Lot Essay
For a similar Danish bone set see Phillips, London, The Ernst Boehlen Chess Collection, 9th November 1998, lot 74.
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PROBABLY DANISH, 19TH CENTURY
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A NORTHERN EUROPEAN TURNED BONE CHESS SET
PROBABLY DANISH, 19TH CENTURY
The kings with petal crowns and contrasting finials, on multi-knopped baluster stems, the queens and bishops also with contrasting finials, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as towers with spires
The king -- 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) high
PROBABLY DANISH, 19TH CENTURY
The kings with petal crowns and contrasting finials, on multi-knopped baluster stems, the queens and bishops also with contrasting finials, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as towers with spires
The king -- 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) high
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