Chess pawn in boxwood carved in the round; circular base - Lot 29

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Chess pawn in boxwood carved in the round; circular base - Lot 29
Chess pawn in boxwood carved in the round; circular base and gilded. Pawn representing the King depicted under the aspect of the aspect of an emperor wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire and perched on an elephant. Italy, second half of the 16th century H. 10.1 cm (small restorations and missing parts) King John III of Portugal offered as a diplomatic gift to Maximilian Maximilian II, an Asian elephant named Soliman which after a long journey on foot, he entered Vienna on March 6, 1552 accompanied by the the Emperor, his wife and their children. This triumphal procession inspired many artists and after his death a medal was engraved by Michael Fuchs in 1554
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