Lot Essay
This chess set depicts combatants of the Franco-Prussian war (1870-1).
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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN PAINTED CAST-IRON FIGURAL CHESS SET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The figures representing William I, King of Prussia with his wife, Augusta, versus Napoleon III and his wife, Eugénie, the pawns modelled as Prussian infantrymen versus French Zouaves
The king -- 3½ in. (9 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The figures representing William I, King of Prussia with his wife, Augusta, versus Napoleon III and his wife, Eugénie, the pawns modelled as Prussian infantrymen versus French Zouaves
The king -- 3½ in. (9 cm.) high; the pawn -- 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high
Literature
Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, fig. 250, page 251.
Zur Der Könige, Chess Collectors International Exhibition Catalogue, Munich, 1988, fig. 55, page 53.
Zur Der Könige, Chess Collectors International Exhibition Catalogue, Munich, 1988, fig. 55, page 53.
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