by Pauline McCallum | Apr 2, 2020
What is interesting for a collector is when he/ she purchases a set with an unknown maker. Some months ago I purchased from ‘old games of chess’ on E Bay an unweighted set which I believe is from the late 19th century, but I have no idea who made these...
by Pauline McCallum | Dec 19, 2019
A recent purchase via Eldreds auctioneers in November 2019, this was a most welcome surprise, since the set arrived in ‘mint condition’ with a slide lid box which is unlikely to be the original. I have wanted a correct B & Co set for some time having...
by Pauline McCallum | Mar 12, 2019
this set was purchased on E Bay back in 2005 off Andreas Wittitschek ., with an 8 cms king this box/ ebonised set intrigues me as , whenever i check German E Bay listings i struggle to see an identical set .So perhaps this is a harder to get set than one might think....
by Pauline McCallum | Mar 10, 2019
when i first saw this set on Tim Millard’s antique chess shop .com site i simply burst out laughing and simply had to buy it. just compare the side view of a gorilla in your mind and see the sense of humour the carver must have had.probably dating from the late...
by Pauline McCallum | Mar 7, 2019
these scarce set s are sought after, but much as i like mine the set has 4 very likable replacement knights. i purchased this lovely set on e bay in 2006, but it took me a few years to confirm this fact.i have seen over 6 such sets owned by CCI members and there is...
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