by Pauline McCallum | Jun 10, 2025
Not so long ago this rather interesting looking item was listed on Ebay. The item being well described as a ‘genuine antique’ more than looked right. Upon receipt, judging by the overwhelming host of highly dubious-looking descriptions being offered on a...
by Pauline McCallum | Apr 10, 2020
For some time now there have been quite a number of misdescribed sets called ‘BCC popular’ on offer via E bay which are unstamped. The stamping of the popular sets is missing on most of the over-priced items, as genuine BCC popular sets were stamped with a...
by Pauline McCallum | Mar 30, 2020
some years ago I purchased a miniature set in damaged condition, but not quite complete. Having shown the damaged set to well known Dutch collector Michael Melching, who encouraged me to try to fix the pieces, I had a go with limited success, however getting all the...
by Pauline McCallum | Nov 4, 2019
When I started playing chess back in 1965, I fondly remember playing with a small boxwood set in our school library. then the following Christmas my mother gave me a set made in eastern Europe with a varnished finish, with a glossy shine on the lightish board. then...
by Pauline McCallum | Oct 29, 2019
collecting views are always a matter of opinion, plus the preference for larger sets can be rather costly. when I started collecting on the internet back in 2004, I noted this advice on a prominent website – buy Ivory , buy big , when collecting , so I decided...
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