SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A CAMBODIAN CARVED IVORY CHESS SET
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The knights carved as horse's heads with decorative manes, in a fitted mahogany box
The king -- 2 1/8in. (5.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1/4in. (1.3cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

Jessie McNab Dennis illustrates a carved hardwood example, see CHESS: A SELECTION FROM THE GUSTAVUS A. PFEIFFER COLLECTION, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1968, fig. 84. Note is taken of the tallest piece, the knight, with reference to the origins of the game and to the Western influence carved decoration along the horse's back. For a similar carved ivory 19th century set see Fine Chess Sets & Memorabilia, Freeman's chess exhibition, 25 May 2002, fig.9, page 24.

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