拍品專文
The exhibition catalogue, Schach Partie, refers to the traditional design of this set, possibly of Italian origin from the late 19th Century.
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POSSIBLY ITALIAN, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
細節
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ABALONE CHESS SET AND BOARD
POSSIBLY ITALIAN, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Of typcial form, the knights as carved horses' heads
The king -- 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) high; the board -- 12½ in. (31.5 cm.) x 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.)
POSSIBLY ITALIAN, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Of typcial form, the knights as carved horses' heads
The king -- 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) high; the board -- 12½ in. (31.5 cm.) x 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.)
出版
Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, fig. 235, page 243.
注意事項
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