Lot 110
110
AN ITALIAN CARVED CORAL AND LAVA BUST TYPE CHESS SET
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AN ITALIAN CARVED CORAL AND LAVA BUST TYPE CHESS SET

FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN CARVED CORAL AND LAVA BUST TYPE CHESS SET
FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Depicting the Romans versus the Saxons, the lava side modelled with a bust of Caesar on a relief carved baluster pedestal decorated with trophies, the Empress on an acanthus clasped relief carved pedestal with foliate swags and alternating crown and cross pendants, the coral side with a crowned king on tapering acanthus clasped pedestal with relief carved trophies, and base with lions' masks, the queen wearing a diadem, with a spiral of relief carved vine leaves about the pedestal base and winged cherub head masks on the base, the bishops as fous, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as turrets, and pawns as foot soldiers, mounted relief carved baluster shafts and bases
The king -- 3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high; the pawn -- 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high
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Lot Essay

For a similar set see The Allen Hofrichter Collection of Chess Sets, Christie's, South Kensington, 20 September 2000, lot 134.
Hans and Siegfried Winchmann, Chess, The Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1960, plate 157, illustrates a similar type of set, with coral and lava busts on alternating lava and lapis-lazuli tapering pedestal bases.

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