PEPYS Chess Pieces turned ivory one of the sets dyed green Indian 19th C. small gluing, minor faults Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (Rei) 15 cm Notes: this piece was part of the exhibition "Schach - Figuren und Spiele vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart" in the Bellerive Museum, Zurich, from the 15th of September to the 14th of November 1982, and is reproduced as number 74 in its catalogue.
The "Pepys" designation comes from a similar set of pieces in the Museum of London collection which were supposedly owned by Sir Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), which popularized the name among collectors.
A similar set was part of the exhibition "Jogos Cruzados - Viagens entre Oriente e Ocidente", held at the Museum of Ancient Art, from June 14th to September 25th, 2022, and is represented in the respective catalogue, p. 188, fig. 4.

a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: nr 20PTLX01932C;
b) Several countries prohibit the import of goods that incorporate materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and turtle;
c) In Portugal, according to the forecast transposition into the Portuguese legislation of the more recent EU guidance document concerning ivory commerce, the issuing of reexport certifications for non EU countries is suspended;
d) We therefore advise potential buyers to inform themselves in advance on the applicable legislation, in particular the customs regulations in force in the countries concerned.