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Very SWEET Ron, Congrats!
Nice set, congratulations!
Hey !!!! Congratulations!!!
It's a espectacular set !! Thank for share !!
Nice set.
beautiful set!! The queen is indeed majestic.
Perhaps because these " less than stellar" pieces were made by the same company that made the World Championship set used by Kasparov v. Karpov lol. Small companies like Chavet and NoJ make World Class Chess pieces and are as good (if not better) than any pieces made in America. AND there's a lot more chess history in their pieces. And this comes from an American.
ILoveTheDonald wrote:
why did you buy these less than stellar foreign chess pieces, if you could have had nice american ones?
(btw, my friend produces chess sets too, they are made in india of course, to cut labour expenses. smart guy).
ILoveTheDonald wrote:
on a more serious note, are thos the pieces you are looking for by any chance?
Yes that appears to be the vintage Chavet set. I haven't seen pictures of one used in a tournament setting in ages.
I like the queen with that nipple much better. Which of them is the original?
ElCanarion wrote:
I like the queen with that nipple much better. Which of them is the original?
I believe the earlier ones have the the flatter top Queens. They are all original Chavet sets however.
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
I like the queen with that nipple much better. Which of them is the original?
I believe the earlier ones have the the flatter top Queens. They are all original Chavet sets however.
That flat crown on the Queen reminds me a bit of the Queen on the Spanish set although they have a very different cut.
ElCanarion wrote:
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
I like the queen with that nipple much better. Which of them is the original?
I believe the earlier ones have the the flatter top Queens. They are all original Chavet sets however.
That flat crown on the Queen reminds me a bit of the Queen on the Spanish set although they have a very different cut.
Yes very similar. I have that set. Buut this Chavet set I just bought is much larger.
Very nice, beautiful find. Congratulations!
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
I like the queen with that nipple much better. Which of them is the original?
I believe the earlier ones have the the flatter top Queens. They are all original Chavet sets however.
That flat crown on the Queen reminds me a bit of the Queen on the Spanish set although they have a very different cut.
Yes very similar. I have that set. Buut this Chavet set I just bought is much larger.
Following your example i just bought one without nipple, although that nipple makes it extra beautiful i must admit! I will post some pics when it arrives.
ElCanarion wrote:
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
I like the queen with that nipple much better. Which of them is the original?
I believe the earlier ones have the the flatter top Queens. They are all original Chavet sets however.
That flat crown on the Queen reminds me a bit of the Queen on the Spanish set although they have a very different cut.
Yes very similar. I have that set. Buut this Chavet set I just bought is much larger.
Following your example i just bought one without nipple, although that nipple makes it extra beautiful i must admit! I will post some pics when it arrives.
Congrats to you. If that was the one on ebay it was very nice. 
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
Ronbo710 wrote:
ElCanarion wrote:
I like the queen with that nipple much better. Which of them is the original?
I believe the earlier ones have the the flatter top Queens. They are all original Chavet sets however.
That flat crown on the Queen reminds me a bit of the Queen on the Spanish set although they have a very different cut.
Yes very similar. I have that set. Buut this Chavet set I just bought is much larger.
Following your example i just bought one without nipple, although that nipple makes it extra beautiful i must admit! I will post some pics when it arrives.
Congrats to you. If that was the one on ebay it was very nice.
yes it was with 3.5" king set, i'll tell you all about it when it arrives. Maybe good occasion to start posting some of my chess sets i have a few but never was very active on the forum because i was usually just playing but that is gonna change.
Here's the current Chavet #6 queen (left) next to my vintage Chavet queen. Too bad they don't have the much larger sets available anymore. 
Hi All - I received this one today from England (Thanks Andy
) It is a vintage Chavet set with 4" plus Kings ! The Knights, Rooks and Bishops are similar to the other vintage Chavet sets but the Queen has a sphere on top. This is NOT like the modern "nipple" top Queen of the current set. Though I still do prefer the flat top Queens of olde. This is weighted and felted (thinning). In fact there is a lot of felt residue in the box lol. I am just happy to have found the full size Chavet vintage knights I have been searching for for 20 YEARS 
. I will take some pics of the pieces next to the current Chavet #6 set on my days off. Thanks for looking all . Happy Holidays 
