Astronomical chess set

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

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