Offered by Cristina Ortega & Michel Dermigny
The pine wood folding tray is entierly covered with black lacquer, hand painted with different shades of gold and red lacquer in the inside.
Carved ivory pawns, half of them tinted in red.
The Chess set represents a Ming emperor being opposed to a Qing emperor.
The game is complete and has all its original pawns, 32 for the Chess set and 32 for the Jacquet ( Backgammon) aswell as two goblets and dices.
Some chips on the box, some small lacks in particular on the smallest pawns. Some ivory plates added to reinforce stability.
Object conform to the legislation. No exportation outside the EEC.
This Chess set is very representative of the productions of the Cantonese worshops intended for export in the XIXe century.
Tray is 42 x 42 x 4cm. Higher pawns are about 10cm , one is even higher.
China, Canton, second half of the 19th century.
Delevery information :
A special care is given to packing. Bigest pieces are crated.
All our shippings are insured with tracking.
As we do a lot of shippings, we do have very special rates. Please inquire!