Lot 61
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A FRENCH BOXWOOD TURNED AND CARVED 'RÉGENCE' PATTERN CHESS SET
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A FRENCH BOXWOOD TURNED AND CARVED 'RÉGENCE' PATTERN CHESS SET

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH BOXWOOD TURNED AND CARVED 'RÉGENCE' PATTERN CHESS SET
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with urn-shaped bases, the concentrically turned knops above with ripple moulding, the bishops with assymetrical knop finials
The king -- 4in. (10cm.) high; the pawn -- 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from the Michael Mark Collection May 2004.
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Lot Essay

A similar pattern to this set was designed by J.R. Lucotte and printed by Robert Bernard, illustrated in Encyclopedie Methodique, 1771. See Hans und Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Hamburg, Exhibition Catalogue 2005, fig. 184 and 184, page 216.

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