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HERE ON OFFER IS
A VINTAGE WEIGHTED FRENCH TOURNAMENT SIZE CHESS SET "STAUNTON PATTERN"
IN MY KNOWLEDGE THIS PARTICUL CHESS SET WAS TURNED BY CHAVET, ALTHOUGH THE KNIGHT SHOWING SIMILARITY TO THE LARDY CHESS SET THIS SET WAS MADE BY CHAVET, INFACT IN THE 1980s LARDY COMPANY WAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY AND AT THE TIME CHAVET BOUGHT THE MACHINERY TO PRODUCE THE WELLKNOWN LARDY KNIGHT THAT IS WHY MANY SELLER LIKE ME WERE UNSURE IF THIS SETS WERE MADE BY LARDY UNTIL NOW
THERE ARE FEW DIFFERNCES THE LARDY BASE WERE TALLER AND SLIMMER AND CHAVET BASE ARE BULGIER AND SHORTER ALSO THE HORSES HEADS DETAILS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
THIS LISTING IS FOR A FULL SET OF 32 CHESSMEN THE PIECES PROBABLY MADE FROM AROUND MID 1980s,
THE CHESS PIECES ARE NICELY TURNED FROM 2 TONE BOXWOOD SOURCED FROM THE JURA REGION SO LOCAL WOOD, THE CHESSMEN WOOD PLATE IS VERY SMOOTH AND SHOW A LOVELY FRENCH POLISHED FINISH, AND THE OTHER SET IS BLACK STAINED, THE WHITE SET SHOW A NICE GOLDEN PATINA, THE PIECES ARE WEIGHTED AND STILL RETAIN ALL THE ORIGINAL GREEN FELTS,THIS SET HAS BEEN PLAYED BUT IS WELL PRESERVED AND IS IN LOVELY CONDITION THERE MAY BE SOME LIGHT MARKS TO THE WOOD PLATE FROM MANUFACTURE AS PER PHOTOS, ALL THE PIECES ARE MADE AT FIDE SPECIFICATION, AM CONFIDENT THAT THE EXPERTS OUT THERE CAN IDENTIFY THIS SET THE PIECES ARE HOUSED IN A PERIOD LIFT TOP BOX HAND MADE FROM WOOD AND COATED IN BLACK LEATHERETTE, SIMILAR BOXES WERE USED BY K & C ALSO JAQUES
THE CHESSMEN ARE NICELY WEIGHTED AND HAVING BULGING BASES WITH THICK FOOT RIM TO ALLOW EXCELLENT BALANCE AND STABILITY IS INDEED A VERY GOOD PLAYING CHESS SET, ALL THE ORIGINAL GREEN BOTTOM FELTS,THE PIECES ARE VERY ROBUST AND TACTILE
THE KING STAND AT 93mm OR JUST OVER 3.5" THE BASE IS 37mm THE KING WEIGH 42gr
THE PAWN IS 46mm THE BASE IS 28mm
THE ORIGINAL LIFT TOP BOX IN PHOTOS IS ALSO INCLUDED, THE SHELL IS COATED WITH BLACK LEATHERETTE AND THE INNER STORAGE AND LID ARE LINED WITH WINE COLOUR FELT AND IS IN GOOD ORDER
BOX DIMENSION 20.2 X 15.8 X 9.2cm
THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 1.268gr (in my scale)
THE CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS NOT INCLUDED DISPLAY ONLY
CONDITION REPORT
THE CHESS PIECES ARE ALL IN PRISTINE UN-DAMAGED CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT SIGN OF USE, THE CHESS BOX IS IN SIMILAR CONDITION JUST SHOW LITTLE MARKS AND SIGN TO THE SHELL 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
SELLER SHIPPING NOTE ; FOR ANY ITEM SOLD AND SEND TO OUTSIDE THE UK THE IMPORT TAX AND CUSTOMS FEES ARE AT BUYER EXPENSES ONLY PLEASE BEWARE
SHIPPING
A VINTAGE WEIGHTED FRENCH TOURNAMENT SIZE CHESS SET "STAUNTON PATTERN"
IN MY KNOWLEDGE THIS PARTICUL CHESS SET WAS TURNED BY CHAVET, ALTHOUGH THE KNIGHT SHOWING SIMILARITY TO THE LARDY CHESS SET THIS SET WAS MADE BY CHAVET, INFACT IN THE 1980s LARDY COMPANY WAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY AND AT THE TIME CHAVET BOUGHT THE MACHINERY TO PRODUCE THE WELLKNOWN LARDY KNIGHT THAT IS WHY MANY SELLER LIKE ME WERE UNSURE IF THIS SETS WERE MADE BY LARDY UNTIL NOW
THERE ARE FEW DIFFERNCES THE LARDY BASE WERE TALLER AND SLIMMER AND CHAVET BASE ARE BULGIER AND SHORTER ALSO THE HORSES HEADS DETAILS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
THIS LISTING IS FOR A FULL SET OF 32 CHESSMEN THE PIECES PROBABLY MADE FROM AROUND MID 1980s,
THE CHESS PIECES ARE NICELY TURNED FROM 2 TONE BOXWOOD SOURCED FROM THE JURA REGION SO LOCAL WOOD, THE CHESSMEN WOOD PLATE IS VERY SMOOTH AND SHOW A LOVELY FRENCH POLISHED FINISH, AND THE OTHER SET IS BLACK STAINED, THE WHITE SET SHOW A NICE GOLDEN PATINA, THE PIECES ARE WEIGHTED AND STILL RETAIN ALL THE ORIGINAL GREEN FELTS,THIS SET HAS BEEN PLAYED BUT IS WELL PRESERVED AND IS IN LOVELY CONDITION THERE MAY BE SOME LIGHT MARKS TO THE WOOD PLATE FROM MANUFACTURE AS PER PHOTOS, ALL THE PIECES ARE MADE AT FIDE SPECIFICATION, AM CONFIDENT THAT THE EXPERTS OUT THERE CAN IDENTIFY THIS SET THE PIECES ARE HOUSED IN A PERIOD LIFT TOP BOX HAND MADE FROM WOOD AND COATED IN BLACK LEATHERETTE, SIMILAR BOXES WERE USED BY K & C ALSO JAQUES
THE CHESSMEN ARE NICELY WEIGHTED AND HAVING BULGING BASES WITH THICK FOOT RIM TO ALLOW EXCELLENT BALANCE AND STABILITY IS INDEED A VERY GOOD PLAYING CHESS SET, ALL THE ORIGINAL GREEN BOTTOM FELTS,THE PIECES ARE VERY ROBUST AND TACTILE
THE KING STAND AT 93mm OR JUST OVER 3.5" THE BASE IS 37mm THE KING WEIGH 42gr
THE PAWN IS 46mm THE BASE IS 28mm
THE ORIGINAL LIFT TOP BOX IN PHOTOS IS ALSO INCLUDED, THE SHELL IS COATED WITH BLACK LEATHERETTE AND THE INNER STORAGE AND LID ARE LINED WITH WINE COLOUR FELT AND IS IN GOOD ORDER
BOX DIMENSION 20.2 X 15.8 X 9.2cm
THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 1.268gr (in my scale)
THE CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS NOT INCLUDED DISPLAY ONLY
CONDITION REPORT
THE CHESS PIECES ARE ALL IN PRISTINE UN-DAMAGED CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT SIGN OF USE, THE CHESS BOX IS IN SIMILAR CONDITION JUST SHOW LITTLE MARKS AND SIGN TO THE SHELL 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
SELLER SHIPPING NOTE ; FOR ANY ITEM SOLD AND SEND TO OUTSIDE THE UK THE IMPORT TAX AND CUSTOMS FEES ARE AT BUYER EXPENSES ONLY PLEASE BEWARE
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