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
An Indian Export ivory chess set,
Berhampur, early/mid 19th century,
one side stained brick red, the other side left natural, kings and queens with elaborately carved foliate decoration and feathered knops, bishops as pierced mitres, knights as horses' heads, rooks as monobloc turrets with battlements and spikes or guns (two white flags missing), the pawns with foliate decoration (one white pawn base replaced),
the king 11cm high, the pawn 5.5cm high.
one side stained brick red, the other side left natural, kings and queens with elaborately carved foliate decoration and feathered knops, bishops as pierced mitres, knights as horses' heads, rooks as monobloc turrets with battlements and spikes or guns (two white flags missing), the pawns with foliate decoration (one white pawn base replaced),
the king 11cm high, the pawn 5.5cm high.
Sold for
£6,875
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Reference: Michael Mark, "Chessmen, Practical and Ornamental", Asprey, May 12-24 1986, figure 39 for a similar set.
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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