Lot 340
French Turned and Carved Ivory Revolutionary Bust Form Chess Set, Dieppe, early 19th century
Lot 340 Details
French Turned and Carved Ivory Revolutionary Bust Form Chess Set, Dieppe, early 19th century
with Republic vs. Monarchy theme, with Napoleon and Josephine wearing tricolour cockades, revolutionaries as bishops, horse heads knights, flagged turret rooks and infantrymen in shakos as pawns opposing Monarchs as king and queen, clergymen as bishops, horse head knights, Cathedral rooks and infantrymen in bicorn hats as pawns
rook height 4.5" — 11.4 cm.
Estimate $8,000-$12,000