A RARE VINTAGE FRENCH DESIGN CHESS SET

IN MY KNOWLEDGE WAS CRAFTED IN FRANCE BY ALCAN FROM AROUND 1960, ALSO THERE ARE SIMILAR CHESS SET DESIGN MADE BY SCOTT WOLFE

THE CHESSMEN ARE WELL CRAFTED FROM ALLUMINIUM IN NATURAL AND GOLD PLATED 
AS YOU CAN SEE THE DESIGN IS VERY FUTURIST THE CHESS PIECES FEATURING LOVELY SILUETTE SHAPED FORM
THE CHESSMEN STILL RETAIN THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BLUE BOTTOM FELTS, IS REALLY A GOOD LOOKING CHESS SET SUITABLE FOR MODERN ART CHESS COLLECTORS, THERE ARE NO MANY ABOUT IN THESE DAYS

 THE KINDG STAND AT 67mm THE BASE IS 19mm THE PAWN IS 37mm THE BASE IS 18mm

THIS CHESS SET COME WITH A LOVELY CHESS BOARD IN WHICH THE BASE IS HAND MADE FROM SOLID WOOD AND THE FRAME SHOW BEVELED EDGES, THE PLAYING FIELD IS NICELY INLAID WITH BIRCH SATIN AND MAHOGANY OR SIMILAR WOOD VENEER, THERE IS A BRASS INLAY TO THE EDGES, THE BOARD STAND ON 2 BRASS FEET IS A VERY NICE LITTLE BOARD AND A GOOD MATCH FOR THE CHESS SET

THE BOARD DIMENSION ARE; 33cm OR 13" ACROSS AND THE SQUARES ARE 39mm


CONDITION REPORT
THIS SET HAS BEEN USED FOR PLAY BUT LOOK AFTER CONSIDERING THE AGE AND IS STILL IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH ONLY FEW LIGHT MARKS TO THE PLATE OF SOME PIECES, ONLY MENTIONED FOR ACCURANCY OTHERWISE THE PIECES ARE IN LOVELY CONDITION

 THE CHESS BOARD SHOW SOME LIGHT COSMETIC MARKS AND SIGN HERE THERE TO THE PLAYING FIELD AND EDGES, THE BRASS BANDING IS SLIGHT TARNISH BUT CAN BE POLISHED BUT IS IN CLEAN CONDITION GOOD THE PLAYING OR DISPLAY ,

 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

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