Old Staunton chess pieces
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Pieces look spectacular and possibly collectible. What is the board made of?
May 4, 2018
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#3
Didn´t look like wood, more like massive carton! But the owner claimed it was as old as the pieces. It was nice to play with those pieces, i would guess the king was 85 mm.
The board actually looks like leather.
May 4, 2018
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#5
Looks to me like a "Possibly Ayers" set from the 19th century with a leather folding board of similar vintage, possibly from Jaques.
the board looks like a copy of the folding Leuchars leather boards that came in red/white and green/white. I agree w/ Chuck on the set being "possibly Ayers".
May 4, 2018
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#7
I actually heard this set and probably the board was part of a gift from Daniel Willard Fiske to Iceland, he gave several sets to Icelanders around 1900.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Fiske
I took some pictures at my friend´s place some years ago and saw them recently in my Pc. According to him the set is from around 1900, more then 100 years old and also the "board".