A FRENCH POLYCHROME AND GILT-HEIGHTENED CARVED IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
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A FRENCH POLYCHROME AND GILT-HEIGHTENED CARVED IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH POLYCHROME AND GILT-HEIGHTENED CARVED IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens depicting Cupid and Venus versus Bacchus and a Bacchante, the bishops a cupid playing the lute and mandolin versus a satyr with pipes, the knights as Pegasus versus Silenus riding a donkey, the rooks as temples versus cornucopiae, the pawns as cherubs versus satyrs
The king -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) high
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