Exhibition:
27th June to 3rd July - 14h to 20h
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LOT 34:
"Selenus" Chess Pieces
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Start price:
€
6,000
Estimated price :
€6,000 - €9,000
Buyer's Premium: 24.6%
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"Selenus" Chess Pieces
one of the sets is carved ivory, The monarchs with pierced galleries, bishops with plumed finials, knights with double horse heads, elaborate turrets surmounted by pagodas with gyral flags as rooks and pawns with gallery finals over pinwheel collars
another set in carved horn
German
19th C. (1st quarter)
white knight missing an ear, white rook missing a merlon, black king with minor faults and fissure, other minor faults and defects, small glueing
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (rei) 13 cm
Notes: it was part of the Jaeger Collection.
This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified.
Prospective purchasers are advised by Cabral Moncada Leilões that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to ivory, coral and tortoiseshell.
Accordingly, prospective purchasers should get information concerning relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
