SECOND QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

Details

A German aluminum coin chess set
Second quarter 20th century
One side blackened, the royal pieces made up of 500 mark coins, the pawns 200 mark coins, the pieces marked to the underside with relevant denomination and DEUTSCHES REICH, 1923
King -- 2¼in. (5.4cm.), pawn -- 3/4in. (1.9cm.) high

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Lot Essay

During a period of intense inflation in Germany between the World War I and II, the pfennig and mark coins were of very little value. The pieces were assembled together and cut out pieces of metal added to characterise the pieces.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, catalogue, 1968 Chess: A Selection from the Gustavus A. Pfeiffer Collection
Exhibit number: 102

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