Sold for:
$800
$800
JEAN DE MARCO, CAST BRONZE CHESS SET & WHITE MARBLE CHESS TABLE, C. 1930, H 30", L 40", D 18":Thirty-two cast bronze chess pieces of green and plain bronze with elongated medieval king, queen and bishops' heads, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as towers, the pawns as girls' heads, on maple bases, label reads "John F. Harbeson, 6122 McCallum, Phil., Pa.", H.2 3/4"-4". Table is marble clad. Chess board top is removable to reveal backgammon surface. From a fine collection,Upper Straits Lake, West Bloomfield.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2006-05-07
