251 ANRI  Queen Nefertiti

Description

251
ANRI
“Queen Nefertiti” …
CarvedWood Chess Set.
Over 100 years ago in the Tyroleanregion of Italy, Anton Riffeser founded a wood carving company dedicated toproducing the finest wood carvings anywhere.
His carvings were of unmatched quality and remain so today.
The company name was shortened to ANRI andis now famous the world over for its exquisite artworks.
Over the years ANRI has produced many finechess sets all of which have become prized collector items.
This particular set: ANRI #71811K was issued from 1964 until 1984 and israrely offered for sale.
It depicts theancient Queen Nefertiti
(4.1/2” tall) andher court. Nefertiti was an Egyptian queen and the Great Royal Wife ofAkhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. Nefertiti and her husband were known for areligious revolution, in which they worshipped one god only, Aten, or the sundisc.
All pieces are in “as new” condition and are shown in the high-qualitybox with special pockets for the pieces. The white flecks on some of the piecesare from the camera flash.
This set was not issued with a board. The board shown in the photo isfor illustration and is NOT included.
Note
Myfather built his collection of chess sets with pride over many years and caredfor each set meticulously. But now, sadly, with advancing age, he has decidedto part with his prized sets for others to enjoy.
I have many more sets from his collectionavailable in prices ranging from to ,000.
All are or will be available at “Buy It Now or make an offer.”
Search on eBay for my user ID:“ChessQueen_2015”
I’ll be adding moresets regularly. There are many more to come.
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