A French ivory "bust" chess set
Dieppe, circa 1780
the Europeans versus The Moors (the European side left natural, the Moorish side stained red), the white king as a monarch wearing a crown and a cloak, his hair tied behind with a ribbon, the white queen as his consort, wearing a crown and a cloak, white bishops as fous or clergy, white knights as chevaliers, white rooks as stepped turrets, white pawns wearing wigs and frock coats; the red king wearing a crown and bearing a sceptre, the red queen wearing a crown and with dangling ear-rings, the red bishops as Moors wearing ear-rings and a fez, the red knights as Moorish horsemen wearing turbans, red rooks as stepped turrets, the red pawns as Moors with bald pates and wearing ear-rings,
the king 7.3cm high, the pawn 5.6cm high.
the Europeans versus The Moors (the European side left natural, the Moorish side stained red), the white king as a monarch wearing a crown and a cloak, his hair tied behind with a ribbon, the white queen as his consort, wearing a crown and a cloak, white bishops as fous or clergy, white knights as chevaliers, white rooks as stepped turrets, white pawns wearing wigs and frock coats; the red king wearing a crown and bearing a sceptre, the red queen wearing a crown and with dangling ear-rings, the red bishops as Moors wearing ear-rings and a fez, the red knights as Moorish horsemen wearing turbans, red rooks as stepped turrets, the red pawns as Moors with bald pates and wearing ear-rings,
the king 7.3cm high, the pawn 5.6cm high.
Estimate:
£7,000 - 9,000
€8,200 - 11,000
US$ 11,000 - 14,000
€8,200 - 11,000
US$ 11,000 - 14,000
Footnotes
- A similar set is illustrated in "Schach Partie Durch Zeiten Und Welten", Edition Braus, 2005, figure 122. The pawns wear similar wigs, or tied-back hair in the late 18th century fashion, and the white bishops are depicted as "fools".
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