premium
Staunton (Howard), The Chess Tournament, SECOND EDITION
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Staunton (Howard), The Chess Tournament, SECOND EDITION
Sold for £60 inc. premium
An "Old English Pattern" bone ship's travelling chess set, presumably late 19th century,
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A Ship's Travelling Chess Set, England, late 19th century,
Sold for £144 inc. premium
A "Whittington Pattern" travelling chess set, England, late 19th century,
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A "Whittington Pattern" travelling chess set, England, late 19th century,
Sold for £120 inc. premium
A "Staunton Pattern" boxwood and ebony chess set, England, late 19th century,
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A "Staunton Pattern" boxwood and ebony chess set, England, late 19th century,
Sold for £114 inc. premium
A Staunton ivory chess set, Jaques, 1849,
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A Staunton ivory chess set, Jaques, 1849,
Sold for £10,200 inc. premium
An "In Statu Quo" travelling chess set, Murton, Newcastle, 19th century,
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An "In Statu Quo" travelling chess set, Murton, Newcastle, 19th century,
Sold for £216 inc. premium
A Staunton ivory chess set, Jaques, 19th century
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A Staunton ivory chess set, Jaques, 19th century
Sold for £4,320 inc. premium
An "In Statu Quo" travelling chess set, Jaques, 19th century,
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An "In Statu Quo" travelling chess set, Jaques, 19th century,
Sold for £840 inc. premium
A weighted Staunton boxwood and ebony chess set, by J. Jaques & Son Ltd,
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A Staunton weighted boxwood and ebony chess set, by J. Jaques & Son Ltd,
Sold for £576 inc. premium
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