16 Oct 2012
11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Decorative Arts from 1860 - Ceramic Design
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Decorative Arts from 1860 - Ceramic Design
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Sally Tuffin for Dennis Chinaworks
'The Chinaworks Chess Set' a Unique Lustre Version, 2012
a complete set of intricately modelled mice chess pieces, with chess board, decorated in lustre
Board - 57cm diam, thrown by Rory Mcleod, decorated by Natasha Chapman-Cox, numbered B200; Chess pieces - 5-10cm high, modelling and casting by Alan Pepper, painted and lustred by Natasha Chapman-Cox, numbered B200
a complete set of intricately modelled mice chess pieces, with chess board, decorated in lustre
Board - 57cm diam, thrown by Rory Mcleod, decorated by Natasha Chapman-Cox, numbered B200; Chess pieces - 5-10cm high, modelling and casting by Alan Pepper, painted and lustred by Natasha Chapman-Cox, numbered B200
Estimate:
£7,000 - 8,000
€8,300 - 9,500
US$ 11,000 - 12,000
€8,300 - 9,500
US$ 11,000 - 12,000
Footnotes
- Inspired by the famous 12th Century Lewis Chessmen in the British Museum and the tradition of English ceramic sets especially the whimsical mice created by George Tinworth for Doulton.
A few Chinaworks chess sets have been made, but this in the only lustred version that will be produced.
Category: Decorative Arts / 20th Century Decorative Arts
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