Lot 217
Soviet Parcel Gilt and Painted Porcelain ‘Reds vs. Whites’ Chess Set, Natalia Danko, State Porcelain Manufactory, 1933/4
Lot 217 Details
Soviet Parcel Gilt and Painted Porcelain ‘Reds vs. Whites’ Chess Set, Natalia Danko, State Porcelain Manufactory, 1933/4
the white army with Death and Fortuna as monarchs, soldiers as bishops, armoured horses as knights, swan galleons as rooks and slaves as pawns, the red army with allegorical figures of Industry and Agriculture as monarchs, armed soldiers as bishops, plow horses as knights, ships as rooks and farmers bearing sheaves of wheat as pawns
king height 4" — 10.1 cm.
each piece dated, with stylized crown, and hammer and sickle in blue
Estimate $20,000-$30,000