Description
Fürstenberger Porcelain Chess Set.
A rare, vintage Fürstenberg Biscuit Porcelain chess set “Made in Germany” around 1947. The castings are a highly fired mint Green and White glazed parian. The king is modeled after Duke Karl I of Brunswick the queen as his consort, Phillipine Charlotte. The bishops represent Johann George von Langen, and the knights are horse heads. The rooks are modeled as castles with conical spires. The pawns are young peasants with flails. This is a unique, heirloom quality set of chessmen
Each base bears the Fürstenberg stylized upper case “F” stamp in a dark blue glaze. The king stands 3 3/4″tall with a 1 9/16″ base. The faces have very fine detail. All pieces are as new. The chess pieces are housed in a replacement box. The green and ivory colored glass chessboard shown is not included, but we do include the Reproduction antique Carton-Pierre chessboard shown. A suitable chessboard can be found elsewhere on this site. The factory at Fürstenberg was founded in 1747 under the Duke of Braunschweig. No porcelain products were produced until after 1753. The pieces from the Fürstenberg Biscuit Porcelain chess set are cast from the original 18th century mold to commemorate the bicentenary of the Fürstenberg factory in 1947.
