A SWISS CARVED SOFTWOOD 'BEARS OF BERNE' CHESS SET
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A SWISS CARVED SOFTWOOD 'BEARS OF BERNE' CHESS SET

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A SWISS CARVED SOFTWOOD 'BEARS OF BERNE' CHESS SET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled with crowns, the bishops with staffs, knights as bears on rocky outcrops, rooks as bears turrets, pawns with clubs, lacking a white bishop
The king -- 4 3/8in. (11cm.) high; the pawn -- 2½in. (6.5cm.) high
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