by Pauline McCallum | Sep 2, 2026
This interesting Regence set, – probably made in the early 20th century- , may well be a one-off. Pure speculation on my part? The set has a fairly basic finish, not polished, and who has one?! I saw this set as a collector’s opportunity offered on Ebay...
by Pauline McCallum | May 30, 2025
At the recent Oxford Chess Collectors International (CCI) meeting, I managed to acquire this sought after Dutch set. With a king 10 cms high, the pieces are made of fruitwood – a light substance-, and the decorative finials are made of bone. These sets...
by Pauline McCallum | May 27, 2025
This rather interesting and scarce looking set was a purchase at the friendly CCI Chess Market. The market is a friendly gathering with a few collectors offering a selection of sets for sale. No pressure to buy, pleasing descriptions, no hype nor flamboyant nonsense,...
by Pauline McCallum | Mar 28, 2021
This set is known as a German toy set – many thanks to a fellow CCI member in assisting me in confirming the set’s origin:- ‘Your set is definitely one of the very many Erzgebirge “Toy Sets” from the third quarter of the 19th C. From what...
by Pauline McCallum | Feb 28, 2021
This interesting set was described as a ‘Vienna Coffeehouse set’! Why?? This is because this reliable site offers very useful information on these sets, but there is nothing quite like this set being shown there:- Old Vienna & Coffeehouse –...
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