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HERE ON OFFER IS
AN ANTIQUE LATE 19th EARLY 20th CENTURY LARGE PEGGED TRAVEL CHESS SET
IN MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SET WAS MADE IN ENGLAND,FROM AROUND 1900-1920 OR SO
THIS SET WAS SPECIFICALY HAND CRAFTED FOR TRAVEL PURPOSE PROBABLY A CUSTOM MADE SET
IS A LOVELY LARGE SET IN WHICH THE CHESS PIECES ARE NICELY HAND TURNED FROM FRUIT WOOD AND ROSEWOOD, THE PIECES ARE CHUNCKY MORE THAN AVERAGE AND WELL TURNED WITH A NICE STAUNTON DESIGN EASY TO DISTINGUISH THE RANKS,THE FRUIT WOOD PLATE SHOW A REMARKABLE TOFFEE PATINA NATURALLY GAINED WITH AGE AND USAGE AND BOTH PLATE ARE VERY SMOOTH, GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION ALSO VERY USEFUL FOR PLAY IN TRAVEL BECAUSE THE PIECES REMAIN IN THE LAST POSITION WHEN THE LID IS SHUT
THIS SET COME FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE CHESSMEN SIZE ARE 25mm THE PAWN AND 26mm THE KING PEGS INCLUDED
THE BOARD- BOX IS NICELY HAND CRAFTED FROM SOLID BEECHWOOD THE SLIDE TOP IS MADE FROM TOUGH WALNUT PLYWOOD ,THERE ARE HOLES TO THE PLAYING BOARD EDGE FOR THE CAPTURED PIECES,THE PLAYING FIELD IS MADE FROM A SINGLE SHEET OF TOUGH PLYWOOD AND THE SQUARES ARE GROOVED IN, AND HALF SQUARES ARE BLACK STAINED, THE WOODWORK SHOW A LOVELY TOFFEE PATINA, ALL IN WORKING ORDER
THE BOX DIMESION
21cm OR JUST OVER 8.25" ACROSS THE PLAYING FIELD IS 19.6cm OR 7.75" ACROSS,THE SQUARES ARE 21mm
THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 596gr IN MY SCALE
CONDITION REPORT
THIS SET HAS BEEN USED FOR PLAY BUT WELL LOOK AFTER AND ALL THE PIECES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION , THERE MAY BE SOME COSMETIC SIGN OF USE AND AGE HERE AND THERE ARE, PLEASE ALLOW SLIGHT TURNING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE PIECES AS PER PHOTOS
THE BOX SHELL SHOW USUAL COSMETIC MARKS AND SIGN HERE AND THERE FROM USE AND STORAGE, OTHERWISE IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, THE PLAYING SURFACE SHOW SOME USUAL MARKS HERE AND THERE
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
SELLER SHIPPING NOTE; FOR ANY ITEM SEND OUTSIDE THE UK THE IMPORT TAX AND CUSTOMS FEES ARE AT BUYER EXPENSES PLEASE BE AWARE
SHIPPING
UK DELIVERY.......................£4.99
WORLDWIDE DELIVERY BY eBay GSP
AN ANTIQUE LATE 19th EARLY 20th CENTURY LARGE PEGGED TRAVEL CHESS SET
IN MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SET WAS MADE IN ENGLAND,FROM AROUND 1900-1920 OR SO
THIS SET WAS SPECIFICALY HAND CRAFTED FOR TRAVEL PURPOSE PROBABLY A CUSTOM MADE SET
IS A LOVELY LARGE SET IN WHICH THE CHESS PIECES ARE NICELY HAND TURNED FROM FRUIT WOOD AND ROSEWOOD, THE PIECES ARE CHUNCKY MORE THAN AVERAGE AND WELL TURNED WITH A NICE STAUNTON DESIGN EASY TO DISTINGUISH THE RANKS,THE FRUIT WOOD PLATE SHOW A REMARKABLE TOFFEE PATINA NATURALLY GAINED WITH AGE AND USAGE AND BOTH PLATE ARE VERY SMOOTH, GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION ALSO VERY USEFUL FOR PLAY IN TRAVEL BECAUSE THE PIECES REMAIN IN THE LAST POSITION WHEN THE LID IS SHUT
THIS SET COME FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE CHESSMEN SIZE ARE 25mm THE PAWN AND 26mm THE KING PEGS INCLUDED
THE BOARD- BOX IS NICELY HAND CRAFTED FROM SOLID BEECHWOOD THE SLIDE TOP IS MADE FROM TOUGH WALNUT PLYWOOD ,THERE ARE HOLES TO THE PLAYING BOARD EDGE FOR THE CAPTURED PIECES,THE PLAYING FIELD IS MADE FROM A SINGLE SHEET OF TOUGH PLYWOOD AND THE SQUARES ARE GROOVED IN, AND HALF SQUARES ARE BLACK STAINED, THE WOODWORK SHOW A LOVELY TOFFEE PATINA, ALL IN WORKING ORDER
THE BOX DIMESION
21cm OR JUST OVER 8.25" ACROSS THE PLAYING FIELD IS 19.6cm OR 7.75" ACROSS,THE SQUARES ARE 21mm
THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 596gr IN MY SCALE
CONDITION REPORT
THIS SET HAS BEEN USED FOR PLAY BUT WELL LOOK AFTER AND ALL THE PIECES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION , THERE MAY BE SOME COSMETIC SIGN OF USE AND AGE HERE AND THERE ARE, PLEASE ALLOW SLIGHT TURNING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE PIECES AS PER PHOTOS
THE BOX SHELL SHOW USUAL COSMETIC MARKS AND SIGN HERE AND THERE FROM USE AND STORAGE, OTHERWISE IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, THE PLAYING SURFACE SHOW SOME USUAL MARKS HERE AND THERE
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
SELLER SHIPPING NOTE; FOR ANY ITEM SEND OUTSIDE THE UK THE IMPORT TAX AND CUSTOMS FEES ARE AT BUYER EXPENSES PLEASE BE AWARE
SHIPPING
UK DELIVERY.......................£4.99
WORLDWIDE DELIVERY BY eBay GSP
