1 May 2012
13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Chess Sets, Playing Cards and Games
Back to auction 19802
Chess Sets, Playing Cards and Games
Back to auction 19802
A Chinese Export ivory figural chess set,
Canton, early/mid 19th century,
one side stained red, the other side left natural, kings and queens as Chinese Emperor and Empress, red Empress holding a basket of flowers, bishops as mandarins holding fans, knights as horsemen, rooks as cannons with flags and foot soldier bearing a shield, pawns as foot soldiers with swords, spears or arquebus, with a giltwood and green felt velvet covered presentation stand, "ebonised" wooden base and glass dome,
the king 11.6cm high, the pawn 5.3cm high, the base 62.5cm wide, the glass dome 45cm high.
one side stained red, the other side left natural, kings and queens as Chinese Emperor and Empress, red Empress holding a basket of flowers, bishops as mandarins holding fans, knights as horsemen, rooks as cannons with flags and foot soldier bearing a shield, pawns as foot soldiers with swords, spears or arquebus, with a giltwood and green felt velvet covered presentation stand, "ebonised" wooden base and glass dome,
the king 11.6cm high, the pawn 5.3cm high, the base 62.5cm wide, the glass dome 45cm high.
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,600 - 5,900
US$ 4,600 - 7,600
€3,600 - 5,900
US$ 4,600 - 7,600
Footnotes
- An attractive set under a large glass dome (not illustrated for photographic reasons). Note the rooks which depict cannons with foot soldiers.
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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