Elena Napoleone

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Rare chess set: two-tone marble board and obsidian pieces.
The pieces are carved from black obsidian and mahogany, wonderful volcanic stones, slightly iridescent with gold.
Chessboard in bi-color black-and-white marble with its 32 pawns.
Height of kings: 9.5 cm
Height of pawns: 4.5 cm.
Board dimensions: 34 x 34 cm.

Rare jeu d’échecs : plateau en marbre bicolore et pièces en obsidiennes.
Les sujets sont taillés dans de l’obsidienne noire et acajou, merveilleuses pierres volcaniques, légèrement irisées d’or.
Plateau de jeu d’échecs en marbre bi-coloré noir et blanc avec ses 32 pions.
Hauteur des rois : 9,5 cm
Hauteur des pions : 4,5 cm.
Dimensions du plateau : 34 x 34 cm.

Chess set - jeu d'échecs Maya en obsidienne et marbre - Marble

Belgium - 1960-1970 - Near mint

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Rare chess set with a black-and-white marble board and pieces carved from black obsidian and mahogany, dated to 1960–1970, Belgium origin, 33 objects including 32 pawns, board 34 × 34 cm, kings 9.5 cm tall and pawns 4.5 cm, in near‑mint condition.

Chess set - jeu d'échecs Maya en obsidienne et marbre - Marble

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Rare chess set with a black-and-white marble board and pieces carved from black obsidian and mahogany, dated to 1960–1970, Belgium origin, 33 objects including 32 pawns, board 34 × 34 cm, kings 9.5 cm tall and pawns 4.5 cm, in near‑mint condition.

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