拍品 105
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A Czech polychrome wood figural chess set
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A Czech polychrome wood figural chess set

SECOND QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

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A Czech polychrome wood figural chess set
Second quarter 20th century
The one opposing side shown mounted on a black lacquered waisted socle, the other natural, the royals carved and painted wearing folk costume and crowns, the rooks as turrets surmounted by turkeys
King -- 41/8in. (10.5cm.); pawn -- 3in. (7.5cm.) high
注意事項
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.

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Alex Hammond, The Book of Chessmen, Arthur Baker Ltd, 1950. A very similar chess set is illustrated in plate II.
The carving wood chesspieces was a well established tradition in Central Europe but interestingly it is possible to decipher regional characteristics among the pieces. In this instance, it is noted on page 50, that the turkey surmounting the rook is the emblem of the Czech Republic.