A GERMAN PORCELAIN BUST CHESS SET

FÜRSTENBERG, CIRCA 1947

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A GERMAN PORCELAIN BUST CHESS SET
FÜRSTENBERG, CIRCA 1947
The pieces modelled to represent royal figures, painted in a vivid palette, marked F to undersides
The king -- 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high

Literature

Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, page 121, fig. 101.

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Lot Essay

This is set was made for the 200th year anniverary of the Fürstenberg manufactory. The bright blue is a consequence of the material shortage after World War II, and later this model was offered in celadon green and white. The kings are modelled to represent Duke Carl I of Brunswick, the queens are Phillipine Charlotte, sister of Frederich II the Greatest, and the bishops are Johann Georg von Langen, Director of the manufactory from 1747-1763.

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