Lot Essay
See catalogue note to lot 480.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A GERMAN IVORY BUST TYPE CHESS SET
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled in crowns and robes, the knights as courtiers, the knights with horses' heads, the rooks as turrets
The king -- 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 in. (5 cm.) high
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens modelled in crowns and robes, the knights as courtiers, the knights with horses' heads, the rooks as turrets
The king -- 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 in. (5 cm.) high
Exhibited
Chess Collectors International (CCI) Convention, Philadelphia, May 2002.
Special notice
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