Lot Essay
See Hans und Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Hamburg Museum exhibition catalogue, 2005, fig. 196 for a similar set and board.
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19TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN MINIATURE TURNED IVORY 'SELENUS' PATTERN CHESS SET AND FOLDING BOARD
19TH CENTURY
The king and queen with serrated tulip-shaped galleries, all supported on baluster knopped shafts and bases
The king -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 3/4in. (2cm.) high; the board -- 4¾in. (12cm.) wide
19TH CENTURY
The king and queen with serrated tulip-shaped galleries, all supported on baluster knopped shafts and bases
The king -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 3/4in. (2cm.) high; the board -- 4¾in. (12cm.) wide
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