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,
probably Vizagapatam, circa 1840,
one side stained brick red, the other side left natural, king with pierced tops and surmounted with crosses, queens with pierced crowns, bishops with mitres, knights as carved horses' heads, rooks as squat turrets with brickwork and flags, pawns with baluster knops,
the king 10.6cm high, the pawn 5cm high.
one side stained brick red, the other side left natural, king with pierced tops and surmounted with crosses, queens with pierced crowns, bishops with mitres, knights as carved horses' heads, rooks as squat turrets with brickwork and flags, pawns with baluster knops,
the king 10.6cm high, the pawn 5cm high.
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,600 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,600 - 2,300
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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