

This game of chess with clean lines is typical of timeless Bauhaus style.
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Solid beech wood board measures out at 15.75 inches square and was made under license with the Man Ray trust. The beautifully designed chess board was made to compliment the Man Ray chess pieces. It’s then joined with the rest of the beech wood set made in Germany and finished to perfection. Interesting fact, The knight piece fashioned as the scroll of a violin is sourced uniquely from a violin manufacturer in Italy with the expertise and tooling most suited. His vision was to design a simple, straightforward, but modern and affordable chess set.

Son of a Russian immigrant tailor, Man Ray’s artwork was far ahead of its time so he lived modestly his whole life. Man Ray is hailed as one of 20th century’s most innovative artists. Very few of these original sets are still available for purchase and when they are, they command prices at auctions of tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The knight is fashioned after the head scroll of a violin and the pawns are as tall as the rooks and almost as volumetrically robust as many of the other pieces that are higher ranked to show the increased importance of pawns in modern chess play. The flagon represented the bishops’ tradition of creating exotic liqueurs and spirits. Philadelphia-born, Brooklyn- raised, Dada-Surrealist artist Man Ray created sets from 1920 till his death in 1976. The pyramid is the Egyptian symbol of kingship and the cone a medieval queen’s headgear. Man Ray Chess Set – Board and Piecesĭesigned in 1920 and recreated by expert craftsmen from Germany and Italy, these pieces are comprised of abstract geometric forms. Glossy Storage Board with Metal Pieces Chess Set Comboīest Unique Chess Sets In 2021 1. Brass Art Deco Men on Red Grain Decoupage Board

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