Lot 1134 ♣ - A206 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 21. September 2023, 10.00 AM
INDIAN CHESS PIECE SET
Rajasthan, ca. 1830.
Ivory, carved and painted and decorated with gold, and in part dyed red. Large figures representing armies. King, queen and rooks ride elephants, knights on horses, bishops on camels. The pawns in part armed, in part with a wind instrument or drum.
H king 16.5 cm, pawn 6.5 cm.
Various losses and chips as well as small missing parts.
Provenance:
- Collection Sam Bronstein Philadelphia.
- Collection Böhlen Bern.
- Philipps London, Sale 20th April 1999, lot 121.
- Swiss private collection.
It is very likely that such sets were made in India for the foreign, especially English market. A similar set from around 1800 is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv. No. IM.241-1922).
Provenance:
- Collection Sam Bronstein Philadelphia.
- Collection Böhlen Bern.
- Philipps London, Sale 20th April 1999, lot 121.
- Swiss private collection.
It is very likely that such sets were made in India for the foreign, especially English market. A similar set from around 1800 is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv. No. IM.241-1922).
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CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)
Sold for CHF 11 250 (including buyer's premium)