Lot 348: **NO RESERVE**
**NO RESERVE**
A Carved Black Stone Chess Knight with Foliate Decoration, 20th Century.
A sculptural black stone chess knight of tapering form, finely carved with scrolling foliate and stylised vegetal motifs in shallow relief. The piece is shaped in a gently rising, faceted profile suggesting the abstracted head of a horse, with a smooth, polished surface contrasting against the crisply incised ornament.
The decoration consists of symmetrical curling tendrils, leaf forms, and rosette elements that wrap around the body, creating a continuous flowing pattern across all sides. The front is defined by a central V-shaped ridge, while the reverse features a radiating floral roundel flanked by scrolling designs.
H: Approximately 6.5cm
Provenance: From a distinguished European private collection.
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