£1,300
A Swiss carved and stained softwood Bears of Berne chess set, first half 20th century; the anthropomorphised animals portrayed in various novelty poses, the kings holding sceptres, the queens each supporting a swaddled cub, the rooks modelled as prison towers each with a bear beneath a barred window; height of kings 9cm, pawns 7cm
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