Lot Essay
A similar Dieppe set carved to represent the French versus the Senegalese, with the features on the stained side heightened, is illustrated in Hans und Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Hamburg, exhibition catalogue, 2005, figure 122.
These sets were carved to depict the battles between the French and their colonial possessions, a popular theme among the Dieppe carvers during the late 18th century and 19th century.
These sets were carved to depict the battles between the French and their colonial possessions, a popular theme among the Dieppe carvers during the late 18th century and 19th century.