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AN AUSTRIAN DARK WOOD AND LIGHT SOFTWOOD CHESS SET
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AN AUSTRIAN DARK WOOD AND LIGHT SOFTWOOD CHESS SET

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN AUSTRIAN DARK WOOD AND LIGHT SOFTWOOD CHESS SET
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with pierced gallery finials, the knights with double horse heads, the rooks as towers, all on pierced circular bases
The king -- 3½in. (9cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) high (32)
Literature
Chess Collectors International, Exhibition Catalogue, Freeman's, Philadelphia 21-26 May 2002, plate 34.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium. This lot is subject to storage and collection charges. **For Furniture and Decorative Objects, storage charges commence 7 days from sale. Please contact department for further details.**

Lot Essay

For similar examples see The Kaspar Stock Collection of Chess Sets, Christie's, South Kensington, 27 May 2004, lot 78.
Victor Keats, The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, Batsford Ltd 1985, page 77, plate 87.

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