A Yemenite white and gilt metal filigree chess set, early 20th century

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A Yemenite white and gilt metal filigree chess set, early 20th century
the opposing sides set with turquoise and red semi-precious stone jems, all apart from rooks with knopped stems, royal pieces crowned, knights with horses' heads, rooks as turrets, all on domed bases, king -- 4½in. (11.5cm) high, pawn -- 2¼in. (5.7cm) high, with wood board -- 12½in. (31.6cm) sq
See Illustration.

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"Le Point" Gallery SKA Zurich - 5.9 - 9.11.1984.

拍品專文

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
A.E.J. Mackett-Beeson, Chessmen, Octopus, London 1973. P.62, fig.68.
Victor Keats, Chessmen for Collectors, Batsford, London 1985. P.193, fig.223.