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Michael Graves Post-modern Chess / Checkers Set Board Game and Pieces
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Michael Graves Post-modern Chess and Checkers Board Game and Pieces
Offered for sale is an original post-modern Michael Graves(1934-) chess and checkers set. The box and board are made from maple. The pieces are resin in ebony and ivory tones. The pieces are signed on the bases on the felt. The board has velvet-lined storage compartments for the pieces when you choose to play checkers.
Michael Graves was a Memphis Group designer and a member of the New York Five. Graves was a noted American architect and designer and a professor at Princeton University for 4 decades.
Board top: 16.5 inches L x 16.5 inches D x 2.75 inches H.
Largest chess piece (King): 2.75 inches tall
Smallest chess piece (Pawn) 1 inch tall.
One King is missing a spike.
- Creator:Michael Graves (b.1934) (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Style:Post-Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1990-1999
- Date of Manufacture:1990
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor losses to the king spike as shown. Wear commensurate with age and use.
- Seller Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1974336857312
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