Lot Essay
The exhibition catalogue Schach Partie notes that example is a type number 1, Nürenberg, circa 1820.
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19TH CENTURY
Details
A GERMAN TURNED BONE 'SELENUS' TYPE CHESS SET
19TH CENTURY
The multi-knopped and baluster turned kings and queens, the latter with cone finials, the knights with inset eyes
The king -- 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1½ in. (4 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
The multi-knopped and baluster turned kings and queens, the latter with cone finials, the knights with inset eyes
The king -- 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1½ in. (4 cm.) high
Literature
Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, fig. 191, page 221.
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