"Russian Chess Game Table In Silver, Malachite And Ornamental Stones"
Rare chess game table in silver and ornamental stones: Malachite, Aventurine, Agate, Exceptional Sodalite and rare game table in solid silver and ornamental stones. The quadrangular tray inlaid with a checkered ribbon of agate and aventurine framed with sodalite on a malachite background. The sides have rectangular frames with malachite cartouches. Chess set in malachite and white stone (marble stone). The tapered feet with rings, enhanced with malachite plates, joined by an X-shaped spacer, with an agate vase from which three flowers emerge. Clogs underlined with acanthus leaves Hallmarks with the Swan (hallmark in France but attests to a foreign origin)
Russian work first part of the 20th century
Small damages and chips on the chess pieces, especially the knights.