Master Pieces: Chess Sets from the Dr. George and Vivian Dean Collection

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Good versus Evil Chess Set and Board, probably 18th century, probably Florentine. Pieces: ivory and stained ivory; Board: ivory and ebony.	Good versus Evil Chess Set and Board, probably 18th century, probably Florentine. Pieces: ivory and stained ivory; Board: ivory and ebony.	Emroidered Chess Set and Board, 19th century, Morocco. Pieces: silk and gold lace over a wooden core, base in mounting of chase silver; Board: heart-wood covered with green velvet with red and green velvet squares, with embroidery of gold thread and gold brocade.
Emroidered Chess Set and Board, 19th century, Morocco. Pieces: silk and gold lace over a wooden core, base in mounting of chase silver; Board: heart-wood covered with green velvet with red and green velvet squares, with embroidery of gold thread and gold brocade.	Rock Crystal and Smoky Topaz Chess Set and Board, around 1525, Rhineland, Germany. Pieces: rock crystal with silver setting and topaz with silver-gilt setting; Board: crystal and topaz, underlaid with silver and gold foils, mounted in silver and silver-gilt frame.	Rock Crystal and Smoky Topaz Chess Set and Board, around 1525, Rhineland, Germany. Pieces: rock crystal with silver setting and topaz with silver-gilt setting; Board: crystal and topaz, underlaid with silver and gold foils, mounted in silver and silver-gilt frame.
Art Deco Chess Set and Board, around 1923-25, Sèvres Manufactory, France. Pieces: porcelain; Board: polychrome	Art Deco Chess Set and Board, around 1923-25, Sèvres Manufactory, France. Pieces: porcelain; Board: polychrome	Ball-on-Ball Chess Set, 19th century, Chinese. Pieces: ivory and stained ivory.
Ball-on-Ball Chess Set, 19th century, Chinese. Pieces: ivory and stained ivory.	Sand or Cushion Chess Set, 18th century, Dieppe, France. Pieces: ivory.	Sand or Cushion Chess Set, 18th century, Dieppe, France. Pieces: ivory.

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