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JOSEF FRANK (1885-1967)
Lot 286

JOSEF FRANK (1885-1967)

A CHESS TABLE, CIRCA 1940

Closed4 November 2014

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GBP 5,625

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JOSEF FRANK (1885-1967)
A CHESS TABLE, CIRCA 1940
produced by Svenskt Tenn, the marble top inset with reverse-decorated and gilded glass chessboard, on tapering brass legs; together with a pewter chess set designed by Marie Louise Idestam-Blomberg for Svenskt Tenn
18 ¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high; 30 ¾ in. (78 cm.) wide; 20.3/3 in. (52.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Marie Louise Idestam-Blomberg's chess set, subsequently produced by Svensk Tenn, was originally produced in ebony and ivory for the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale, where it received a Gold Medal.