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SAXONY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A GERMAN IVORY BUST TYPE CHESS SET
SAXONY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled in crowns and robes, the bishops with opposing finials, the knights with horses' heads, the rooks as turrets, in a later fitted box
The king -- 3.1/8 in. (7.9 cm.); the pawn -- 1½ in. 93.8 cm.) high
SAXONY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled in crowns and robes, the bishops with opposing finials, the knights with horses' heads, the rooks as turrets, in a later fitted box
The king -- 3.1/8 in. (7.9 cm.); the pawn -- 1½ in. 93.8 cm.) high
Literature
G. Williams, Master Pieces, Apple Press, 2000, pp. 74-75.
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