Elena Napoleone

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Attention this is a museum piece (visible at the Hamburg Museum)

Game listed in this very well-known book among German chess collectors:
- Schachpartie durch Zeiten und Welten


King of 4 cm cubic pre Bauhaus
Beech wood and ebony
Reformist style by designer Johannes Hirsch
Period 1920
With original box (unobtainable) 1 is for sale every ten years, less known than the Bauhaus style but much rarer
2 pieces have been reproduced identically in ebony wood (missing the original gray felt as I couldn't find a similar one)

Attention ceci est une pièce de musée ( visible au musée de Hambourg)

Jeu répertorié dans ce livre tres connu par les collectionneurs de jeu d'échecs allemand : 
- Schachpartie durch Zeiten und Welten


Roi de 4 cm cubique pre bauhaus 
Bois de hêtre et d ébène 
Style reformiste du désigner johannes hirsch 
Période 1920 
Avec boite d origine ( introuvable) 1 a la vente tout les 10ans , moins connu que le style bauhaus mais beaucoup plus rare 
2 pieces ont été refaites a l identique en bois d ébène ( manque la feutrine grise d origine car je n en ai pas trouvé de similaire ) 

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Attributed to Johannes Hirsch - Chess set - Reformist (pre- bauhaus) - Wood

Germany - 1910-1920, 1920-1930 - Very good

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A 4 cm cubic wooden chess king from Germany, dating to circa 1910–1920, in beech and ebony, in very good condition, attributed to designer Johannes Hirsch in the Reformist pre-Bauhaus style, with an original box.

Attributed to Johannes Hirsch - Chess set - Reformist (pre- bauhaus) - Wood

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A 4 cm cubic wooden chess king from Germany, dating to circa 1910–1920, in beech and ebony, in very good condition, attributed to designer Johannes Hirsch in the Reformist pre-Bauhaus style, with an original box.

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