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A Brazilian sheet brass and wire work chess set, 20th century
one side silvered, the stylised figures depicting kings and queens, crowned, the former saluting with their left arms, the latter wearing caps, bishops as hooded figures, knights as horses' heads, rooks as crenellated towers, pawns as infantrymen with shields and lances, king -- 7 3/8in. (18.8cm) high, pawn -- 4½in. (11.4cm) high; and a Mexican marble chess set, in black and pink hues, the stylised figures with architectural imbricated plinths to the royal pieces, bishops and pawns, kings as horses' heads, rooks as stylised turrets
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one side silvered, the stylised figures depicting kings and queens, crowned, the former saluting with their left arms, the latter wearing caps, bishops as hooded figures, knights as horses' heads, rooks as crenellated towers, pawns as infantrymen with shields and lances, king -- 7 3/8in. (18.8cm) high, pawn -- 4½in. (11.4cm) high; and a Mexican marble chess set, in black and pink hues, the stylised figures with architectural imbricated plinths to the royal pieces, bishops and pawns, kings as horses' heads, rooks as stylised turrets
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