Wow you got the holy grail set there! They are amazing nice find.
From Tallinn to Tbilisi: The Evolution of the Tal Chess Pieces
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"The photographic record of the Tal chess pieces strongly suggests that they originated in the pre-Annexation Baltic states around 1940, most probably Estonia, but then evolved stylistically, and migrated to a new home in Georgia SSR in the fifties, where they remained in use until at least 1979..."
c. 1940 Estonian Tal Chessmen. Mike Ladzinski Collection, photo.
1959 Georgian Tal Chessmen. Chuck Grau Collection, photo.
Read more about the evolution of these iconic Soviet chess pieces at sovietchesssets.com.