SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A German silvered and gilt bronze Morphy type chess set
Second half 19th century
Theme based on the Romans versus the Barbarians, the Roman side gilded, the kings and queens crowned, the rooks as elephants empty howdahs, all mounted on spool pedestals
King -- 37/8in. (10cm.); pawn -- 25/8in. (6.7cm.) high

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A comparative lot was sold through these rooms, 25 June 1997, lot 702 and Phillips, Bond Street, 12 May 1997, lot 61.
The name 'Morphy' is derived from a presentation set made in 1859, cast in solid gold and silver for the American international chess champion Paul Morphy.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Victor Keats,The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, Batsford Ltd 1985, page 92, ill. 106.
Alex Hammond, The Book of Chessmen, Arthur Barker Ltd, London 1950, pages 81-4, ill. 1-2.
A E J Mackett-Beeson,Chessmen Pleasures and Treasures,, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1968, pages 46-7, ill. 38.

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