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Official Staunton's Amazing 1849 Antique Lacquered and Ebony Chess Set

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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My 1849 Official Staunton Lacquer Antique Jaques 4.4" Reproduction Chessmen arrived today. I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of this historic reproduction. . Magnificent in every way. Museum quality set is an understatement! The finely turned pieces handle well and have a great feel. The AMAZING exquisite hand carved Knights are a sight to behold. Without question, the best hand carved Knights I have ever seen. But I was shocked by the Lacquer Antique finish...unbelievable, astonishing, supremely gorgeous beyond words. The rich elegant ebony pieces are a perfect complement to the antique lacquer pieces.  What's also nice about the ebony  pieces is that they have not been touched up with a black stain. Because of this, we see the natural beauty of the ebony wood with the "grain" or "figure" running through it..  This creme de la creme set will make a lasting impression and is highly recommended. If you only buy one premium quality set in your lifetime, let it be this set. A special thanks to Carl Miceli, who keeps raising the bar with his dedication and commitment to producing premium quality Staunton style chess sets at affordable prices.
 
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TundraMike
Dec 20, 2017
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Is is truly an amazing set. Like walking into a museum and seeing a restored 1849 set.  What a perfect match. The set will be a heirloom in its own right.  

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Crazychessplaya
Dec 20, 2017
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+1. As if teleported from the nineteenth century.

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Bobby_Falcone
Dec 20, 2017
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Mike well put...proud owner of Set #2...Thank You Carl!

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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wiscmike wrote:

Is is truly an amazing set. Like walking into a museum and seeing a restored 1849 set.  What a perfect match. The set will be a heirloom in its own right.  

My sentiments exactly Mike

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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Crazychessplaya wrote:

 

+1. As if teleported from the nineteenth century.

Well put Crazychessplaya!

 

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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Bobby_Falcone wrote:

Mike well put...proud owner of Set #2...Thank You Carl!

 

Thanks Bobby, Congrats on owning #2

 

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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Ronbo710
Dec 20, 2017
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That's a BEAUTY Mike happy.png !! Every time I think about getting a chess table a set like this comes along lol.

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Rsava
Dec 20, 2017
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Another stunnng one Mike. You have a great eye for quality sets, always in awe of the ones you pick up. 

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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Ronbo710 wrote:

That's a BEAUTY Mike  !! Every time I think about getting a chess table a set like this comes along lol.

Thanks Ron, yeah putting a chess table on hold for this beauty is a good idea

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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Rsava wrote:

Another stunnng one Mike. You have a great eye for quality sets, always in awe of the ones you pick up. 

Thanks Richard, you don't do so bad yourself!

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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The Steeds!

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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The gorgeous ebony pieces showing their natural beauty (no black stain) with the grain or figure running through themnullnullnullnull. 

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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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goodknightmike
Dec 20, 2017
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gurpreetk
Dec 21, 2017
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The original grains on ebony looks awesome Mike! Congratulation happy.png

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TemplarsKnights
Dec 21, 2017
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Stauntonmaster wrote:

I have this set, it is good compared with similar staunton jaques copies but the body of the queen and king are somewhat too thick and the pawns are not that correct specially the collars. The base of the rook is also too chunky compared with the original Jaques and there are many differences in details but for the market  price of $250 it is still worth the money compared to many other similar sets that sell at higher price. Well for museum it is an over-exaggeration but for playing games with it in clubs and tournaments it is good and standard. 

if you obtain this actual set from staunton uk official store  show us certification ? every set has certification , let all see yours ? 

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ElCanarion
Dec 21, 2017
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Beautiful Mike, i love the black pieces they look more like African Blackwood with that grain. Congratulations.