Lot 71
71
An Eskimo marine ivory chess set
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus … Read more
An Eskimo marine ivory chess set

CIRCA 1920

Details
An Eskimo marine ivory chess set
Circa 1920
One side on stained circular bases, the opposing natural, carved as arctic animals
King -- 25/8in. (6.6cm.) high; pawn -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium. All lots sold not cleared by 1.00p.m. on the Thursday following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road London W12 7JS Telephone: 44 (0)20 8753 3700 Facsimile: 44 (0)20 8753 3701 Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate on the Friday following the sale and every weekday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO PURCHASERS WHO COLLECT THEIR LOTS WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE SALE. On the Thursday one week after the sale, a transfer and administration charge of £18.50 per lot will be payable and a storage charge of £3.20 per lot per day will then come into effect. These charges are payable to Cadogan Tate and are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge.

Lot Essay

PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT NOTICE CONCERNING EXPORT OF IVORY ON PAGE 5.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
A comparable lot was sold in these Rooms, 17 December 1997, lot 22.
Victor Keats, The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, Batsford Ltd 1985, page 222, fig. 268.

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