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Lot 3178
AeroArt St. Petersburg Collection Napoleonic Chess Set
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Hand-painted cast pewter, commemorating the 1812 contest for Russia between Napoleon and Czar Nicholas I. The rooks are fashioned as towers, those belonging to Russia having distinct Eastern Orthodox onion domes.

Kings 6 in.

Single Owner Collection

One horse (knight) loose on its base; overall good estate condition.