LITTLE portable CHESS GAME in lacquered wood. Inside folds out into a wallet wit…

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LITTLE portable CHESS GAME in lacquered wood. Inside folds out into a wallet with carved bone pieces. Modern work.

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LITTLE portable CHESS GAME in lacquered wood. Inside folds out into a wallet with carved bone pieces. Modern work.

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Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

[Games]. Almanach des jeux, ou Académie portative, contenant les règles du Reversis, du Wisk, du Piquet, du Trictrac, du Wisk bostonien, du Maryland et du Tressette. Nouvelle édition augmentée du Jeu des Echecs, by M. Philidor. Paris, Fournier, 1788. Small in-12 marbled calf, finely decorated smooth spine, title page in red marble, red pages (period binding). Multiple pagination. A very fine copy.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 EUR

A GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) CONTAINING A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BISHAMONTEN, EDO A GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) CONTAINING A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BISHAMONTEN, EDO Japan, 18 th century, Edo period (1615-1878) The exterior covered in black lacquer and fitted with metal mounts and hinges chased with elaborate foliate designs against a ring-punched ground, the hinged lock in the form of a tama with foliate scrolls. The doors open to a carved and lacquered wood figure of Bishamonte, flanked by a nimbus clad in heavy armor standing atop two crouching demons on a very finely carved flaming cloud altar, covered in gold lacquer above a tiered pedestal with rinzu and foliate designs. The interior of the shrine covered in gold lacquer, with the upper part fitted with a stylized nyoi trim. HEIGHT 57.7 cm Condition: Good condition with some wear, minor age cracks, small flaking and losses to the lacquer, minor repairs and touchups, the figure relacquered, the hands and eyes lost. Provenance: From a private collection in England. Bishamonten is the Guardian King of the North, who is usually included in a group of Four Guardian Kings (Shitenno), protectors of the four directions. He is always depicted dressed in full armor, carrying a spear and a miniature pagoda. He is the protector of the righteous and is the Buddhist patron of warriors.

Estim. 3 000 - 6 000 EUR

ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: A FINE WOOD ‘LEGENDS OF THE EAST’ CHESS SET ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: A FINE WOOD ‘LEGENDS OF THE EAST’ CHESS SET By Alexander Derkachenko Ukraine, late 1990s to early 2000s The chess set comprising 32 individual chess pieces, 16 pieces carved as characters such as immortals, sages, monks, and other 16 as mythological beasts, including two kirins, a kappa, and an oni amongs others. The figures expressively carved and incised, some stained and with gilt details. The chess wood box with brass fittings and inscribed on a brass plate ‘Legends of the east, master Derkachenko’. LENGTH 42.2 x 21.1 cm (the box) WEIGHT 2,861 g Condition: Very good condition and a small chip to one figure.

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

Lacquered and painted wooden box, 19th century 5.2 x 19.4 x 14.7 cm depicting cherub games on the lid; with four smaller boxes inside containing mother-of-pearl gaming chips, depicting allegories of the four seasons on the lid slight defects

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