by Pauline McCallum | May 30, 2025
This may well be described as a TAGO collectable (Try And Get One). The use of the word ‘rare’ is so common in describing chess collectables it really has no value in my opinion – even A U N T … T E A K has risen from her grave! My cynical...
by Pauline McCallum | Apr 15, 2020
Makers of reproduction chessmen sometimes bastardise history by inventing rubbish stolen from various sites. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaques-Reproduction-BCC-Circa1900-01-Staunton-Stroud-Club-Series-Chessmen/232407866050 But the truth of the matter is that...
by Pauline McCallum | Jan 9, 2020
I have decided to post this important article on the British Chess Company (BCC) because of this seemingly unproven factual statement on the HOS antique website. In C.N. 5788, a correspondent asked for information about the BCC, and we now reproduce a feature...
by Pauline McCallum | Feb 12, 2019
This unweighted early BCC Royal set, king 10cms (no original box) was purchased on ebay some years ago, with the white knight heads painted pink with a water-based paint!! After its careful removal with methylated spiritis it became necessary to coat the cleaned...
by Pauline McCallum | Feb 2, 2019
Purchased from e-bay in February 2019, and sourced from an antiques fair at Buxton Pavillion (many thanks Craig Sutton!), a lovely BCC unweighted Royal chess set with 10cm king in boxwood and ebony with original sliding lid box in wonderful condition (unfortunately...
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