VINTAGE 1920s ART DECO FRENCH TRAVEL RAILWAY CHESS SET BOARD-BOX

AN ANTIQUE FRENCH RAILWAY TRAVEL PEGGED TRAVEL CHESS SET
 
THIS PARTICULAR SET WAS MADE IN FRANCE PROBABLY FROM AROUND 1920s 
IS A LOVELY TRAVEL CHES SET A NICE EXAMPLE, THE PIECES ARE NICELY HAND TURNED FROM 2 TONE BOXWOOD IN NATURAL AND JET BLACK STAINED, THE WOOD PLATE STILL RETAIN THE ORIGINAL FRENCH POLISH SO THE PIECES ARE SHINY, WELL TURNED WITH CLEAR RANKING SO EASY TO RECOGNISE, GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION ALSO USEFUL FOR PLAY IN TRAVEL AS THE PIECES REMAIN IN THE LAST POSITION WHEN THE BOX IS SHUT SO YOU CAN RESTART FROM WHERE YOU LEFT, THE CHESSMEN SIZE ARE ABOUT 18 UP TO 20mm PEGS INCLUDED


THE BOX IS NICELY HAND CRAFTED I BELIEVE FROM SOLID TEAK WOOD OR SIMILAR AND HAVING HINGED JOINTS, THE CHESS BOARD IS ROBUST AND THERE IS A SLIDE LID, THE CHESS BOARD BASE IS FROM  RED WOOD WITH ALTERNATED CREAM PAINTED SQUARES, THERE ARE HOLES TO THE SHORT SIDE FOR THE CAPTURED PIECES, ALL IN GOOD WORKING ORDER,THE WOOODWORK STILL RETAIN THE ORIGINAL SATIN FINISH  AND SHOW A LOVELY DARK PATINA

 BOX DIMESION
21.2 X 18.3 X 3.6cm THE PLAYING FIELD IS 19.5 X 16.5cm ,THE SQUARES ARE 16mm
THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 557gr IN MY SCALE


CONDITION REPORT
THIS SET HAS BEEN USED FOR PLAY BUT IS STILL IN GOOD ORDER CONSIDERING THE AGE AND IS IN PRISTINE USEABLE CONDITION, BUT THERE IS A STABLE HAIRLINE NEAR 1 JOINT AND A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD IS MISSING FROM THE LID BLADE, THERE ARE SOME EXPECTED LIGHT MARKS AND SIGN TO THE SHELL, THERE MAY BE SLIGHT TURNING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE PIECES, OTHER THAN IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, THE PLAYING SURFACE IS IN CLEAN CONDITION BUT THERE MAY BE SLIGHT COSMETIC MARKS HERE AND THERE TO THE PLAYING FIELD, 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 SOLD AS SEEN IN PHOTOS


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