by Pauline McCallum | May 24, 2020
This unstamped quality set in turned boxwood and rosewood was purchased by me for a bargain price without an original box and a significant amount of damage around 2 years ago at the Ingliston Antique Fair near Edinburgh hosted at the Royal Highland Centre. As an...
by Pauline McCallum | May 7, 2020
This set was purchased from the likeable Glasgow Great Western Auctions way back in around 2007-2008. At the auction the bidding was heated, and by the skin of my teeth I scraped home. I was frustrated by the missing finials on the kings heads, so I decided to add a...
by Pauline McCallum | Dec 20, 2019
Recently on e-bay I purchased a flawed set with this honest description:- Vintage Wooden Chess Set King height approx. 3.5 inches some damage one of the black pawns looks like a replacement It was being sold to raise funds for Cornwall hospice care, and thankfully no...
by Pauline McCallum | Feb 20, 2019
This boxwood/ebony St.George pattern set appears to resemble the Gamage advert taken from the early 20th century. In the adverts for both the English and the St. George pattern it is unclear as to which is which. With a king height of 3.75 inches, these chunky...
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