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A LARGE ANTIQUE CLUB SIZE FRENCH REGENGE' PATTERN CHESS SET

THIS FINE SAMPLE IN MY KNOWLEDGE WAS MADE AROUND LATE 19th CENTURY IN FRANCE, MOST LIKELY MADE BY THE JURA AREA TURNERS, THE PIECES ARE EXPERTLY TURNED AND HAND SCULPTED FROM BOXWOOD AND EBONIZED HARDWOOD

THIS IS A LARGE CLUB FRENCH REGENCE PATTERN DESIGN AND TURNED FOR SERIOUS GAMES AS A PLAYING CHESS SET SHOULD BE

THE KINGS WITH CLOSE UP LOTUS SHAPE CROWN AND LARGE BULB TOP AND DOUBLE TURNED RINGS ,THE QUEEN WITH LARGE BULB TOP FINAL,TRADITIONAL REGENCE' BISHOP, THE OVERSIZE KNIGHT ARE WELL HAND SCULPTED WITH PIERCED EYES,IMPOSING RIBBED FULL TOWER URN SHAPE AS ROOKS, THE PIECES ARE CHUNKY WITH LARGE BASES WITH LOW FEET TO ALLOW GREAT STABILITY AND BALANCE THE PAWN WITH BULGING BASES AND LARGE COLLAR WITH SLIM

THE DESIGN IS SIMPLE AND STURDY, THERE ARE NO MANY SETS AROUND OF THIS KIND ANYMORE ,NICE SAMPLE OF FRENCH CHESS HISTORY, THE BOXWOOD SET SHOW A BEAUTIFUL TOFFEE PATINA AND THE BLACK SET SHOW DARK BROWN SHADES, GREAT ADDITION TO ANY CHESS COLLECTION

THE WHITE KING STAND AT 103mm OR FULL 4" THE BASE IS 33mm AND WEIGH 44 AND 46gr THE BLACK KING , THE PAWN IS 58mm OR 2.25" THE BASE IS 22mm

I HAVE UPLOADED FEW PHOTOS A TOURNAMENT CHESS BOARD TO GIVE AN IDEA OF THE SCALE, BUT THE BOARD IS NOT PART OF THE SALE DISPLAY ONLY

THE CHESS SET COME IN A OLD ENGLISH LIFT UP LID BOX NOT ORIGINAL TO THE SET BUT SUITABLE FOR THE JOB THE LOCK IS NOT WORKING, PROBABLY FROM THE 19th CENTURY

THE BOX DIMENSION ARE 27 X 19.5 X 11.5cm

THE UNWRAPPED COMBINED WEIGHT IS 1.520kg IN MY SCALE

CONDITION REPORT

CHESSMEN, THERE ARE CHIPS TO THE TOP BAREL AND TO 1 COLLAR TO BLACK QUEEN, 3 WHITE AND 2 BLACK PAWNS HAVING NARROW AND STABLE HAIRLINE, ANOTHER BLACK PAWN WITH A STABLE CRACK TO THE BASE AND SHOW A CHIP TO THE COLLAR ANOTHER WHITE PAWN SHOW A WOOD IMPERFECTION TO THE BASE, THE WHITE QUEEN HAVING A NUMBER OF TINY CHIPS TO THE RIM BAREL, THE WHITE KING SHOW A STABLE CRACK TO THE BAREL AND EFFECTING 2 COLLARS, THERE ARE SOME TURNING AND SIZE DIFFERENCES AMONG BOTH SETS
THE BOX IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BUT THERE ARE FEW PIECES OF VENEER MISSING AND THE LOCK IS NOT IN WORKING ORDER
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

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