拍品 109
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A Baltic amber animalier chess set
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A Baltic amber animalier chess set

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

细节
A Baltic amber animalier chess set
Early 20th century
Mounted on ivory plinths
The King -- 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) high; the pawn -- 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.) high
注意事项
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拍品专文

The Kings modelled as lions, the Queens as lionesses, the bishops antelope, the knights as kangaroos, the rooks as elephants and the pawns as desert dogs seated on their haunches.