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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. Comparable sets were sold at Phillips, Bond Street, The Ernst Boehlen Collection, 9 November 1998, lot 75, and in these rooms 27 September 1994, lot 62.
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. Comparable sets were sold at Phillips, Bond Street, The Ernst Boehlen Collection, 9 November 1998, lot 75, and in these rooms 27 September 1994, lot 62.