LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

细节

A Swiss softwood carved Bears of Berne chess set
Last quarter 19th century
One side a darker hue, the royal pieces wearing crowns, bishops with walking sticks, the knights as bears carrying cubs, the rooks mounted with bear head busts
King -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.); pawn -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high

注意事项

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拍品专文

These chess sets were originally carved in the region of Brienz in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, from the 18th century and subsequently sold as tourist pieces in 19th century.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Victor Keats, The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, Batsford 1985. A similar chess set is illustrated on page 108 and illustrated in plate 131.
Similar lots were sold at Phillips, Bond Street, The Ernst Boehlen Collection, 9th November 1998, lot 75, and in these rooms 27th September 1994, lot 62.