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King Augustus II of Poland maintained that his artists model pieces directly from actual animals. The specificity gained from this life drawing mandate lends special vibrancy to such Meissen sets as the Sea Life Chess Set and Board (c 1925), in which each minutely detailed species of creature can be identified.

Details

  • Title: Sea Life Chess Set and Board
  • Creator: Max Esser
  • Date Created: c 1925
  • Physical Dimensions: Board: 18 ½ x 18 ½ x 2 in., King Size: 3 ¼ in.
  • Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Vivian Dean
  • Type: Chess set and board
  • Rights: ©Dean Collection, Richard Beenen Photography
  • Medium: Glazed Meissen porcelain

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