A Mexican obsidian chess set, 20th century

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A Mexican obsidian chess set, 20th century
in black and brown speckled hues, the kings, queens, bishops and pawns as crouching native figures with dominant headgear, the knights as stylised horses' heads, the rooks of pedastal form, with stylised castellated tops, king -- 4in. (10cm) high, pawn -- 2in. (5.1cm) high
See Illustration.

Provenance

Dr Julius Jacobson's Collection, New York.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Colleen Schafroth, Collections in Miniature, Chess Sets from the Maryhill Museum of Art, Washington 1990. P.60.

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