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 "bust" chess set,
Macao, early 19th century,
one side stained red, the other side left natural, Chinese versus the British, kings and queens as monarchs and consorts (white king as George III, white queen as Charlotte), bishops as mandarins or clergy, knights as horse, rooks as turrets with flags (the white rook with the Union Flag), pawns wearing caps, the Chinese pawns with pigtails,
the (white) king 12cm high, the pawn 7cm high.
one side stained red, the other side left natural, Chinese versus the British, kings and queens as monarchs and consorts (white king as George III, white queen as Charlotte), bishops as mandarins or clergy, knights as horse, rooks as turrets with flags (the white rook with the Union Flag), pawns wearing caps, the Chinese pawns with pigtails,
the (white) king 12cm high, the pawn 7cm high.
Sold for
£10,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- A finely carved chess set from Macao, or possibly Canton.
Reference: Michael Mark. "Chessmen, Practical and Ornamental", Asprey, 1986, figure 48.
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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