POSSIBLY BERHAMPUR, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

细节

An Indian ivory chess set
Possibly Berhampur, first half 19th century
One side stained red, the opposing green, some restorations
The king -- 4¼in. (10.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 2in. (5cm.) high

来源

Amos Smith Collection, Christie's London, 18 June 1979.
Stamford University, California (ex. Paul Hanna Collection).

注意事项

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拍品专文

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Michael Mark, Antique Indian Chess Sets, Förderkreis Schach-Gechichtsforschung e.v., August 1997, page 45.
This lot is comparable to sets attributed to Murshidabad and neighbouring Berhampur, in the Bengal area relatively close to Calcutta. In the 18th century Murshidabad had been the seat of the Nawab dynasty, and possibly attracted migrating ivory carvers from Delhi, and after the decline of the Mogul court, who continued to produce ornate pieces for the increasing numbers of British and the Raj. Berhampur was established by the British as a barrack town in 1765 after the Battle of Plassey and during the 19th century became to be considered the superior producers of ivory carvings.