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Chess Collectors' Int'l Biennial Auction
11:00 AM PT - May 1st, 2008

offered by
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches

1609 South Dixie Hwy.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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137 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
102 Lot 102

RARE DOMINICAN CARVED AMBER "MEDIEVAL" FIGURAL SET
The king holding a sword and shield, the queen hands on hips,...

10,000
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15,000
102A Lot 102A

UNIQUE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY FIGURAL SET (Note: International shipping is not available for this item; i...

10,000
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15,000
14 Bids
103 Lot 103

RUSSIAN CARVED MAMMOTH IVORY "KNIGHT" FIGURAL SET
RUSSIAN CARVED MAMMOTH IVORY "KNIGHT" FIGURAL CHESS SET
(...

15,000
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18,000
9 Bids
104 Lot 104

CHESS MAGAZINES
Six Cuban Capablanca for March, June, September, October and ...

50
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80
5 Bids
105 Lot 105

FIFTEEN ASSORTED CHESS MAGAZINES
Comprising: "Our Folder", The Good Companion Chess Problem Cl...

75
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100
9 Bids
106 Lot 106

SIX VOLUMES OF BOOKS
Comprising: "Manual of Chess" b N. Marache 1863, "The Chess P...

150
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200
2 Bids
107 Lot 107

TWO SMALL WOOD TRAVEL SETS
The first set in brown and black contained in a wood case, th...

100
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150
7 Bids
108 Lot 108

STAUNTON DESIGNED TURNED WOOD PLAYING SET
Height of king 2 1/2". Height of pawn 1 7/8". With board box....

50
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75
109 Lot 109

AFRICAN HAND CARVED WOOD "BUST" CHESS SET
One side black, the other natural. Knights as giraffes and ro...

100
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150
1 Bid
110 Lot 110

ITALIAN PAINTED METAL "MEDIEVAL" FIGURAL CHESS SET
With dark and light bases. King, queen and bishops dressed in...

100
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150
9 Bids
111 Lot 111

FRENCH REGENCE STYLE CARVED WOOD PLAYING SET
FRENCH REGENCE STYLE TURNED AND CARVED WOOD PLAYING SET
E...

100
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150
1 Bid
112 Lot 112

STAUNTON STYLE IVORY PLAYING SET
(Note: International shipping is not available for this item;...

400
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500
1 Bid
113 Lot 113

INDONESIAN CARVED & HAND PAINTED WOOD FIGURAL SET
INDONESIAN CARVED AND HAND PAINTED WOOD FIGURAL SET
One s...

400
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500
1 Bid
114 Lot 114

ENGL. HAND PAINTED "CARICATURES OF BRITISH ROYALTY
ENGLISH HAND PAINTED COMPOSITION "CARICATURES OF BRITISH ROY...

400
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500
115 Lot 115

IVORY AND EBONIZED CHESS TABLE
(Note: International shipping is not available for this item;...

500
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700
3 Bids
116 Lot 116

TWO BOOKS ON CHESS
"The World of Chess" by A. Saidy and N. Lessing, 1974, "Chess...

125
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175
2 Bids
117 Lot 117

GROUP OF THREE CHESS RELATED BOOKS
Comprising: "The World of Chess" by A. Saidy and N. Lessing, ...

50
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75
2 Bids
118 Lot 118

GROUP OF FOUR BOOKS ON CHESS
Comprising: "A History of Chess" by Jerzy Gizycki, 1972, "How...

50
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75
1 Bid
119 Lot 119

ENGLISH BONE "BARLEYCORN" STYLE PLAYING SET
Early 19th Century. One side stained red, the other side natu...

150
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250
2 Bids
120 Lot 120

ORIENTAL B&W STONE STAUNTON STYLE PLAYING SET
ORIENTAL BLACK AND WHITE STONE STAUNTON STYLE PLAYING SET

150
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250
1 Bid
121 Lot 121

CERAMIC EGYPTIAN MOTIF FIGURAL SET
One side iridescent gray, the other pale celadon. The king as...

250
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350
122 Lot 122

ZIMBABWE COPPER, BRASS AND STAINLESS STEEL SET
ZIMBABWE HAND MADE COPPER, BRASS AND STAINLESS STEEL FIGURAL...

250
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350
4 Bids
123 Lot 123

ALUMINUM "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" FIGURAL SET
AMERICAN ALCOA ALUMINUM "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" FIGURAL SET

350
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450
124 Lot 124

ENGLISH IVORY PLAYING SET
(Note: International shipping is not available for this item;...

250
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350
2 Bids
125 Lot 125

PERUVIAN HAND CARVED WOOD FIGURAL SET
King as head of male, queen as head of female, bishops as god...

250
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350
5 Bids
126 Lot 126

COMPOSITION "EGYPTIAN" STYLE FIGURAL SET
In dark and light. Height of king 4". Height of pawn 2 1/4". ...

150
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250
127 Lot 127

INDIAN CAMEL BONE "BARLEYCORN" STYLE PLAYING SET
INDIAN HAND CARVED CAMEL BONE "BARLEYCORN" STYLE PLAYING SET...

250
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350
7 Bids
128 Lot 128

CARVED BONE SELENUS STYLE WEIGHTED PLAYING SET
In black and white. Height of king 4". Height of pawn 1 3/4"....

150
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250
1 Bid
129

BARLEYCORN STYLE RESIN PLAYING SET
One side red, the other natural. King and queen with crowns,...

150
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250
130 Lot 130

INDONESIAN "FROGS PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS SET
INDONESIAN HAND CARVED WOOD "FROGS PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMEN...

350
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450
6 Bids
131 Lot 131

ECUADOREAN TAGUA NUT VEGETABLE IVORY "BUST" SET
(Note: International shipping is not available for this item;...

150
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200
1 Bid
132 Lot 132

ISRAELI CARVED OLIVEWOOD "EGYPTIAN" FIGURAL SET
One side stained dark, the other left natural. Kings as pharo...

300
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400
133 Lot 133

CARVED IVORY STAUNTON STYLE PLAYING SET
(Note: International shipping is not available for this item;...

200
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300
4 Bids
134 Lot 134

COMPOSITION HAND PAINTED "MOVIE STARS" FIGURAL SET
The king as Charlie Chaplin, queen as Mae West, bishops as th...

350
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450
1 Bid
135 Lot 135

COMPOSITION PAINTED "COLUMBUS" FIGURAL SET
The king as Columbus, the queen as Isabella, bishop as priest...

250
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350
136 Lot 136

EGYPTIAN STYLE BONE FIGURAL SET
Stained white and brown. Height of king 3". Height of pawn 2"...

150
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250
137 Lot 137

COMPOSITION FANTASY "WE ARE ANIMALS" FIGURAL SET
Each painted light and dark. King measuring 4 1/4" high, pawn...

150
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250
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