A GERMAN CAST IRON 'REYNARD THE FOX' CHESS SET

HANAU, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN CAST IRON 'REYNARD THE FOX' CHESS SET
HANAU, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The king and queens stmaped to the underside 'ZIMMERMAN VERLAG BEI E.G/HANAU', two replaced pieces
The king -- 3½ in. (8.9 cm.); the pawn -- 1.7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The story of Reynard the Fox was first written by Goethe, 1793. A cast iron set modelled in a similar manner is illustrated in Victor Keats, The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets, Batsford Ltd 1985, page 95, plate 109.

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