Jewelled Russian chess set to be auctioned at Christies

Nov. 11, 1959 - Jewelled chess set once owned by Tsars of Russia for sale at Christies.: Mr. Frank Parsons of Christies seen with a gold and jewelled Russian Presentation Chess Set once the property of the Court of the Tsars of Russia which is to be sold today and which is expected to fetch something in the region of 3, 000. It has squares of alternate gold and white gold the points between of diamonds and rubies, the corners applied with the Imperial Russian Crown in silver, the pieces of gold overpainted the Kings with swords, Bishops with Mitres and staves, the Knights on horseback with shields, with gothic castles and pawns modelled as Russian peasants each on a gold pedestal above a platinum wirework cage containing a carved emerald animal figure

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