拍品 124
124
A German cast iron figural chess set, circa 1870

细节
A German cast iron figural chess set, circa 1870
featuring Russian versus Turks, silvered and black painted, kings in military dress, the queens robed, the plinths with coats of arms, bishops as officers, knights equestrian, rooks as towers, pawns as foot soldiers, king -- 3 5/8in. (9.2cm) high, pawn -- 2¼in. (5.7cm) high See Illustration.

拍品专文

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Victor Keats, Chessmen for Collectors, Batsford, London 1985. P.90-1, fig.102-3.