From Sotheby's, on auction October 18, 2008:
Sale: N08478 Location: New York
Auction Dates: Session 1: Fri, 17 Oct 08 10:00 AM
LOT 106 A SET OF THIRTY SILVER AND ENAMEL AND IVORY GAMING COUNTERS, PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
5,000—7,000 USD
MEASUREMENTS
diameter 1 3/8 in. (3.6cm)
DESCRIPTION
the ivory discs applied with crowned cartouches enameled in translucent green or red with pellets, stars or crescents on ermine backgrounds, each with blue enamel ribbon suspending a crescent, fitted case
CATALOGUE NOTE
Stated to have been given as a chess prize to Frank Marshall, American chess champion.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
On Auction: Game Counters Owned by Frank Marshall
From Sotheby's, on auction October 18, 2008:
Sale: N08478 Location: New York
Auction Dates: Session 1: Fri, 17 Oct 08 10:00 AM
LOT 106 A SET OF THIRTY SILVER AND ENAMEL AND IVORY GAMING COUNTERS, PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
5,000—7,000 USD
MEASUREMENTS
diameter 1 3/8 in. (3.6cm)
DESCRIPTION
the ivory discs applied with crowned cartouches enameled in translucent green or red with pellets, stars or crescents on ermine backgrounds, each with blue enamel ribbon suspending a crescent, fitted case
CATALOGUE NOTE
Stated to have been given as a chess prize to Frank Marshall, American chess champion.
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