Lot Essay
This type of set is attributed to the school of carving based in Geislingen, Germany.
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LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN GEISLINGEN BONE BUST TYPE CHESS SET
LATE 18TH CENTURY
One side stained, the kings queens, bishops and knights highlighted with polychrome, the pawns with petal tiers some restorations and later associations
The king -- 3½ in. (9 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high
LATE 18TH CENTURY
One side stained, the kings queens, bishops and knights highlighted with polychrome, the pawns with petal tiers some restorations and later associations
The king -- 3½ in. (9 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high
Literature
Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, fig. 124, page 156
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