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Turkish Sepiolite/Meerschaum Chess Set, 20th c. Turkey

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Turkish Sepiolite/Meerschaum Chess Set, 20th c. Turkey

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Turkish Chess Set, 20th Century
Sepiolite/Meerschaum

Kings with Queens as viziers, elephants as Bishops, horses as Knights, and towers as Rooks. Brown versus White are similarly carved. All pieces with elliptical patterning on their bases.
King is 9 cm and Pawn 4 cm high

For a historical reference on how Meerschaum is carved into Chess Sets and other objects, please consult George Dean and Maxine Brady's (with an introduction by Garry Kasparov) Chess Masterpieces: One Thousand Years of Extraordinary Chess Sets, published by Abrams, New York in 2010.

Exhibited: Munich, Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde,1988

Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde (founded 1862) is now the Museum Funf Kontinente (Five Continents Museum, Munich, Germany).

Literature:
Schachspiele Wandel Im Laufe Der Kunst Und KulturgeschichteÂ (Chess: Art History and Culture), Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde MÃ¼nchen, 1988, set 34, text page 42.

Provenance: Jaeger Collection

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Turkish Sepiolite/Meerschaum Chess Set, 20th c. Turkey

Name: Turkish Sepiolite/Meerschaum Chess Set, 20th c. Turkey
SKU: 54175369
Price: 275 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $350 - $700

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