A Polychrome Decorated Bone Figural Chess Set, Geislingen, 18th century
one side with bases stained brick red, kings as European monarchs in wigs and crown bearing a sword, queens as consorts with crown and sceptre, bishops wearing ti-corn hats, knights as seahorses, rooks as raised turrets, pawns with petalled knops, in the original black stained wooden presentation/display case with a sliding front
King: 9.9cm high
Pawn: 4.1cm high
Box: 29.5cm wide
Stock Reference: DC 1609
Reference: Scach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Edition Braus, 2005, page 157, figurse 124 and 125 for similar Geislingen sets; see also Barbara Hollander, “Chess Sets from Dieppe- Chess Sets from Geislingen”, www. chess-museum.com
