German, Nuremberg, late 17th century
A Set of Twenty-Four Draughtsmen
Lot Closed
July 2, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
German, Nuremberg, late 17th century
A Set of Twenty-Four Draughtsmen
maple and stained fruitwood
5.8cm., 2¼in. diameter each
The allegorical and historical scenes impressed on this fine set of gaming pieces follow subjects by Christoph Jakob Leherr (1647-1707) and Philipp Heinrich Müller (1650-1718).
RELATED LITERATURE
G. Himmelheber, Spiele: Gesellschaftsspiele aus einem Jahrtausend, cat. Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, 1972, nos. 170-171, 173-174, 176-179, 181-182, 184, 195-196, 203, 205, 208, 220, 222 and 224
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