Lot Essay
For a comparable set see Victor Keats The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1985, page 63. Keats attributes this example to the workshop of Count Erbach, circa 1870.
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ERBACH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN CARVED IVORY BUST TYPE CHESS SET
ERBACH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled as Medieval monarchs, the bishops as fous, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as turrets, the pawns as turned pieces, one side stained brown
The king -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) high
ERBACH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled as Medieval monarchs, the bishops as fous, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as turrets, the pawns as turned pieces, one side stained brown
The king -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) high
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