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Rare Authenticated Antique Staunton Chess Players & Teak Board - $500 (Chilliwack)
condition:
excellent
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Staunton Chessmen have become the standard of the world and are required in all National and International Tournaments
This is Tournament Edition Model # 1493 Walnut/Alabaster
The King measures 4" tall with a 1.75" diameter base while the pawns measure 2" tall with a 1.25" base.
All these highly detailed quality players are weighted and have black felt bottoms
Check out the marbling on the alabaster players, really looks outstanding
The board presents quite well and is of a laminate teak material. It measures 16" square with 1.75" square squares. The underneath part of the board also has a felt bottom
Some good chess sets with just the players alone can easily go for up to $5,000
I recently sold a chess set with really nice wooden players and received $650 for that set. Those players were pale in comparison to these players but the board was a bit nicer
As an investment, chess sets like this are really hard to find and will undoubtably continue to go up in value
If the 58 year old player's cardboard box was in better condition, I would have rated this chess set "Like New" instead of "Excellent" and the value would be considerably higher
It would be in the future next owner's best interests to find a more professional storage container for these unique special players
Anyone interested please feel free to contact me
Thx for looking