An Israeli enamelled white and yellow metal chess set, 20th century

Details

An Israeli enamelled white and yellow metal chess set, 20th century
the kings and bishops with articulated arms, the kings modelled as Ahasverus holding sabres, the queens as Esther, holding fans (one lacking), knights as horses heads, rooks as turrets, pawns as figures with staffs, the undersides stamped MADE IN ISRAEL, TEPPICH, and Judaic script, king -- 2½in. (6.3cm) high, pawn -- 1¼in. (3.2cm) high; and an Israeli polychrome plaster set, the kings featured as David, shown holding a mace and scroll
Item 1. See Illustration. (2)

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Victor Keats, Chessmen for Collector's, Batsford, London 1985. P.199, fig.230.

More from A Collection of Chess Sets & Walking Sticks

View All

View All