Lot Essay
A comparable chess set was sold Christie's, New York, 18-19 April 2012, lot 427 ($32,500).
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER, GILT-METAL AND ENAMEL CHESS SET
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER, GILT-METAL AND ENAMEL CHESS SET
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The hinged playing chessboard opening to a red velvet-lined interior fitted with chain fittings for storage, each side with coats-of-arms and knights on horseback, the angles with soldiers, on four pierced foliate feet; the chess pieces depicting two sets of white and green enameled pawns
Closed: 6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high, 22 ¼ in. (56.5 cm.) square
Open: 21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The hinged playing chessboard opening to a red velvet-lined interior fitted with chain fittings for storage, each side with coats-of-arms and knights on horseback, the angles with soldiers, on four pierced foliate feet; the chess pieces depicting two sets of white and green enameled pawns
Closed: 6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high, 22 ¼ in. (56.5 cm.) square
Open: 21 in. (53.3 cm.) high