A COMPLETE SET OF 32 BISCUIT PORCELAIN CHESS PIECES

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1.200 € - 2.000 €

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Description:

Fürstenberg, 20th century
König: H. 9,5 cm; Bauer: H. 6,4 cm
A design from 1947 to mark the 200th anniversary of the manufactory. White and celadon-green bisque porcelain; the king, queen and bishop modelled on historical prototypes: Duke Carl I of Brunswick, his wife Philippine Charlotte and Johann Georg von Langen (1st director of the Fürstenberg porcelain manufactory 1747-1763). Complete set comprising 32 pieces, plus a second white queen; blue ‘F’ manufacturer’s mark; white king restored; two green rooks chipped.
From an important Hessian chess collection

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