A Philipine carved wood figural chess set, 20th century

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A Philipine carved wood figural chess set, 20th century
in light and dark hues, the pieces depicting the Igorot people, kings and queens with crowns, the former holding arms and shields, bishops as medecine men with bowls and cocks' heads, armed knights with shields mounted on carabaos, rooks as granaries, pawns as warriors with axes and shields, king -- 4¾in. (12cm) high, pawn -- 3½in. (8.9cm) high; an Indonesian carved wood set, on a theme of Ramayana; and another Indonesian carved wood set, with folding box and combined board, early 20th century
Item 1. See Illustration. (3)

Provenance

Dr Julius Jacobson collection, New York.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (Item 1. ):
A.E.J. Mackett-Beeson, Chessmen, Octopus, London 1973. P.88, fig.111.

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