Duchamp Chess set
If you’re a fan of chess, you’ll love this. Marcel Duchamp, a famous artist, created unique chess set back in the early 1900s.
It’s made of wood, metal, and glass, and is sure to make any game more interesting. If you’re lucky enough to own one of these sets, make sure to take good care of it – they’re not easy to come by!
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Duchamp Chess set
Some people collect stamps. Some people collects coins. We collect information on chess sets. But not just any chess sets. We collect ones that are interesting, unique, and challenging to play with. That’s why we were so excited when we came across the Duchamp Chess set. It’s named after Marcel Duchamp, who is credited with creating the first ever piece that wasn’t a traditional king or queen. This sets has all sorts of quirky pieces, that make it a lot of fun to play with. If you’re looking for something new and different, be sure to check out the Duchamp Chess set! Most of them have already been sold and its not easy to get it without paying loads of money.
Duchamp Chess - Surrealist - Wood
These chess pieces were hand crafted by experienced craftsmen to the highest quality standards. The set’s design, quality, and craftsmanship are unmatched by any other chess set. Providing enhanced boards protection and piece sliding, these chess pieces are secured by a base of green fabric for all pieces.
Duchamp’s chess set is an elegant and modern tribute to one of the greatest artists in history. The design, quality,and craftsmanship are all unmatched by any other sets on today’s market providing enhanced protection for your board as well sliding pieces that will never get stuck!
The set is named after Marcel Duchamp a famous French sculptor, painter, and chess player who, along with Pablo Picaso and Henri Matisse, was also one of great artists who helped establish the revolutionary growth of plastic arts at the turn of the twentieth century. Chess has a one-of-a-kind, extremely gorgeous horse.
- Beautiful and eye-catching
- Durable set that will last a lifetime
- Luxurious design that's instantly recognizable as chess set
- Low availability
- Expensive
Pieces: This includes 32 chessmen and 1 chess board made of wood.
Marcel Duchamp Chess Board
This chess board is a rare and unique piece of art from the ever-influential Marcel Duchamp. It’s unknown when he created it, but there are signatures as well as address stamps on its tag that date back to later periods (1967 – 1972). It is imprinted with signature and address ‘MARCEL DUCHAMP 11 RUE LARREY PARIS (5e) France’.
This piece is made up of sixty-four wooden squares nailed and glued to plywood and measures roughly 27 1/2 × 27 1/2 inches. (Size: 70 x 70 cm.) There is no chess pieces included.
Marcel Duchamp Chess Board - Price
The Board was sold on 4th of Nov 2013 for a realised price of 2,573,000$
Pieces: Antique chess board made of wood and plywood.
Wrapping It Up
The Duchamp Chess Sets are a series of chess sets that were created by Marcel Duchamp.
They are some of the most famous and well-known chess sets in the world, and they continue to be popular among collectors and artists alike.
What makes these chess sets so unique is not only their history, but also the fact that they were made by one of the most influential artists of all time.
If you’re interested in art or design, then it’s definitely worth taking a look at these chess sets. What do you think?
