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An large lacquered Games Box with ivory and bone Chess Pieces, Qing dynasty.

Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
775 - 969 EUR
887 - 1 110 USD
Hammer price
15 000 SEK
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For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
An large lacquered Games Box with ivory and bone Chess Pieces, Qing dynasty.

With a hinged lid opening to reveal a bakgammon board, the chequered exterior forming a chess board with alternate squares of gold and black. Comprising 32 pieces carved as members of the chinese court. Height 8-16,5 cm. Measurements of board 49x49 cm.

Cracks due to dryness of the material, chips.

Literature

Howard, New York and the China Trade 1984, pl 132. Compare a similar lacquer box with ivory pieces from Historic Cherry Hill, Albany, New York, Inventory no 2191.