AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER, GILT-METAL AND ENAMEL CHESS SET
Lot 230THE PROPERTY OF A SOUTHERN COLLECTION

AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER, GILT-METAL AND ENAMEL CHESS SET

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Fermé17 October 2017

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USD 13,750

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AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER, GILT-METAL AND ENAMEL CHESS SET
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The hinged playing chessboard opening to a red velvet-lined interior fitted with chain fittings for storage, each side with enameled scenes of soldiers, the angles with pawns, on four pierced foliate feet; with the two sets of blue and white enameled pieces, marked 925 throughout
21 5/8 in. (55 cm.) long

Note du spécialiste

Comparable chess sets have been sold at Christie's, New York, 18-19 April 2012, lot 427, and 13 April 2017, lot 162.