Lot Essay
Ferdinand Wilm (born 1880) was the director of H.J. Wilm (1912-1967).
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THE BOARD WITH MARK OF FERDINAND WILM FOR H.J. WILM, HAMBURG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
AN ART DECO GERMAN SILVER AND SILVER GILT CHESS SET AND SILVER BOARD
THE BOARD WITH MARK OF FERDINAND WILM FOR H.J. WILM, HAMBURG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The board inset with ebony squares and calamander panel to the reverse, stamped to the underside 'H.J WILM BERLIN' 925 and with monogram, the chess pieces each stamped with monogram
The board -- 15¼ x 15¼ in. (39 x 39 cm.); the king -- 4 in. (10 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high
THE BOARD WITH MARK OF FERDINAND WILM FOR H.J. WILM, HAMBURG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The board inset with ebony squares and calamander panel to the reverse, stamped to the underside 'H.J WILM BERLIN' 925 and with monogram, the chess pieces each stamped with monogram
The board -- 15¼ x 15¼ in. (39 x 39 cm.); the king -- 4 in. (10 cm.) high; the pawn -- 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high
Literature
Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten, Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, fig. 236
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