POSSIBLY FROM THE WORKSHOPS OF JOHANN ADAM SCHWARZ, CIRCA 1820

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A DANISH 'SELENUS' PATTERN IVORY CHESS SET
POSSIBLY FROM THE WORKSHOPS OF JOHANN ADAM SCHWARZ, CIRCA 1820
One side stained, the other natural
The king -- 2½in. (6.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1½in. (3.8cm.) high
Together with a leather folding games board, with parcel-gilt tooled borders -- 9½in. (24cm.) wide (2)

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Lot Essay

Reference is made to the workshops of the Johann Adam Schwarz (1820-1874) and other examples of similar chess sets are illustrated on page 222, figs. 197 - 199, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten Und Welten, im Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, published 2005.

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