FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

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A English polychrome carved wood figural set
First quarter 20th century
Theme based on Greeks versus Persians, the royal pieces on one side as Athena and Miltiades opposing Barius and Asia, each piece inscribed in ink to the base, with character name and Made in England
King -- 3½in. (10cm.); pawn -- 27/8in. (7.4cm.) high

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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
J McNab & C Wilkinson, Chess: East and West, Past and Present, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968. Plates 44 and 49 illustrate two similar historical figurative sets made by Phyllis and Delphis Gardner. The two sisters were both sculptors working within the mode of the Arts and Crafts movement, having studied at the Slade School of Art London. Their father was a Greek archaelogist, Professor E A Gardner, who would have possibly inspired their specialisation in historical sets.These were mainly exported to the United States. Interestingly, the catalogue mentions that the pieces are individually marked on the base "Made in England", handwritten in ink.

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