Fabulous Set of Old Carved Horse Game Pieces with Terrific Color laid paper detailed with gold paint that

detailed with gold paint that to my eye subtly echoes the form of a shooting arrow

Really super sweet

I purchased this from a seller in Italy representing Pancaldi's estate

which I purchased from a seller in India who deals largely in Sanskrit manuscripts

and I am pricing it low either way

Fabulous Set of Old Carved Horse Game Pieces with Terrific Color laid paper detailed with gold paint thatPerhaps the person who carved these was a maker of chess sets and carved a whole bunch of knights at once? More likely I'd think is that they were made for some kind of horse racing game and I must say that just looking at these makes me think it was a really good one. Whatever the case, I love all these old horse headed pieces as a set now, wearing their original paint in a terrific palette. Great for lining up along the edge of a shelf in a long