Objekt 18
Chess set and game board
Description
The chess set, of which only very few versions are known, is one of the few fully sculptured figures from the Zizenhausen workshop. The white, Central European court in fantasy costumes fights against that of the African continent.
Object description
Anton Sohn workshop, Zizenhausen near Stockach (Baden-Württemberg), mid-19th century.
Clay, molded in model, fired, painted
Bequest Dr. A. Kündig von Mechel, Basel (chess set)
Inv. 1913.67.1.-32.
Gift Dr. h.c. Alfred Weber Oeri, Basel (playing field)
Inv. 1989.52.