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Friday, June 6, 2008

Early "Encyclopedia" Regence set

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A rare excample of an early Regence subpattern turned on so-called "rose lathe engine". The subpattern owes its name to the famous...

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Fine Kholmogory walrus ivory knight

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This fine piece comes from a 18th century Russian Kholmogory set and is made of walrus ivory. The carving quality is second to none. Walrus...

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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Regence set

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Finely turned and early Regence pattern chess set from around 1800. I have come to believe that it rather comes from the 1700s, though. Whi...

Monday, January 21, 2008

Some words on small German sets

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Small German sets and rollup boards were imported to England in remarkable diversity. Sometimes the sets carry the labels of English retaile...

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Sunday, November 4, 2007

Barleycorn sets

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This article is an attempt of a logical classification of chess sets usually associated with the term 'Barleycorn'. It contains very...

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