A Cambodian ivory and shell chess set, 19th century

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A Cambodian ivory and shell chess set, 19th century
one side distinguished by green painted highlights, the kings and bishops of inverted baluster form, with stepped conical finials, the queens and rooks of squat bulbous form, with conforming finials, the knights modelled as horses' heads, the pawns as actual sea shells, king -- 2 1/8in. (5.4cm) high, pawn -- 3/8in. (9mm) high
See Illustration.

Provenance

Sam Bronstein, and previously purported to have been owned by A.E.J Mackett-Beeson.

Exhibited

Bellerive-Museum, Zurich - 15.9 - 14.11.1982, exhibit 79, cat. p.66; Dresdner Bank 1988-1991, exhibit 74, cat. p.63.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Hans and Siegfried Wichmann, Chess, Crown, New York 1964. P.301-2, fig.120.
Michael Mark, Chessmen Practical and Ornamental, 1986. Fig.63. Hans and Siegfried Wichmann, Chess, Crown, New York 1960. P.301-2, fig.120.
Victor Keats, Chessmen for Collectors, Batsford. P.191-2, fig.221.

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