Fish Life Chess Set

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Fish Life Chess Set

Designed 1923

Designed by Max Esser (German, 1885–1945) Made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany (1710–present)

In the mid-eighteenth century the Meissen porcelain factory produced several chess sets by sculptor and chief modeler Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706–1775). In the 1920s Meissen again began to produce chess sets, among them three designed by Max Esser, known largely at the factory as a modeler of animal figures.

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Object Details

Titles:

Fish Life Chess Set

Date:

Designed 1923

Artists:

Designed by Max Esser (German, 1885–1945) Made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany (1710–present)

Medium:

Hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

Dimensions:

Board: 2 x 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (5.1 x 57.2 x 57.2 cm) King: 3 3/4 x 1 3/16 inches (9.5 x 3 cm) Queen: 2 7/8 x 1 3/16 inches (7.3 x 3 cm) Knight: 2 5/8 x 1 1/16 inches (6.7 x 2.7 cm) Bishop: 2 1/16 x 1 1/16 inches (5.2 x 2.7 cm) Rook: 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 15/16 inches (5.4 x 3.5 x 2.4 cm) Pawn: 7/16 x 1 inches (1.1 x 2.5 cm)

Classification:

Toys (including dolls, games, puppets)

Credit Line:

Gift of John F. Harbeson, 1964

Accession Number:

1964-91-34(1--33)

Geography:

Made in Meissen, Germany, Europe

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