HERE ON OFFER IS
AN ANTIQUE FRENCH REGENGE'PATTERN TOURNAMENT SIZE CHESS SET AND BOX
IN MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SET WAS MADE AROUND LATE 19th TO EARLY 20th CENTURY IN FRANCE, BASED ON THE HAND SCULPTED KNIGHTS I BELIEVE THIS SET WAS TURNERS IN DORTAN NEAR OYONNAX JURA REGION, THE PIECES ARE EXPERTLY TURNED AND FROM LOCAL BOXWOOD AND BLACK STAINED FRUIT WOOD, THE BOXWOOD SET SHOW A LOVELY CARAMEL-TOFFEE PATINA, THIS PARTICULAR CHESS SET HAS BEEN WELL LOOK AFTER CONSIDERING THE AGE AND USE
THE PIECES ARE SUBSTANTIAL, THE KINGS WITH CLOSE UP LOTUS SHAPE CROWN AND LARGE BULB TOP WITH DOUBLE TURNED COLLARS ,THE QUEEN WITH LARGE BULB TOP FINAL,TRADITIONAL REGENCE' BISHOP WITH SIDE CUT COLLARS AND WELL SHAPED KNIGHT HAND MADE WITH PIERCED EYES, RIBBED URN SHAPE FULL TOWER AS ROOKS , ALL THE MAIN PIECES HAVING SHORT STEM AND LARGE BASES TO ALLOW BETTER STABILITY THE PAWN WITH LARGE BASE AND COLLAR WITH SLIM STEM ,THE BASES LARGE AND A BIT CONCAVE WITH LOW FOOT TO ALLOW GOOD BALANCE AND STABILITY
THE DESIGN IS SIMPLE AND STURDY, THERE ARE NO MANY SETS AROUND OF THIS KIND ANYMORE ,GOOD SAMPLE OF FRENCH CHESS HISTORY
THE KING STAND AT 90mm OR JUST OVER 3.5" THE BASE IS 29mm, THE PAWN IS 48mm OR A TAD TO 2"THE BASE IS 19mm
THE CHESS SET COME IN THE ORIGINAL SLIDE TOP BOX, NICELY HAND CRAFTED FROM SOLID PINE WOOD, THE INNER BASE IS LINED WITH WINE COLOUR FELT THE WOODWORK SHOW A LOVELY DARK PATINA
THE BOX DIMENSION ARE; 19.5 X 11 X 7.4cm THE UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 535gr IN MY SCALE
THE CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS NOT INCLUDED DISPLAY ONLY
CONDITION REPORT
CHESSMEN, THERE ARE GENERAL SIGN OF AGE AND USE AMONG THE PIECES, SOME TALLER MEN'S ARE SLIGHTLY BOWED DUE TO REAL WOOD AGE,THERE MAY BE SIZE,THERE MAY BI SLIGHT TURNING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE SETS OTHERWISE ISIN CLEAL PRISTINE CONDITION
AS PER PHOTOS, THE BOX SHOW USUAL COSMETIC SIGN OF USE AND AGE BUT A TINY PIECE OF WOOD IS MISSING FROM 1 RAIL OTHERWISE BUT IS IN GOOD 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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