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Auction archive: Lot number 325

AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SE...

Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,153 - US$13,046
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$6,115
Auction archive: Lot number 325

AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SE...

Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,153 - US$13,046
Price realised:
£3,750
ca. US$6,115
Beschreibung:

AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
CANTON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET CANTON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY The white king and queen modelled as George III and Queen Charlotte, the red stained side modelled as Imperial rulers, the bishops as mandarins, the knights on horse back, the rooks as elephants surmounted by mahouts and turrets, the pawns as foot soldiers The king -- 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.); the pawn -- 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high In original gilt-tooled fitted leather games board box in the form of a book, the interior with silk compartments -- 24 in. (61 cm.) high

Auction archive: Lot number 325
Auction:
Datum:
16 Sep 2014
Auction house:
Christie's
16 September 2014, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET
CANTON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE CHINESE-EXPORT IVORY FIGURAL CHESS SET CANTON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY The white king and queen modelled as George III and Queen Charlotte, the red stained side modelled as Imperial rulers, the bishops as mandarins, the knights on horse back, the rooks as elephants surmounted by mahouts and turrets, the pawns as foot soldiers The king -- 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.); the pawn -- 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high In original gilt-tooled fitted leather games board box in the form of a book, the interior with silk compartments -- 24 in. (61 cm.) high

Auction archive: Lot number 325
Auction:
Datum:
16 Sep 2014
Auction house:
Christie's
16 September 2014, London, South Kensington
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