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Chess set

Designer Max Esser German
Figures by Richard Barth German
Chessboard enameled by Frieda Bastanier German

1932

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Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

Chess set, Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin), Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel, German, Berlin

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Metal ornament on case inscribed with zodiac and astrological symbols

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Inscribed plaque on interior of case for chess board

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L: 48.174.92y; R: 48.174.92z

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Title: Chess set

Designer: Max Esser (German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin)

Maker: Figures by Richard Barth (German)

Enameler: Chessboard enameled by Frieda Bastanier (German)

Date: 1932

Culture: German, Berlin

Medium: Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, plaster, brass, beeswax, enamel

Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/4 × 35 1/4 × 31 1/2 in., 68 lb. (10.8 × 89.5 × 80 cm, 30.8 kg)

Classification: Chess Sets

Credit Line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948

Accession Number: 48.174.92a–p, aa–pp, q, r, rr, xa–xp, xaa–xpp

Chronology

Central Europe (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland), 1900 A.D.-present

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