Jan VanŘk, Table d'échecs, Bohême, années 1940

Chess table, Bohemia, 1940´s, designed by arch. J. Vaněk for "Krásná Jizba" Varnished solid wood, in very good Vintage condition. Height: 61 cm diameter: 63 cm Jan Vaněk was mainly a designer and manufacturer of furniture and interior fixtures and fittings, but also an architect and journalist. In 1909 he went to Germany, where he gained experience with leading furniture manufacturers in Munich, Stuttgart and Heilbronn. In 1920 he founded the ÚP Závody-one of the famous furniture manufacturers in Europe.