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Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Game
$5,200
£3,927.39
€4,536.74
CA$7,326.06
A$7,846.21
CHF 4,218.07
MX$95,296.84
NOK 53,297.37
SEK 48,797.70
DKK 33,897.77
About the Item
This original Postmodern Michael Graves chess set with checkers pieces has been fully restored with the wood which is 2 variants of maple.
The wood was redone and new felt was put on the bottom. The resin players are a composition. It has velvet storage compartments inside for the players when you wish to use the checkers game part. 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. This chess set has 2 complete sets of chess pieces. The checkers part of the set is missing 2 pieces from there. Sold as is now.
PLEASE NOTE; THIS HAS BEEN GREATLY NOW REDUCED ON SALE.
- Creator:Michael Graves (b.1934) (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Style:Post-Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1999
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. it is in very great restored condition. Please note on the checkers pieces there are 2 pieces missing; so very sorry. Sold as is now. We do not know what happened to them. The wood board was completely restored and new felt was put on the bottom.
- Seller Location:North Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU809818296672
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