A MEISSEN STONEWARE 'FERDINAND THE BULL' CHESS SET
A MEISSEN STONEWARE 'FERDINAND THE BULL' CHESS SET

AFTER A DESIGN BY MAX ESSER, LATE 20TH CENTURY

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A MEISSEN STONEWARE 'FERDINAND THE BULL' CHESS SET
AFTER A DESIGN BY MAX ESSER, LATE 20TH CENTURY
One side a terracotta hue, the opposing side a darker, all pieces incised with the Meissen crossed sword mark and numbered
The king -- 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 in. (5 cm.) high
Together with a worked leather folding games board of Art Nouveau style -- 17¼ in. (44 cm.) wide (2)

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Max Esser (1885-1945) trained as a sculptor and designed for Meissen between 1920 and 1926.

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