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OF 'SELENUS' STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
A GERMAN TURNED AND CARVED IVORY CHESS SET
OF 'SELENUS' STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with acanthus leaf galleries
The king -- 4 in. (10.7 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 in. (5 cm.) high
OF 'SELENUS' STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with acanthus leaf galleries
The king -- 4 in. (10.7 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 in. (5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Dr. Jean-Claude Cholet Collection of Chess Sets Part II, Christie's South Kensington, 30 October 2007
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