SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN TURNED BONE AND CARVED IVORY 'SELENUS' TYPE CHESS SET
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with pierced galleries and contrasting finials
The king -- 4½ in. (11.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Christie's, South Kensington, 2 May 2007, lot 33.

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Lot Essay

The term "Selenus" has been used after a design illustrated in Gustavus Selenus' Das Schach oder Kvnig-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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