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LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH IVORY SPILLKINS OR SAND CHESS SET
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The royal pieces and bishops as threequarter length figures, knights as horses' heads, rooks as flags and lances, together with a tapestry sand-filled cushion board
The king -- 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high; the pawn -- 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The royal pieces and bishops as threequarter length figures, knights as horses' heads, rooks as flags and lances, together with a tapestry sand-filled cushion board
The king -- 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high; the pawn -- 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high
Exhibited
Zug Der Könige, Chess Collectors International, München Palais Preysing, 10 June - 6 August 1988, p.83, pl.98.
Stille Schlachten Die spannendsten Schachspiele der Welt Leihgaben aus der Privatsammlung Thomas H. Thomsen, Deutschen Elfenbeinmuseum Erbach, 21 April - 16 September 2007.
Stille Schlachten Die spannendsten Schachspiele der Welt Leihgaben aus der Privatsammlung Thomas H. Thomsen, Deutschen Elfenbeinmuseum Erbach, 21 April - 16 September 2007.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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