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GEISLINGEN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN POLYCHROME BONE BUST TYPE CHESS SET
GEISLINGEN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The kings modelled as bust figures in leather bi-corn hats, the queens and bishops as serrated disc-knopped pieces, and the knights as sea horses, re-decorated
The king -- 3in. (7.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) high
GEISLINGEN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The kings modelled as bust figures in leather bi-corn hats, the queens and bishops as serrated disc-knopped pieces, and the knights as sea horses, re-decorated
The king -- 3in. (7.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's, 8 June 1995, lot 349.
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