Auction 217 Society Games From Asia To The West
By Cabral Moncada Leilões
Jul 4, 2022
Rua Miguel Lupi, 12 A/D . 1200-725 Lisboa Portugal

Exhibition:

27th June to 3rd July - 14h to 20h

The auction has ended

LOT 14:

Chess pieces

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Start price:
1,500
Estimated price :
€1,500 - €2,250
Buyer's Premium: 24.6%
tags:

Chess pieces

carved ivory "King George lll of Englandvs the Chinese Emperor with respective armies"
one of the sets dyed red
Chinese
19th C.
white horses with broken and glued feet and missing part of a spear, red horse with broken and glued feet, other minor faults and defects
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (rei) 12,5 cm
Notes: A similar set belonged to the Karl Graf von Almeida Collection - Carlos Augusto de Almeida (1846-1902), Brazilian subject, son of the 1st Viscount of Almeida and of the Countess of Bayrstorff, being the grandson of prince Charles Theodore of Baviera (1795-1875), on his mother's side; vd. catalogue of the exhibition "Jogos Cruzados - viagens entre Oriente e Ocidente". Lisboa: Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, 2022, p. 60, fig. 2.


This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified.

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Accordingly, prospective purchasers should get information concerning relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.


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