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Josef Hartwig

Bauhaus chess set

Bauhaus Weimar
Germany, 1923 / 1926
maple, walnut, oak, lacquered wood, paper, linen 2½ h × 5 w × 5 d in (6 × 13 × 13 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $10,000
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provenance: Gifted to Dr. Ludwig and Gertrude-Maud Grote, 1926 | Thence by descent
literature: Bauhaus Weimar, Siebenbrodt, pg. 183 illustrates variation Schachspiele Wandel Im Laufe Der Kunst - Und Kulturgeschichte, Siebert, pg. 77

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