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Manchu Dynasty Style Chinese Puzzleball Set
1800s
World Chess Hall of Fame, Saint Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis, United States
The complex Manchu Dynasty Style Chinese Puzzleball Set of the 1800s, with its hollow, loose, lace-thin, concentric spheres turned inside each other from one solid ivory ball exemplifies the epitome of lathe turning prowess.
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Details
- Title: Manchu Dynasty Style Chinese Puzzleball Set
- Date Created: 1800s
- Location Created: China
- Physical Dimensions: King Size: 8 ½ in.
- Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Vivian Dean
- Type: Chess set
- Rights: ©Dean Collection, Richard Beenen Photography
- Medium: Natural and red-stained ivory
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