A GERMAN BOXWOOD AND EBONY CHESS SET

IN THE MANNER OF MICHAEL EDEL, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN BOXWOOD AND EBONY CHESS SET
IN THE MANNER OF MICHAEL EDEL, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The kings and queens with petal galleries, the bishops with pierced tulip-shaped stems, the knights with horses' heads, the rooks as bell towers
The king -- 4½ in. (11.4 cm.); the pawn -- 2¼ in. (5.6 cm.) high

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G. Williams, Master Pieces, Apple Press, 2000, pp. 66-67.

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In Germany the tradition of wood turning was highly admired and closely related to the production of chess men. The skill of turning was reinvigorated during the third quarter of 19th century, after the celebrated Munich turner, Michael Edel, published a book in 1839 with twenty-two patterns for "building decorators, especially turners and other amateurs in the art".