This English pattern set in ebony and boxwood is partially weighted?! Unusual to see the pawns without weights, yet getting such quality sets is none too easy. Thus when I was given the opportunity to
purchase this delightful set, I grabbed it greedily with no concern whatsoever for the unweighted anomaly, since the sheer scarcity of such a set would be a fine addition to my collection. The box shown in the images is not original to the set but was once was a tea caddy, and an English pattern knight motif has been glued by me onto the lid – not an original piece of course, but a moulded copy of a spare piece. The King height is some 4 inches tall. My belief is that the set was weighted at a later date but not by the unknown maker. Over the years I have purchased a number of sets from some preferred sellers, simply because doing business with these people is always a pleasure.
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