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A Bauhaus hardwood chess set
after Joseph Hartwig, possibly circa.1925, in ebonised and natural hues, the pieces of abstract form, on circular bases, the kings 2¼in. (5.8cm.) high, the pawns 16in. (2.9cm.) high
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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Hans and Siegfried Wichmann, Chess The story of Chesspieces From Antiquity to Modern Times, Crown, New York 1960. P.320-321, fig.193b.
Exhibition catalogue: Schönes Schach, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Mnchen, 11 Juni - 31 Juli 1988. Germaniscen Nationalmuseum, Nrnberg, 20 August - 2 Oktober 1988. P.73, fig.57.
Exhibition catalogue: Staatliches Museum fur Volkerkunde, Privatsammlung Jaeger, Wandel im Laufe der Kunst - und Kulturgeschichte, U. Siebert, J.L. Rousselot, A. Jaeger, H. Jaeger. P.77, fig.086.

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