Tear Drop Woman (Ellison Wonderland Chess Table)
Artist: Barclay Shaw (Painter)
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DescriptionThis is a very rare piece by artist Barclay Shaw with a really unique story. It’s a wall sculpture in cast bronze created as a center piece for a wall-mounted chess table commissioned by sci-fi author Harlan Ellison in 1994 and 4 castings were made: Harlan got #1/10, this is 2/10, one of the artist's relatives purchased 3/10, and Shaw kept the one unnumbered as AP. So while 10 were envisioned, only four will likely ever exist, Barclay says. Included below are a couple images of the final chess table with the piece included in the final design. Originally in the Frank Collection.The full chess table won the Chesley Award in 1996 for Best Three-Dimensional Work. The chess table was featured and published in “The Chesley Awards: A Retrospective”, published by AAPPL in 2003. Solid cast bronze 22" h x 11" w x 3" deep, signed and dated 1994, ed #2/10. Social/Sharing |
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Matt E. 
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 2/10/2024
As a fan of the game and its history and having collected Chess sets over the years, this is without a doubt the best Chess set table I have ever seen. Huge congrats!
Ryan M
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/10/2024
Matt E. wrote:
As a fan of the game and its history and having collected Chess sets over the years, this is without a doubt the best Chess set table I have ever seen. Huge congrats!
thanks Matt, but I only have a copy of the bronze! I WISH I had the complete table!!
Matt E.
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 2/10/2024
Ryan M wrote:
thanks Matt, but I only have a copy of the bronze! I WISH I had the complete table!!
Still an awesome pickup!
Ryan M
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/10/2024
Scruffy McFleabag wrote:
Wow, that table is nuts (in a good way)
Right?! I wish I knew where it was these days!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/11/2024
Nice throwback to the art deco style! Pleasing to the eye with smooth polish and symmetry to celebrate the natural look and feel. Same in the way it fits as the centerpiece of an even more elaborate furniture set and fits over this old styled floral wallpaper pattern.
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