| Item id: 882 Fantastic, rare, hand carved, Silhouette Tortoise Shell Chess set (click here to email inquiry regarding this item) |
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| Description: | Exceptional carving. One side represents "European" the other "Natives". This is a fantastic, polished set of lustrous translucence in wide range of mottled color patterns. Likely made in Puerto Rico in the early 1900 from Hawksbill Sea Turtle shells before they were declared endangered species in 1970. Excellent condition, A couple of minor chips on bases.
Ref.: https://worldchesshof.org/exhibit/animal-vegetable-mineral-natural-splendors-chess-collection-dr-george-vivian-dean. Sale. |
| Recorded: | 2017-10-12 |
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| Type: | Set |
| Material: | Other |
| Origin: | Puerto Rico |
| Height: | 2.5 |
| Lenght: | 1.125 |
| Width: | 1.125 |
| For sale: | Yes |
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| End of item: Fantastic, rare, hand carved, Silhouette Tortoise Shell Chess set |
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