A modern Meissen porcelain chess set

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A modern Meissen porcelain chess set
depicting Turks versus Moors, the Turks painted in pale green, mauve and yellow, the Moors in red, blue and purple, faces and hands in flesh tones, heightened overall in gilt, each piece numbered and with the crossed swords Meissen mark, circa 1985 -- king 3in. (7.7cm), pawn 2 1/8in. (5.4cm)
See Illustration.

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
A.E.J. Mackett-Beeson, CHESSMEN, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London 1968. For an 18th century set of similar design see plate 93.

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