HERE ON OFFER IS AN ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE FRENCH REGENGE' PATTERN TOURNAMENT SIZE CHESS SET IN MY KNOWLEDGE AND BASE ON THE LABEL THIS SET WAS MADE AROUND EARLY 20th CENTURY IN FRANCE AND RETAILED IN THE UK BY J. 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 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 92 mm OR JUST OVER 3.5" THE BASE IS 30 mm WHITE KING WEIGH 33 gr THE PAWN IS 51 mm OR 2" THE BASE IS 20 mm THE CHESS SET COME IN THE ORIGINAL SLIDE TOP BOX HAND MADE FROM SOLID PINE WOOD WITH SQUARE JOINTS, ON THE LID THERE IS STILL THE RETAILER PRINTED LABEL J. ANTIQUE-VINTAGE CHESS SET FRENCH REGENCE PATTERN K 92 mm + ORIG BOX NO BOARD.
THE WOODWORK SHOW A GENUINE DARK PATINA, THE INNER BASE AND LID ARE LINED WITH GREEN FELT, AS PER IN PHOTOS THE BOX DIMENSION ARE 20 X 10.7 X 8 cm THE UNWRAPPED COMBINED WEIGHT IS 651 gr IN MY SCALE THE CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS NOT PART OF THE SALE DISPLAY ONLY CONDITION REPORT CHESSMEN, THERE ARE SLIGHT 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, BLACK SET' THERE IS A HAIRLINE TO THE BASE OF 1 BISHOP AND 1 KNIGHT, WHITE SET THERE IS A HAIRLINE TO THE BASE OF 1 KNIGHT OTHER THAN GOOD FOR PLAY OR DISPLAY, THE BOX SHOW USUAL MARKS AND SIGN FROM AGE AND STORAGE , OTHER THAN IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER 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. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva's. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. The item "ANTIQUE-VINTAGE CHESS SET FRENCH REGENCE PATTERN K 92 mm + ORIG BOX NO BOARD" is in sale since Tuesday, April 13, 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.