Old Chavet

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Henri Chavet formed his company in 1912, and seemingly enjoyed a similar bonanza of fair and continuing success in the interwar years and after World War 2 – mainly with exports to various parts of Europe, including Germany, Italy, the United States and Great Britain. In Regency sets, Chavet produced the same pieces as the other turners – in Staunton sets we know very little how they looked in say 1935. After WW 2, Chavet pieces seem to have settled into a certain form and varied little over the years.

Chavet also produced playing stones for other games like Go – for example a figurative set for Chinese chess in very small numbers! (15) – and a rather intriguing modern chess set , briefly patronized by Anatoli Karpov under contract, and marketed as “Karpov- Chessmen”. Alain Chavet - the actual owner - experienced the same sales shock as Lardy in the 1980ies, but reacted in a different manner, by radically downsizing, eliminating employees and switching to production on demand. In the 1990ies Chavet teamed up with the traditional games distributor Morize, and the combined company was holding its own until recently – in the meantime also Morize has closed down for good, and the future for Chavet is incertain...

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