A CARVED AND TURNED BONE 'SPANISH PULPIT' TYPE CHESS SET

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A CARVED AND TURNED BONE 'SPANISH PULPIT' TYPE CHESS SET
The kings and queens modelled with stiff leaf crown finials, the bishops with mitres, knights with horses' heads, the rooks as pierced turrets, the pawns as soldiers, one side stained
The king -- 5 in. (13.3 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high

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The Dr. Jean-Claude Cholet Collection of Chess Sets, Christie's London, 2 May 2007, lot 66

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The term 'Spanish Pulpit' has evolved to describe this type of set, the origins of which remain a mystery. It is considered that these sets are British, dating from 18th to the early 19th Centuries and associated to the craft work produced by the Napoleonic prisoners of war. See Michael Mark, fig. 34 for a similar set, dated from late 18th to the early 19th Century. A similar set to this lot is also illustrated in Hans und Barbara Holländer, fig. 247, page 250.