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A NORTHERN EUROPEAN TURNED IVORY CHESS SET
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A NORTHERN EUROPEAN TURNED IVORY CHESS SET

PROBABLY DANISH, 19TH CENTURY

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A NORTHERN EUROPEAN TURNED IVORY CHESS SET
PROBABLY DANISH, 19TH CENTURY
The royal pieces with slender baluster turned pieces with knopped finials, one side stained red
The king -- 3 1/8in. (8cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) high
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The ambiguity over the precise origins of this elegant design is discussed by Gareth Williams, see Master Pieces, Apple Press 2000, page 75. The slender baluster form shared by the king, queen, bishop and pawn, together with the rook's tall spire, are traits associated with Danish, Dutch and German sets.