Chess set

Designer Vilmos Huszar Dutch

Purveyor J.P. Smid

1973

Not on view

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Title: Chess set
Designer: Vilmos Huszar (Dutch, 1884–1960)
Purveyor: J.P. Smid
Date: 1973
Culture: Dutch (Amsterdam)
Medium: Brushed and black oxidized aluminum
Dimensions: King: 2-15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Pawn: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Board 27-1/4 sq. in. (69.2 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit Line: Gift of Spencer A. Samuels, 1992
Object Number: 1992.387a–p, aa–pp, q
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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