VINTAGE WEIGHTED CHESS SET TOURNAMENT FRENCH LARDY STAUNTON K 95 mm + BOX

  

VINTAGE WEIGHTED CHESS SET TOURNAMENT FRENCH LARDY STAUNTON K 95 mm + BOX. HERE ON OFFER IS A VINTAGE TOURNAMENT STAUNTON PATTERN CHESS SET F. E STANDARD MADE IN FRANCE BY LARDY INTERNATIONAL FROM AROUND 1960-70s PLUS THE ORIGINAL BOX THE MAIN PIECES TURNING ARE TIPICALLY AT LARDY SPECIFICATION FOR A TOURNAMENT COMPETITION, IN MY KNOWLEDGE LARDY AROUND 1960s STARTED TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE CHESS SETS TO UP GRADE THE QUALITY, IN ORDER TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE IN FACT IN THIS SET THE KNIGHTS CARVING ARE BETTER THAN STANDARD AND GLASS EYES WERE ADDED ALSO THE WOOD CHOICE DIFFER FROM THE USUAL BOXWOOD AND STAINED WOOD THE PIECES HERE LISTED ARE TURNED FROM OLIVE WOOD AND ROSEWOOD SO BETTER QUALITY, ALSO THE BOX IS NOT THE USUAL RED STAINED BEECH WOOD BUT A WELL MADE BOX FROM SOLID MAHOGANY WOOD WITH LIFT UP TOP IS A GOOD QUALITY BOX THESE 32 WEIGHTED CHESSMEN ARE ARE SUBSTATIAL AND NICELY HAND TURNED, THE KING WITH LARGE CROSS AND THE QUEEN WITH LARGE CORONET, NICELY CARVED HORSES HEADS WITH GLASS EYES AS KNIGHTS WHICH ARE TURNED AND CARVED FROM A SINGLE LOG OF WOOD NOT 2 PARTS, THE ROOKS WITH 4 CRENELLATIONS, THE PIECES ARE LEAD WEIGHTED AND BAIZED WITH GREEN FELTS THE LEAD WEIGH AND THE BULGING BASES WITH THICK FOOT RIM PROVIDE A GOOD BALANCE AND STABILITY, IS VERY TACTILE AND PLESANT TO PLAY WITH IT, SEEMS THAT THIS SET HAS BEEN HARDLY USED FOR PLAY OR REALLY WELL LOOK AFTER CONSEQUENTLY IS IN GOOD CONDITION NO DAMAGE THE KING IS 95 mm OR 3.75" THE BASE IS 38 mm THE BLACK KING WEIGH IS 37 gr THE WHITE KING 31 gr THE PAWN 50 mm OR 2" APPROX THE BASE IS 27 mm AND WEIGH 17 gr THE BLACK AND 13gr THE CHESSMEN ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL BOX WELL CRAFTED FROM POLISHED MAHOGANY AS IN PHOTOS, THE INNER LID AND BASE ARE LINED WITH GREEN FELT, THERE IS A PARTITION TO THE.

MID STORAGE BOX SIZE 22 X 14.7 X 7.7 cm THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 1.032 kg (in my scale) CONDITION REPORT. CHESSMEN - THE CHESS PIECES ARE IN GOOD USED CONDITION THEY HAVE BEEN WELL LOOK AFTER THERE MAY BE FEW MINOR COSMETIC MARK AND SIGN TO SOME PIECES HARDLY NOTICEABLE, OTHERWISE IS IN GOOD ORDER THE CHESS BOX IS ALSO IN GOOD USED CONDITION SHOW THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT COSMETIC SIGN AND MARKS FROM STORAGE AND THERE IS A SHADE TO THE MID LID PROBABLY A PAQUES OR A FACTORY LABEL, ALSO THERE IS A CLEAN RESTORATION TO THE LID EDGE TO THE BACK AS PER PHOTOS, I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS LOT AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ALSO HOW I SEE IT SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDE AND MAKE UP YOUR MIND YOUR MIND.

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