Well - the board looks like a folding design - with an insert in the back to put the pieces. There's nothing wrong with that (I just bought a folding wood set that I really like) - but it may take away from the "display" value. Also, the picture makes it look like the space between the two halves is uneven, but that could be an illusion.
I would be very skeptical on the "ivory"... more likely it's resin, or some other material. Whenever I cruise craigslist or ebay for chess sets - I see a lot of "crystal" and "marble" chess sets for $100 that are really "glass" or "stone" and worth about $10.
$300 seems awfully steep to me when compared to the quality of a $250 House of Staunton set and a $50 board. If you get a chance to take a look at the set in person, you might find this useful: http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-Ivory-from-Bone
thanks, machine. yeah, i guess its one of those age-old "if its too good to be true, it probably is" things. I guess I could ask him to provide some substantial proof of them being ivory... however he may do that
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Look, s like a repo to me , would not pay that kind of dollars on this set ,
thanks for the input.. but just so i know, what makes you think that?
Because if it was and original ivory set which it is not ! you are looking around 1800 euros for as it was set made for the victorian market in its day , also badly carved , .