Exhibition:
27th June to 3rd July - 14h to 20h
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LOT 25:
Chess pieces
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Start price:
€
25,000
Estimated price :
€25,000 - €37,500
Buyer's Premium: 24.6%
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Chess pieces
carved ivory "Napoleon, Empress Marie Louise and french army vs Emperor Francis I, Empress Marie Louise of Austria-Este and austrian army"
other parts of the armies identified as: French army - French marshal, grenadiers, column with double-headed eagle; Austrian army - an imperial grenadier and hussar and column with a two-headed eagle
French
19th C. (1st quarter)
wear on decoration, minor faults
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (rei) 11,5 cm
Notes: vd."O Xadrez e o Cérebro - Arte e Ciência". Parma: Franco Maria Ricci - Fundação Champalimaud, 2021, pp. 162-163.
This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified.
Prospective purchasers are advised by Cabral Moncada Leilões that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to ivory, coral and tortoiseshell.
Accordingly, prospective purchasers should get information concerning relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
