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VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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AN ANGLO-INDIAN CARVED AND TURNED IVORY CHESS SET
VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The king and queen with elongated finials above melon-shaped knops and collars, the bishops with mitres, the knights as horses' heads and the rooks as raised turrets, re-stained blue-green
The king -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high, the pawn 1½in. (4cm.) high
VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The king and queen with elongated finials above melon-shaped knops and collars, the bishops with mitres, the knights as horses' heads and the rooks as raised turrets, re-stained blue-green
The king -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high, the pawn 1½in. (4cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, The Ettore Chiesa Collection of Chess Sets, 20 September 2006, lot 29.
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