Lot 424
A silver and silver gilt commemorative chess set
Auction: Day Two: 09 December 2020 | From 10:00
£625
Description
Cyril Endfield, London 1973, each composed of abstract chess figures, the pawns contained in a plexi-glass tube, with the remaining pieces forming the outer case
Dimensions
Length: 24cm, combined weight: 15.8oz
Footnote
The chess set is an example of the official commemorative chess set for the 1972 chess match between the American player Bobby Fischer and the Russian Boris Spassky.
The set was originally made in a limited edition of six, followed by a number of unsigned sets
G S. May Esquire Private Collection.