ANTIQUE-VINTAGE CHESS SET TOURNAMENT FRENCH REGENCE PATTERN K 95 mm + ORIG BOX

  

ON OFFER IS AN ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE FRENCH REGENGE' PATTERN TOURNAMENT SIZE CHESS SET IN MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SET WAS MADE AROUND EARLY 20th CENTURY IN FRANCE DATES FROM 1910 UP TO 1920 OR SO, THE PIECES ARE EXPERTLY TURNED AND CARVED FROM TURKISH BOXWOOD AND EBONIZED FRUIT WOOD, IN MY OPINION THIS PARTICULAR SET WAS CRAFTED BY SKILLED TURNERS FROM THE "JURA" REGION PROBABLY BY LARDY? ANTIQUE-VINTAGE CHESS SET TOURNAMENT FRENCH REGENCE PATTERN K 95 mm + ORIG BOX.

HERE ON OFFER IS AN ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE FRENCH REGENGE' PATTERN TOURNAMENT SIZE CHESS SET IN MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SET WAS MADE AROUND EARLY 20th CENTURY IN FRANCE DATES FROM 1910 UP TO 1920 OR SO, THE PIECES ARE EXPERTLY TURNED AND CARVED FROM TURKISH BOXWOOD AND EBONIZED FRUIT WOOD, IN MY OPINION THIS PARTICULAR SET WAS CRAFTED BY SKILLED TURNERS FROM THE "JURA" REGION PROBABLY BY LARDY? THE PIECES ARE VERY SUBSTANTIAL, THE KINGS WITH CLOSE UP LOTUS SHAPE CROWN AND LARGE BULB TOP WITH DOUBLE TURNED COLLARS , THE QUEEN WITH LARGE BULB TOP FINAL, TRADITIONAL REGENCE' BISHOP , THE OVERSIZE KNIGHTS WHICH ARE BIG AND NICELY HAND CARVED CARVED WITH PIERCED EYES AND SQUASHED BARELS, THE RIBBED URN SHAPE ROOKS ARE CHUNKY, ALL THE MAIN PIECES HAVING SHORT STEM AND THICK BULGING BASES TO ALLOW BETTER STABILITY THE PAWN WITH LARGE BASE AND COLLAR WITH SLIM STEM , THE LARGE BASE WITH LOW FOOT ARE SLIGHTLY CONCAVE TO ALLOW GOOD BALANCE AND STABILITY THE DESIGN IS SIMPLE AND STURDY, THERE ARE NO MANY SETS AROUND OF THIS KIND ANYMORE , GOOD SAMPLE OF FRENCH CHESS HISTORY, THE WHITE SET HAS A LOVELY CARAMEL PATINA AND THE OTHER SET IS IN BLACK AND SHOWING BROWN SHADES THE WOOD PLATE HAS BEEN RE-SEALED TO GIVE LONGER LIFE TO THE WOOD THE KING STAND AT 95 mm OR 3.75 THE BASE IS 30 mm WHITE KING WEIGH 29 gr THE PAWN IS 47 mm THE BASE IS 19 mm THE CHESS SET COME IN THE ORIGINAL SLIDE TOP BOX HAND MADE FROM SOLID BEECH WOOD , THE LID IS MADE FROM MAHOGANY , THE WOODWORK SHOW A DARK PATINA A, THE INNER BASE IS LINED WITH GREEN FELT, AS PER IN PHOTOS THE BOX DIMENSION ARE 19 X 10.5 X 7.7 cm THE UNWRAPPED COMBINED WEIGHT IS 617 gr IN MY SCALE.

THE CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS NOT PART OF THE SALE DISPLAY ONLY CONDITION REPORT CHESSMEN, THERE ARE SIGN OF AGE AND USAGE AMONG THE PIECES, SOME TALLER MEN'S ARE SLIGHTLY BOWED DUE TO REAL WOOD AGING, THERE MAY BE SIZE, TURNING ALSO CARVING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE SETS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TINY CHIPS TO THE BLACK KING COLLARS, A NATURAL HAIRLINE TO THE BAREL OF 1 BLACK KNIGHT ALSO A GIG TO THE BASE OF THE OTHER KNIGHT, THERE IS A CHIOP TP THE RIM BASE OF 1 BLACK PAWN WHICH ALSO SHOW SOME STAIN LOSS THE BLACK QUEEN SHOW SLIGHT DIGS TO THE COLLARS AND BASE WITH STAIN LOSS, SOME LOSS AND DIG TO THE TURRET OF 1 BLACK ROOK (as in last photo), OTHER THAN GOOD FOR PLAY OR DISPLAY, THE BOX SHOW MARKS AND SIGN FROM AGE AND STORAGE IS NOT PERFECT BUT STILL SOUND AS PER PHOTOS. I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS ITEM AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ALSO HOW I SEE IT SO PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED AND MAKEUP YOUR MIND. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. The item "ANTIQUE-VINTAGE CHESS SET TOURNAMENT FRENCH REGENCE PATTERN K 95 mm + ORIG BOX" is in sale since Wednesday, September 1, 2021. This item is in the category "Toys & Games\Games\Chess\Vintage Chess".

The seller is "jacqueline3663" and is located in Bristol/Avon. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Modified Item: No
• Colour: Black
• Country/Region of Manufacture: France
• Custom Bundle: No
• Material: Wood
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Age Level: 12-16 Years
• Brand: Unbranded