ANTIQUE SMALL CHESS SET WEIGHTED STAUNTON PATTERN K55mm + OLD BOARD AND BOX

HERE ON OFFER IS

AN ANTIQUE SMALL FRENCH WEIGHTED STAUNTON PATTERN CHESS SET PLUS BOX AND NICE OLD FOLDING CHESS BOARD


IN MY KNOWLEDGE THIS SET WAS MADE AROUND LATE 19th TO EARLY 20th CENTURY IN FRANCE PROBABLY 1910-1920s,THE PIECES ARE WELL TURNED AND HAND SCULPTED FROM 2 TONE BOXWOOD AND EBONIZED HARDWOOD, THE PLATEOF BOTH SETS STILL RETAIN MOST OF THE SHINY FRENCHE POLISH AND BOXWOOD SET SHOW A REMARKABLE TOFFEE PATINA NATURALLY GAINED,  ALL THE PIECES ARE LED WEIGHTED AND STILL HAVING THE ORIGINAL BOTTOM FELTS

THE KINGS HAVING DETAILED CROSS , TRADITIONAL CORONET TO THE QUEEN, THE BISHOP SHOW A LOVELY HEAD SHAPE, THE KNIGHTS ARE WELL SCULPTED HORSES HEADS, FULL TWOWER AS ROOKS
 THE KING STAND AT 55mm AND THE BASE IS 23mm THE PAWN IS 27mm THE BASE IS 17mm
THE CHESS SET COME IN A LOVELY SLIDE TOP BOX HAND CRAFTED FROM SOLID DARK OAK, THE INNER STORAGE IS ALL LINED WITH WINE COLOUR FELT IS A VERY GOOD QUALITY BOX
THE DIMENSION ARE; 14 X 9.5 X 6cm

INCLUDED IN THIS SALE THERE IS A LOVELY FOLDING MOROCCAN FOLDING CHESS BOARD, PROBABLY DATING FROM THE SAME PERIOD OF THE CHESS SET, THE OUTER BOARD SHOW AN ABSTRACT PATTERN IN DARK BROWN, THE PLAYING FIELD IS BLACK AND BEIGE WITH GOLD ACCENTS AROUND THE SQUARES, IS A VERY NICE LITTLE CHESS BOARD  
THE BOARD DIMENSION WHEN OPEN ARE 29.8 X 29cm OR ABOUT 11.75" ACROSS THE SQUARES ARE 31mm

THE COMBINED WEIGHT BEFORE PACKAGING IS 630gr (in my scale)
 INTERESTING LOT FOR COLLECTORS AND OF COURSE FOR PLAYERS

CONDITION REPORT
THE PIECES ARE QUITE OLD AND HAVE BEEN WELL USED OVER THE YEARS CONSEQUENTLY THER ARE MARKS AND SIGN TO THE WOOD PLATE SOME LIGHT DISCOLORATION BUT ARE STILL IN GOOD USABLE CONDITION, THERE MAYBE SOME TURNING AND SIZE DIFFERENCES AMONG THE PIECES, A SMALL PIECE IS MISSING FROM THE BLACK KING CROSS, A TINY PIECE IS MISSING FROM THE LOWER JAW OF 1 BLACK KNIGHT AND THERE IS A CIP TO THE WHITE QUEEN FOOT AS SEEN IN PHOTOS
THE BOX IS IN VERY GOOD ORDER JUST SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES HEE AND THERE
THE BOARD SHOW EXPECTED COSMETIC MARKS AND SIGN HERE AND THERE AND SOME LIGHT STAINS TO THE PLAYING FIELD, COUPLE SMALL PIECES OF LEATHER ARE MISSING FROM THE SHELL, AS SEEN IN PHOTOS
HAVE DESCRIBED IT AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND HOW I SEE IT SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED AND MAKEUP YOUR MIND SOLD AS SEEN
 

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