CONTINENTAL HAND CARVED WOOD "NAPOLEON VS. AUSTRIANS" SET
Early 20th Century. One side stained dark, the other left natural. French: king as Napoleon, queen as Josephine, bishops as drummers, knights as horses, rooks as Eiffel Tower and pawns as soldier busts. Austrians: king as man holding flag, queen as female, bishops as man drumming, knights as horses, rooks as towers and pawns as busts of men. (500/750)
Early 20th Century. One side stained dark, the other left natural. French: king as Napoleon, queen as Josephine, bishops as drummers, knights as horses, rooks as Eiffel Tower and pawns as soldier busts. Austrians: king as man holding flag, queen as female, bishops as man drumming, knights as horses, rooks as towers and pawns as busts of men. (500/750)
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Chess Collectors' Int'l Biennial Auction
11:00 AM PT - May 1st, 2008
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Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
1609 South Dixie Hwy.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
West Palm Beach, FL 33401


