Josef Hartwig, Bauhaus chess set 'XVI', 1924 Josef Hartwig, Bauhaus chess set 'XVI', 1924, Bauhaus chess set 'XVI' with chess board, in original cardboard box, 1924 32 figurines, 1924. H. 2.1-4.7 cm. Made by Bauhaus Weimar, c. 1925. Maple wood, partly stained black. Cardboard box covered with paper. Board of paper mounted cotton fabric., Das Bauhaus-Schachspiel von Josef Hartwig, p. 23; Hahn, Experiment Bauhaus, Dessau 1988, p. 401; Bauhaus-Archiv, coll. cat., Berlin 1987, p. 149-50, no. 288; exhib. cat. Bauhaus 7, Galerie am Sachsenplatz, Leipzig 1991, fig. p. 43, no. 134. Original box: H. 5.2 x 12.4 x 12.4 cm, designed by Joost Schmidt, 1923/ 24; Board: 11.3 x 11.5 cm (folded); 45 x 45 cm (unfolded). Provenance: From the property of the family of an important Bauhaus master. Starting Price : 15000