A chess set, designed and manufactured by Josef Assenmacher Germany 1944,
plain design, wood, polychrome painted decoration, approx. 48 cm x 48 cm. (MHA)
This chess set is a unique object. It was built by Josef Assenmacher using a broomstick, as he lost his chess set in the war in 1944.
Provenance:
private ownership, Germany
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
02.11.2017 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,000.- to EUR 4,000.-
A chess set, designed and manufactured by Josef Assenmacher Germany 1944,
plain design, wood, polychrome painted decoration, approx. 48 cm x 48 cm. (MHA)
This chess set is a unique object. It was built by Josef Assenmacher using a broomstick, as he lost his chess set in the war in 1944.
Provenance:
private ownership, Germany
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Design |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 02.11.2017 - 17:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 27.10. - 02.11.2017 |