A Macao ivory chess set, 19th century

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A Macao ivory chess set, 19th century
red stained and natural, the royal pieces, bishops and pawns carved with human heads, the European king and queen portrayed as Carlos I of Portugal and Marie Amelia, versus orientals, knights as horses' heads, rooks as turrets with sentry huts and flags, all on baluster knopped stems carved with floral ornament and stiff-leaf bands, king -- 3 7/8in. (10cm) high, pawn -- 2 3/8in. (6.2cm) high
See Illustration.

Lot Essay

A comparative lot sold in these rooms, 1 October 1997, lot 759.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Exhibition catalogue, Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde München, Privatsmmlung Jaeger, Wandel im Laufe der Kunst - und Kulturgeschichte, U. Siebert, J.L. Rousselot, A Jaeger, H. Jaeger. P.36, fig.024.

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