拍品 54
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A Mexican bone and wood mounted chess set
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A Mexican bone and wood mounted chess set

SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY

细节
A Mexican bone and wood mounted chess set
Second half 20th century
The one side stained, the opposing natural
The king -- 3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 3/8in. (6cm.) high
注意事项
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拍品专文

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Colleen Schafroth, Sculptures in Miniature, Maryhill Museum of Art publication, 1990, page 61.
Christie's South Kensington, The Allen Hofrichter Collection of Chess Sets, 20 September 2000, lot 52.
Related chess sets have been attributed to the indigenous Tarascan Indians of Mexico, who carved in this similar style until 1944.