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A Bassano Porcelain 'Animal' Chess Set, Italian, 20th

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A Bassano Porcelain 'Animal' Chess Set, Italian, 20th

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A Bassano Porcelain 'Animal' Chess Set, Italian 20th Century (Bassano del Grappa, edition of 200), with kings as lions, queens as lionesses, bishops as spotted leopards, knights as zebras, rooks as elephants with raised trunks, and pawns as monkeys in various poses.

King is 14 cm and Pawn 8.8 cm high

Exhibited: Staatliches Museum Fur Völkerkunde, Munich, 1988

Literature: Schachspiele Wandel Im Laufe Der Kunst Und Kulturgeschichte (Chess: Art History and Culture), Staatliches Museum Fur Völkerkunde München, 1988, plate 46, text pg 50

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A Bassano Porcelain 'Animal' Chess Set, Italian, 20th

Name: A Bassano Porcelain 'Animal' Chess Set, Italian, 20th
SKU: 49337317
Price: 800 USD
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