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Chess pieces "Napoleonic figures" and "Moorish figures" carved ivory being one of the sets dyed red In the White Army, Napoleon and Mary Louise are represented as Monarchs, Tyrolean as Bishops and Grenadiers as Pawns; In the Red Army, Monarchs are represented as Leaders, Jokers as Bishops and Infantry as Pawns; All parts, except the towers, seated in balusters French 19th C. small glueing on the crown of feathers of the red «King» Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (Rei) 9,5 cm Notes: it was part of the Jaeger Halvor collection, one of the most worldwide reputed collections of old chess games.
Similar example, belongued to the Pfeiffer Collection and it's part of the Metropolitan Museum, Nova Iorque.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/199893?&searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=Chessmen&offset=80&rpp=80&pos=142- consultado a 07/05/2019, às 12:42 h

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