A bone "bust" chess set,
Geislingen, circa 1775,
one side with red stained bases, kings and queens as European monarchs, bishops wearing bi-corn hats, knights as seahorse, rooks as turrets with spire finials, pawns with cogged baluster knops,
the king 8.5cm high, the pawn 4.2cm high.
one side with red stained bases, kings and queens as European monarchs, bishops wearing bi-corn hats, knights as seahorse, rooks as turrets with spire finials, pawns with cogged baluster knops,
the king 8.5cm high, the pawn 4.2cm high.
Estimate:
£4,000 - 7,000
US$ 6,200 - 11,000
€4,700 - 8,200
US$ 6,200 - 11,000
€4,700 - 8,200
Footnotes
- Reference: "Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten", Edition Braus, 2005 , page 156, figure 124 for a similar chess set, also: Christie's South Kensington, "The Dr Jean-Claude Cholet Collection of Chess Sets", Wednesday, 2 May 2007, lots 57 & 60.
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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