AUGARTEN FACTORY, AFTER A DESIGN BY JAKSCH-SZENDRO, 20TH CENTURY

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A Viennese porcelain figural chess set
Augarten factory, after a design by Jaksch-Szendro, 20th century
Opposing sides in black and yellow hues on a white ground heightened in gilt, royal pieces with tiered crowns, pawns as hooded foot soldiers carrying clubs, the pieces marked to the underside with the crowned shield WIEN, in underglazed blue, and impressed with an H and MADE IN AUSTRIA
King - 33/8in. (8.5cm.); pawn - 21/8in. (5.3cm.)

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
This design was first made in 1936. A similar lot was sold in these rooms, 17 December 1997, lot 89.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Victor Keats, The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets Batsford, 1985, Page 60.
Alex Hammond, The Book of Chessmen, page 136, fig. 37.

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