Lot Essay
Comparable chess sets of varying colour palettes were recently sold at Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 2010, lot 30 ($35,000) and Christie's, New York, 18-19 April 2012, lot 427 ($32,500).
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LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER, GILT-METAL, ENAMEL AND MAHOGANY CHESS SET
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The hinged playing surface opening to a velvet-lined interior fitted with chain fittings, the angles with soldiers, on four pierced foliate feet, with light and dark blue enamelled pieces
6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high; 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm) square
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The hinged playing surface opening to a velvet-lined interior fitted with chain fittings, the angles with soldiers, on four pierced foliate feet, with light and dark blue enamelled pieces
6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high; 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm) square
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Adam Kulewicz
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