SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN TURNED IVORY CHESS SET
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with pierced petal galleries, the bishops with pierced tulip-shaped stems, the knights with horses' heads, the rooks as turrets on baluster bases, one side stained, fitted in a later silk-lined mounted rosewood and fruitwood box with chess board
The king 13.8 cm. high; the pawn - 6.7cm. high; the box - 58 cm. wide (33)

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Lot Essay

Michael Edel designed a chess set with similar elements such as pierced petals and multi-tier stems. The present set is certainly influenced by the design of the Munich master turner.
A set which is very close Edel's design was sold at Christie's, South Kensington, 2 May 2007, lot 45.

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