Sotheby’s Belgravia Chess Catalogue, 1980

Sotheby’s Belgravia Chess Catalogue, 1980Sothebys Belgravia: Chess Sets and European Ivories" Auction Catalogue Tuesday, 15th April 1980, soft back, 52 pages, illustrations in black and white with a few colour photographs, lots 1 141 feature rare antique chess sets, auction estimates listed at the back, results sheet for the auction stapled inside, edges and spine a bit bumped, a few thumb marks abd scuffs, University of Manchester stamp in ink Stock Reference: MS

1920's/30's

Provenance: Private collection

the exterior for chess (with alternate squares in Indian rosewood and boxwood) with further boxwood and ebony inlay

Bearbeitet Von C

A French "Game of Goose" Board Game (or Règle du Jeu De L'Oie)

Two walrus ivory figural pawns

together with a complete set of 32 turned wooden “disc” chessmen in blue and brown

Please note that as the chess set contains antique (19th century) elephant ivory it will require a CITES export licence to export to destinations outside the European Union

“Antique Indian Chess Sets”

Stock Reference: VW 1632

attributed to George Merrifield (1819-1852)

A “Four Inch” English Ivory Playing Chess Set attributed to Dorothy Calvert