VINTAGE JAQUES CHESS SET STAUNTON PATTERN K 85mm + BOX NO BOARD

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A VINTAGE WEIGHTED LARGE JAQUES CHESS SET "STAUNTON PATTERN" TURNED AT FIDE SPECIFICATION
 THESE KIND OF CHESS SETS WERE SOLD IN THE UK BY JAQUES AND SON LONDON FROM AROUND 1970s OR SO THEY WERE PART OF AN ECONOMY SERIES ISSUED TO SUPPLY CHESS CLUBS IN THE UK AND ABROAD

 THIS LISTING IS FOR A FULL SET OF 32 CHESSMEN AND ORIGINAL JAQUES BOX 
 THE PIECES ARE WEIGHTED AND HAVING BULGING BASES  TO ALLW GOOD BALANCE AND STABILITY 
 THE BOXWOOD PLATE IS FINISH WITH LOVELY FRENCH POLISH LAQUER LIKE AND IS STILL VERY SHINY AND SHOW A NICE GOLD-ORANGY PATINA THE PIECES ARE HAND TURNED AT FIDE SPECIFICATION FROM BOXWOOD AND JET BLACK STAINED WOOD, THE WOOD PLATE IS VERY SMOOTH, THE PIECES ARE STILL BAIZED WITH THE ORIGINAL GREEN FELTS AND ALL IN GOOD ORDER
THE CHESSMEN ARE REALLY ARE SUBSTANTIAL-ROBUST AND ARE WEIGHTED IS A GOOD PLAYING CHESS SET

    THE KING STAND AT 85mm OR A TAD TO 3.5" THE BASE IS 34mm THE KING WEIGH 29gr, THE PAWN IS 40mm THE BASE IS 23mm 


THE SET COME IN THE ORIGINAL SLIDE TOP BOX HAND CRAFTED FROM SOLID MAHOGANY AND HAVING HINGED JOINTS THE LID IS MADE FROM STRONG PLYWOOD AND THERE IS A JAQUES LABEL TO THE LID, THE WOODWORK SHOW A LOVELY PATINA, THE INNER BASE IS LINED WITH GREEN FELT AS PER PHOTOS
THE BOX DIMENSION 19 X 12.8 X 9.7cm

THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 781gr (in my scale)


CONDITION REPORT
CHESS PIECES - HAVE BEEN WELL LOOK AFTER BUT USED FOR PLAY, BUT ARE IN PRISTINE CLEAN CONDITION, THE ONLY THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE MOUTH OF 1 BLACK KNIGHT HAS BEEN RESTORED AND A TINY PIECE OF WOOD IS MISSING  FROM THE LOWER LIP AS SEE PHOTOS, OTHERWISE GOOD FOR PLAY OR DISPLAY THE BOX SHOW VERY LITTLE SIGN FROM STORAGE OTHER THAN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION
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 SOLD AS SEEN

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