Some Chess Auction Results

Chess sets, chessboards, individual chess pieces, chess art, chess books, and objects of art with a chess theme are offered for auction several times a year.  I don't check as often as I should, probably :)  Here are some auction results I found of interest. All of the following are from Christie's:
A CARVED 'SEVEN SAGES' BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Lot Description

A close-up of the masters playing chess.

A CARVED 'SEVEN SAGES' BAMBOO BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Finely carved in high relief and openwork rendering a mountainous landscape scene detailed with a group of seven scholars in various pursuits including playing a game of chess, reading a book, appreciating a distant waterfall, in conversation with their attendant, all amidst bamboo, pine and wutong trees, under wispy clouds encircling the hardwood mounted mouth rim
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) overall height, hardwood mounts, box

Price Realized (Set Currency)
HK$150,000
($19,395)
Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
HK$120,000 - HK$150,000 ($15,522 - $19,402)

Sale Information
Sale 2832
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
1 December 2010
Hong Kong

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A CHINESE CARVED IVORY CHESS SET
LATE 19TH CENTURY

Lot Description

A CHINESE CARVED IVORY CHESS SET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Comprised of sixteen red-stained Chinese figures and sixteen natural Western figures, each in traditional costume
5¼ in. (13.5 cm.) high, the red-stained king

Price Realized (Set Currency)
$6,875
Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

Sale Information
Sale 2350
500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets
21 - 22 October 2010
New York, Rockefeller Plaza