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Luke Honey | Decorative Antiques, Chess, Backgammon & Games

frederick-the-great-chess-set-19th-century

May 07, 2015

An unusual cast-metal antique chess set from Germany. It features Napoleon on one side, with Frederick the Great on the other. Chess sets were a speciality of German metal foundries. A nice feature is that the pawns represent the French Old Guard and Prussian Grenadiers. The set comes with a period board/box.