Live auction - Lot 63
[Game]
Game of besieging (board alone).
[Germany, c. 1810-1820]
€ 80 / 100
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Lot description
In 2 parts, 34 x 32,5 cm in total, hand-coloured etching on paper laid on carboard, hand-coloured block-printed paper on verso (spotting, versos part. detached).
Square playing board of a popular strategy game decorated with military scenes. The uniforms represented closely resemble those worn by the troops of the regiment of Frankfurt in the War of Spain in 1809.
Ref. Cf. Knötel, Uniformenkunde, II, 1891, pl. 40.