34# A early 20th century Vietnamese Chess Set

Vietnam was known for accomplished mother of pearl inlay work as found in the accomplished inlay work on this black lacquer board folding to form a case. Every other square is mother of pearl with fine inlaid decoration of the same material and with incised details. The complete set of 32 French Regence style pieces of turned and carved light and dark colored horn. The French influence follows from that country's half century of occupation of the region

35# Simply carved wooden figures from southern Germany, Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg, around 1920

Jubilee Chess tournament, Vienna 1898

36# Vintage wooden Game from Switzerland, figurines fine turned and carved, around 1930

#37 Unique manufacture surrealistic finger porcelain figures by American local artist G.Copeland, inspired of Salvador Dali, New Jersey 1973

#38 Work of an apprentice of porcelain manufactory "Goebel" Rödental, figurines porcelain, board wood & porcelain, Germany 1960

#39 Old Russian travel Chess-Case, very nice intarsie and veneerd, St.Petersburg 1955

#40 Pocket travel Chess Set with plug figures, France 1930

#41 Old Vienna Coffeehouse Chess Set,1955

An Austrian "Coffeehouse" Chess Game, one side in boxwood, the other side in a darker coloured wood, bishops with alternate coloured ball finials, knights as carved horses' heads, rooks as turrets

Chess pictures history, 1874