19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY NUREMBERG

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TWO GERMAN TURNED AND CARVED BONE 'SELENUS' TYPE CHESS SETS
19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY NUREMBERG
The kings and queens with pierced galleries
Red and white set - The king -- 10.8 cm. high; the pawn -- 4 cm. high
Brown and white set - The king -- 12.8 cm. high; the pawn -- 5 cm. high (64)

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Lot Essay

The term "Selenus" has been used after a design illustrated in Gustavus Selenus' Das Schach oder König-Spiel, Leipzig 1616. The form was prevalent throughout Germany and Austria in the 19th century. The pieces are generally turned and carved typically from bone in several sections, then threaded together, polished to simulate ivory, and one side stained in either red, black or brown.

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