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

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".