AFTER JOHN FLAXMAN (1755-1826), MID 20TH CENTURY

Details

An English pottery figural chess set
After John Flaxman (1755-1826), Mid 20th century
The opposing sides in blue and white, with gilt decorations, the pieces modelled as figures from Macbeth, the pawns individually modelled as soldiers, all pieces on reel shaped bases
King -- 41/8in. (10.5cm.); pawn -- 2¾.in. (7cm.) high

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
A similar Wedgewood style jaspar part set was sold, The Ernst Boehlen Chess Collection, Phillips Bond Street, 9th November 1998, lot 29.
J McNab Dennis and C Wilkinson, Chess: East and West, Past and Present, A selection from the Gustavus A.Pfeiffer Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1968. No 78. reference is made to John Flaxman's original design for Josiah Wedgewood.

Special notice

VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer’s premium. All lots sold not cleared by 1.00p.m. on the Thursday following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road London W12 7JS Telephone: 44 (0)20 8753 3700 Facsimile: 44 (0)20 8753 3701 Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate on the Friday following the sale and every weekday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO PURCHASERS WHO COLLECT THEIR LOTS WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE SALE. On the Thursday one week after the sale, a transfer and administration charge of £18.50 per lot will be payable and a storage charge of £3.20 per lot per day will then come into effect. These charges are payable to Cadogan Tate and are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
A similar Wedgewood style jasper part set was sold, The Ernst Boehlen Chess Collection, Phillips Bond Street, 9th November 1998, lot 29.

More from THE ALLEN HOFRICHTER COLLECTION OF CHESS SETS

View All