A "Spanish Pulpit" bone chess set,
England or Russia, 18th century,
one side stained brown, the other side left natural, kings and queens with feathered galleries and wearing hats, bishops as clerics wearing mitres, knights as horses' heads within galleries, rooks as turrets, pawns with baluster knops and tear-drop shaped finials (two white pawns restored),
the king 10cm high, the pawn 5.2cm high.
one side stained brown, the other side left natural, kings and queens with feathered galleries and wearing hats, bishops as clerics wearing mitres, knights as horses' heads within galleries, rooks as turrets, pawns with baluster knops and tear-drop shaped finials (two white pawns restored),
the king 10cm high, the pawn 5.2cm high.
Sold for
£5,040
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The origin of the mysterious "Spanish Pulpit" set remains unclear. Sensible suggestions have included the source of origin as Archangel. But the majority of sets turn up in England, and some have been included in early 19th century inventories. See Michael Mark, figure 34. Similar sets are also illustrated in Hans and Barbara Hollander, figure 247, page 250. Also, Christies South Kensington: "The Dr Jean-Claude Cholet Collection of Chess Sets", Wednesday 2nd May, 2007, lot 66.
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