VINTAGE CHESS SET HUGE FRENCH LARDY INT STAUNTON PATTERN K 120 mm + OLD BOX. HERE ON OFFER IS A VINTAGE FRENCH CLUB SIZE LARDY INTERNATIONAL "STAUNTON PATTERN" CHESS SET THIS LISTING IS FOR A FULL SET OF 32 CHESSMEN AND A OLD BOX THESE CHESSMEN WERE MADE IN FRANCE BY LARDY INTERNATIONAL FOR THE UK RETAILERS INCLUDING K&C ALSO JAQUES LONDON, THIS TOP LINE LARDY CHESS SETS WERE PRODUCE IN LOW NUMBER AS VERY FEW CLUB WOULD USED THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE WELL BEYOND THE FIDE LIMIT OF 95 mm KING SIZE TOURNAMENT PIECES SO NO MANY ABOUT, THE BOXWOOD PATINA SUGGEST THAT THIS SET WAS MADE FROM AROUND 1950-60s AND SHOW A REMAKABLE TOFFEE COLOUR TO THE BOXWOOD SET, THE PIECES ARE HAND TURNED AT HIGH STANDARD FROM BOXWOOD AND BROWN STAINED WOOD PROBABLY MAPLE WOOD, THE WOOD PLATE IS VERY SMOOTH WITH A MATT FINISH ALL BAIZED WITH GREEN FELTS, THIS SET HAS BEEN USE FOR PLAY OVER THE YEARS BUT WELL LOOK AFTER SO STILL IN GOOD AND CLEAN CONDITION, THE CHESSMEN ARE LOADED WITH LEAD WEIGHT WITH HUGE BASES CONSEQUENTLY IS A TOP PLAYING CHESS SET, THE PIECES ARE VERY SUBSTANTIAL THE KING STAND AT 120 mm OR 4.75" THE BASE IS 50 mm OR 2" THE BROWN KING WEIGHT IS 83 gr THE PAWN IS IS 65 mm OR JUST OVER 2.5 THE BASE IS 37 AND WEIGH 32 gr mm APPROX THE SET COME IN A OLD CASKET CRAFTED FROM SOLID MAHOGANY WOOD THE INNER AND BASE AND LID ARE LINED WITH GREEN COLOUR FELT , THE BOX DIMENSION 33 X 18.5 X 12.8 cm THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 2.11 kg (in my scale) THE CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS NOT INCLUDED DISPLAY ONLY THIS CHESS SET REQUIRE A BOARD OF 57mm SQUARES OR MORE. CONDITION REPORT CHESS PIECES - THERE ARE LTTLE SIGN OF USAGE AMONG THE PIECES TO THE WOOD PLATE, THERE ARE A NUBER OF INDENTSAROUND THE BASE OF 1 WHITE BISHOP AS PER PHOTOS, OTHER THAN GOOD VINTAGE USED CONDITION THE CHESS BOX- THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MARKS, SIGN ALSO SOME SCRATCHES, INDENTS HERE AND THERE , THE LOCK IS THERE BUT NO KEY SO UNTESTED BUT GOOD FOR THE JOB, AS SEEN IN PHOTOS.
I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS ITEM AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ALSO HOW I SEE IT BUT PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED AND MAKE UP YOUR MIND. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.The item "VINTAGE CHESS SET HUGE FRENCH LARDY INT STAUNTON PATTERN K 120 mm + OLD BOX" is in sale since Wednesday, August 18, 2021. This item is in the category "Toys & Games\Games\Chess\Vintage Chess". The seller is "jacqueline3663" and is located in Bristol/Avon.
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