A mid-20th century African tribal chess set

A mid-20th century African tribal chess set

by | Jul 31, 2021

A recent purchase from Germany via Klittich Auctions on June 24th 2021. This auction house is my favourite to do business with by a huge margin – they offer a 5 star service, and new collectors could do a lot worse than checking them out. This set was a most...
African tribal chess set- 20th century

African tribal chess set- 20th century

by | May 8, 2020

Here is a Makonde set I purchased on eBay some years ago – my late father, Alfred Lyons, adored birds, and I honestly think he would have loved this quality set, the star pieces being the bird pawns.  CCI member Peter Armit very kindly informed me that he had...
African chess set

African chess set

by | Mar 6, 2020

A recent purchase on the bay , & I was mighty pleased with this set. CC member Peter Armit has a similar set in his collection, which he states is possibly from Ghana. My wife Pauline studied the queen with interest which is approx. 12 cms tall, but certainly it...