MID 20TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN FÜRSTENBERG BISCUIT PORCELAIN CHESS SET
MID 20TH CENTURY
In the 18th century manner, in sage green and white hues, the kings as Duke Carl I of Brunswick, the queens as consort Philippine Charlotte, each marked with F to the undersides
The king -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; the pawn -- 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The German Fürstenberg Porcelain Factory was founded by Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel in 1747. The original eighteenth century moulds were re-used by the factory in 1947 to commemorated its bi-centenary. For another example see The Ernst Boehlen Chess Collection, Phillips, London, November 1998, lot 59.

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