[Group of Chess Players.]
GERMAN; 1758-1793

Group of Chess Players.. Porcelain: gilded, highly glazed, polychrome decoration. Figurines 6-1/2" H. Ludwigsburg porcelain; hallmark: interlaced double C under ducal coronet in blue, in use 1758-1793. Number "15" in red written overglaze and numbers "667 89" incised underglaze in base of seated lady.

Two free-standing seated figurines of an elegantly-dressed man and woman at a free-standing table with a few movable miniature chessmen on the table-top chessboard.

Original collection of John G. White.