MID 20TH CENTURY

细节

A MONGOLIAN OR TUVA SOAPSTONE CHESS SET
MID 20TH CENTURY
The kings modelled as seated regal figures, the queens as a tiger or lion, the bishops as camels, knights as horses, rooks as cars, pawns as tigers or lions
The king -- 3/4in (2cm.) high; the pawn -- 1/2in. (1cm.) high
Together with a conforming painted wood games box -- 9¾in. (24.7cm.) high (32)

注意事项

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拍品专文

According to Gareth Williams Mongolian sets vary, responding to regional differences and customs. For example sets from the North West Mongolia region of Tuva, often carved in stone, depict rooks as carts and later as automobiles, and pawns as mythical lions. Apparently prior to the Second World War, the traditional playing board in this region was plain and uncheckered, after further contact with the West and Russian influence the conventional playing board was adopted. See Master Pieces; The Story of Chess, Apple Press 2000, page 111.