Lot 135
135
A NORTH AFRICAN IVORY AND HORN 'MUSLIM' PATTERN CHESS SET
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A NORTH AFRICAN IVORY AND HORN 'MUSLIM' PATTERN CHESS SET

POSSIBLY ETHIOPIAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A NORTH AFRICAN IVORY AND HORN 'MUSLIM' PATTERN CHESS SET
POSSIBLY ETHIOPIAN, 19TH CENTURY
Of abstract form, with carved petal decoration, the queens distinguished by horn and ivory inlaid finials
The king -- 2in. (5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1½in. (3.8cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's, South Kensington, London, 1 October 1997, lot 758.
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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Exhibition catalogue: Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde München, Privatsmmlung Jaeger, Wandel im Laufe der Kunst - und Kulturgeschichte, U. Siebert, J.L. Rousselot, A. Jaeger, H. Jager. P.40, fig.032.
Victor Keats, Chessmen for Collectors, Batsford, London 1985.

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