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Nazi chess set, Georg Fuhg, Porzellanmanufaktur Allach (possibly), before 1940

veneering, l c.80cm × w c.80cm × h c.4cm More details
© erven Georg Fuhg

This chess set glorifies Nazi Germany’s terratorial ambitions during World War II. The pieces are shaped like weapons. The text in the border lists the countries that Germany had attacked in 1939 and 1940. This set may have been presented in 1941 by SS Commander Heinrich Himmler to Anton Mussert, leader of the Nationaalsocialistische Beweging (NSB), the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands.

This work belongs to Chess Set (NG-C-2011-1)

Identification

Title(s)

Nazi chess set
Bord van nazi-schaakspel, vermoedelijk geschonken aan Anton Mussert

Object type

chessboard

Object number

NG-C-2011-1-2

Inscriptions / marks

inscription: ‘1939 SCHACH-MATT POLEN . DENEMARK . NORWEGEN . HOLLAND . BELGIEN . FRANKREICH . ENGLAND U.S.W.’

Creation

Artist

maker: Georg Fuhg
manufacturer: Porzellanmanufaktur Allach (possibly)

Place

München

Dating

before 1940

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

veneering / vitrification

Measurements

length c. 80 cm × width c. 80 cm × height c. 4 cm

Explanatory note

Het schaakspel is hoogstwaarschijnlijk afkomstig uit het kantoor van de NSB (Nationaal Socialistische Beweging) aan de Maliebaan, Utrecht. Het zou afkomstig zijn van Partijleider Anton Mussert, die het ten geschenke zou hebben gekregen van SS-leider Heinrich Himmler, mogelijk tijdens een bezoek aan München en omgeving in 1941.

Subject

When

1940 - 1945

Who

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from a private collector

Acquisition

loan Mar-2011

Copyright

erven Georg Fuhg

Relations

Is part of

Chess Set (NG-C-2011-1)

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.515416

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