Wooden Figurines

[trixie]

I have had these figures for over 36 years. I was told many years ago that they were chess pieces; however, I'm not really sure if they are or not. this is my entire collection. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with this type of sculpture or if anyone has heard of the artist C. Schuppel. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

thank you

Trixie

[waywardangler]

With the umlaut, I assume Schuppel was German or from Germany. The one on the upper right does look like it would be a chess piece. Nice figures. Are they hand carved wood?

[ironlord1963]

     Those are some of the most Fabulous Wood Carvings I've seen to date.  (which really is not saying much )   I just love the patina these wooden carvings has got.  Not knowing much about Wood Carvings but they look Old, Unique, Quality Art, Signed, and Just fab.

[mariok54]

If they are chess pieces, then they're not from the same set. There are eight pieces there, which would make sense for the back row, but, apart from the King & Queen, you would need to have duplicates, 2 x Bishop, 2 x Knight, 2 x Castle/Rook.
Nice pieces, though! Do they all have the very same signature on their base?
Any chance of a close up of one or two pieces?

[trixie]

They are hand carved and I think the wood is teak. Only 3 pieces have the artists signature on them. I wasn't sure if they were chess pieces, but that's what I was told. My Great Uncle was an avid collector of fine quality art, and since these belonged to him, I assumed they were quality. I was hoping I could get some info on the artist, but I've been coming up empty for years.