A Meissen 'Moors Versus Turks' Chess Set, German, 20th
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A Meissen 'Moors Versus Turks' Chess Set, German, 20th Century, after a design by Johann Kaendler, incised numerals and pressnumern
King is 7.2cm and Pawn 5.6cm high
A Meissen Porcelain Figural "Moors Versus Turks" Chess Set, after a design by Johann Kaendler, German, 20th Century, one side Turks, the other side Moors, the chessmen on circular bases with gilt, Turkish king wearing a turban or headdress, Turkish queen wearing a gilded crown, Turkish bishops wearing yellow coats and brandishing dandy canes, Turkish knights as horsemen, again wearing turbans, rooks as elephants bearing howdahs and turrets, Turkish pawns in lilac coats with yellow cloaks; Moorish kings in blue with turbans, queens wearing a red cloak, Moorish bishops in red with dandy canes, Moorish knights as horsemen, Moorish rooks as elephants with howdahs and turrets, Moorish pawns in blue with turbas. Each piece with Meissen crossed swords mark underglazed in blue and registration number.
King is 7.2cm and Pawn 5.6cm high
A Meissen Porcelain Figural "Moors Versus Turks" Chess Set, after a design by Johann Kaendler, German, 20th Century, one side Turks, the other side Moors, the chessmen on circular bases with gilt, Turkish king wearing a turban or headdress, Turkish queen wearing a gilded crown, Turkish bishops wearing yellow coats and brandishing dandy canes, Turkish knights as horsemen, again wearing turbans, rooks as elephants bearing howdahs and turrets, Turkish pawns in lilac coats with yellow cloaks; Moorish kings in blue with turbans, queens wearing a red cloak, Moorish bishops in red with dandy canes, Moorish knights as horsemen, Moorish rooks as elephants with howdahs and turrets, Moorish pawns in blue with turbas. Each piece with Meissen crossed swords mark underglazed in blue and registration number.
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A Meissen 'Moors Versus Turks' Chess Set, German, 20th
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