Chess pieces carved Dieppe Ivory "Europeans and Africans" one of the sets dyed red French 18th C. white rook and black rooks with minor faults, minor defects Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (rei) 8,3 cm Notes: The battles between the French and their colonial possessions were among the popular themes used by the French Dieppe ivory carvers during the late 18th century and 19th century.
Similar examples were sold at The Ernst Boehlen Chess Collection, Phillips, London, 9th November 1998, lots 71 and 101.