Chess set - porcelaine soviétique de Kislovodsk - Porcelain
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Soviet porcelain chess set from Kislovodsk, Russia, dating to the 1980s (1980–1990) with porcelain pieces including a 10 cm king and 5 cm pawns, two-tone white and blue-grey polychrome glaze depicting Georgian costumes, includes storage cases and is in excellent condition aside from a blue mark on the base of one white bishop.
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Sublime Soviet chess set made of porcelain.
Made in Russia RSFSR in the city of Kislovodsk in the north of the Caucasus.
The game is from the 1980s.
The design was notably presented during the 'Porcelain in the USSR' exhibition in 1989 in the city of Bonn, Germany, on the occasion of Mikhail Gorbachev's diplomatic visit to Germany.
The game is supplied with storage cases for the pieces.
The king measures 10 cm with a base of 3.2 cm.
The pawns measure 5 cm.
The pieces are felted with octagonal bases.
Half of the pieces are white porcelain in color, while the other half features a darkened bluish hue. They are decorated with polychrome painting on glaze with gold accents.
Other nuances, such as the king's boots and the front of the fool's cape, help distinguish the pieces on each side.
The pieces are all in excellent condition, with no damages and no chips on any of the pieces.
The only imperfection is that one of the white fools has a blue mark on the bottom of its body.
Furthermore, the storage cases are slightly damaged on one of their ends, as you can see at the end of the series of photos.
The pieces are of great beauty, with their sparkling porcelain appearance, their vivid painted colors, and their glazes.
They represent traditional Georgian costumes. The kings wear papakhas on their heads, traditional embroidered Georgian coats, bashlyk scarves, and carry traditional Cossack khanjali daggers.
Queens wear traditional dresses called kartuli, their headdresses include a lechaki veil and a kopi cushion.
The cavalrymen are a reference to dzhigit cavalrymen. The pawns are sitting Cossacks.
For shipping, the parts will be individually wrapped with multiple layers of bubble wrap. They will also be separated from the surface of the package by cushioning materials, and everything will be secured inside the package.
Sublime Soviet chess set made of porcelain.
Made in Russia RSFSR in the city of Kislovodsk in the north of the Caucasus.
The game is from the 1980s.
The design was notably presented during the 'Porcelain in the USSR' exhibition in 1989 in the city of Bonn, Germany, on the occasion of Mikhail Gorbachev's diplomatic visit to Germany.
The game is supplied with storage cases for the pieces.
The king measures 10 cm with a base of 3.2 cm.
The pawns measure 5 cm.
The pieces are felted with octagonal bases.
Half of the pieces are white porcelain in color, while the other half features a darkened bluish hue. They are decorated with polychrome painting on glaze with gold accents.
Other nuances, such as the king's boots and the front of the fool's cape, help distinguish the pieces on each side.
The pieces are all in excellent condition, with no damages and no chips on any of the pieces.
The only imperfection is that one of the white fools has a blue mark on the bottom of its body.
Furthermore, the storage cases are slightly damaged on one of their ends, as you can see at the end of the series of photos.
The pieces are of great beauty, with their sparkling porcelain appearance, their vivid painted colors, and their glazes.
They represent traditional Georgian costumes. The kings wear papakhas on their heads, traditional embroidered Georgian coats, bashlyk scarves, and carry traditional Cossack khanjali daggers.
Queens wear traditional dresses called kartuli, their headdresses include a lechaki veil and a kopi cushion.
The cavalrymen are a reference to dzhigit cavalrymen. The pawns are sitting Cossacks.
For shipping, the parts will be individually wrapped with multiple layers of bubble wrap. They will also be separated from the surface of the package by cushioning materials, and everything will be secured inside the package.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Material
Porcelain
Model/ Name
porcelaine soviétique de Kislovodsk
Country of Origin
Russia
Condition
Very good
Height
10 cm
Estimated Period
1980-1990
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