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A WALRUS IVORY KHOLMOGORY FIGURAL CHESS SET AND BOX, late 18th century
Stained red and natural, representing Russians and Criassians, kings enthroned wearing respectively crown and turban (head restored), the vizier a standing warrior, bishops as elephants, the red bishops with mahouts climbing on their backs, the knights on rearing horses, rooks as sailing ships (one white ship lacking a sail), pawns as foot soldiers; the rectangular casket with beaded and and pierced borders of flowerheads, foliate scrolls and geometric ornament, laid on foil, the compartmented interior later lined, some minor losses and shrinkage cracks overall
king -- 3¼in. (8.5cm) high
pawn -- 1¾in. (4.5cm) high
Stained red and natural, representing Russians and Criassians, kings enthroned wearing respectively crown and turban (head restored), the vizier a standing warrior, bishops as elephants, the red bishops with mahouts climbing on their backs, the knights on rearing horses, rooks as sailing ships (one white ship lacking a sail), pawns as foot soldiers; the rectangular casket with beaded and and pierced borders of flowerheads, foliate scrolls and geometric ornament, laid on foil, the compartmented interior later lined, some minor losses and shrinkage cracks overall
king -- 3¼in. (8.5cm) high
pawn -- 1¾in. (4.5cm) high