Lot 668
Lot 668
A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CHESS SET AND BOARD

PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, 20TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 9,450
Estimate
USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
Closed: 1 Nov 2023
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CHESS SET AND BOARD

PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, 20TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 9,450
Closed: 1 Nov 2023
Price Realised USD 9,450
Closed: 1 Nov 2023
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Bombé square, the mahogany sides set with blue enamel lozenges and oval plaques decorated with scenes of castles and surrounded by pearls and amethysts, raised on four openwork bun feet, the hinged playing chessboard opening to a red velvet-lined interior with spaces for storage, the silver and silver-gilt pieces with light blue and dark blue enamel denoting the two sides, apparently unmarked
1212 in. (31.7 cm.) square
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