Lot Essay
Comparable chess sets have been sold at Christie's, New York, 18-19 April 2012, lot 427, and 13 April 2017, lot 162.
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CIRCA 1900
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AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER, GILT-METAL AND ENAMEL CHESS SET
CIRCA 1900
The hinged playing chessboard opening to reveal 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 enamelled pieces, marked '925' throughout
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) square
CIRCA 1900
The hinged playing chessboard opening to reveal 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 enamelled pieces, marked '925' throughout
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) square
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