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Alcoa Aluminum Chess Set, Austin Cox, 1962 Mid-century

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Alcoa Aluminum Chess Set, Austin Cox, 1962 Mid-century

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Alcoa Mid-Century Modern Aluminum Chess Set, 1962
Designed by Austin Cox
King is 17.7 cm and Pawn 9.5 cm high

Each milled aluminum piece is stamped "Austin Enterprises 1962," the original year these sets were released by Alcoa as gifts to their VIP customers.
Black side is partially anodized with a natural front finish and White is natural aluminum bar.

Provenance:
From the celebrated Chess Set Collection of Astrid & Dr. Halvor Jaeger

Works from the Jaeger art collection have been exhibited at many museums and art spaces, including the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Baltimore Museum of Art, Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam, Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, Ontario College of Art and Design, UCLA's Fowler in Los Angeles, University of Cologne galleries, and the Museum Funf Kontinente in Munich.

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Alcoa Aluminum Chess Set, Austin Cox, 1962 Mid-century

Name: Alcoa Aluminum Chess Set, Austin Cox, 1962 Mid-century
SKU: 117835955
Price: 1000 USD
Availability: InStock

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