MID 19TH CENTURY

Details

A German softwood Selenus type chess set
Mid 19th century
In lighter and darker hues, the kings with three pierced petalled balconies, the queens with two pierced petalled balconies, the royals and bishop with painted faces, all pieces on pierced circular bases (one bishop with chipped finial)
King -- 55/8in. (14.2cm.); pawn -- 3in.(7.6cm.) high

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium. All lots sold not cleared by 1.00p.m. on the Thursday following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road London W12 7JS Telephone: 44 (0)20 8753 3700 Facsimile: 44 (0)20 8753 3701 Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate on the Friday following the sale and every weekday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO PURCHASERS WHO COLLECT THEIR LOTS WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE SALE. On the Thursday one week after the sale, a transfer and administration charge of £18.50 per lot will be payable and a storage charge of £3.20 per lot per day will then come into effect. These charges are payable to Cadogan Tate and are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
A similar lot was sold in these rooms, 17 December 1997, lot 81.
Frank Greygoose, Chessmen, David & Charles Ltd, 1979, page 83, ill. 74.

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