Chess Set

Pewter and gilt pewter This chess game was designed by Marie-Lousie Idestam-Blomberg in the 1920s. It was displayed during the Paris Exhibition 1925; after which Svenskt Tenn took over the production rights. The set shown at the Paris exhibition was made in ebony and ivory. Literature: Boet, 1935. Similar models: p.93 & 100. H. Hedqvist, R. Jacobsen, J. Von Gerber, Modernt Svenskt Tenn, Éditions Atlantis, Stockholm, 2004. p.37 & 40