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I made this chess board with sliding piece drawers in 2008. The squares are black walnut and soft maple. The frame around the board is made from cherry and mahogany. The four feet are red oak.

The sides are cherry with "oops I cut it too short" red oak filler chunks. An artistic choice that I planned. Yeah. I planned that.

The original drawers had inserts flocked in red, but something went horribly wrong with those over time, and I ended up just using the foam inserts that my House of Staunton chessmen shipped in. Not elegant, but it keeps the pieces safe and organized. The drawer design is weird, because I totally made it up by the seat of my pants to make something work, and it did work just fine.

The chessmen are from House of Staunton. This was a club set almost 20 years ago. I think they're gorgeous, and they're the nicest chessmen I've ever played with.

They are way nicer than the chessmen I tried to make myself. On the one hand, House of Staunton, on the other, House of Derp.

Some ooh ahh shots.

It's 1930s but could even be 1920s - a lovely set, could you share some more pics please? I'd like to buy a set like that...

fredikamionka, there is an extraordinary thread on Polish pieces, made by Kovylkino: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/polish-chess-set?page=1

In entry #43 there, you may find a set like yours. But it is the endless wealth of historical photographs showing tournament action that makes this thread so marvelous.

You’ll find two more photos at https://chessskill.blogspot.com/2023/07/chess-set-inquiries.html

Also, the story that explains why I think it is from the 1930s.

It was my tournament set for a few years and was replaced by another newer French set. Photos of that one appear there, too.

All these photos have appeared previously in this thread.

Got my latest set back from The Japanese Repository, needed some touch up done. Great service as a side note.

They look great on their new home.

I'm happy to share with you newest, quite enexpected addition to my crossless-kings collection. This set popped up on online marketplace for equivalent of 40 EUR, so I got it without hesitation. 

French regency set, on chess-museum.com almost identical set (except some details on horses)is identified as:
Hardwood (pear) or boxwood pieces, king 92 mm, made in France, probably around 1900.I'm not planning on adding weights or refelting them - it's not really necessary and they have lovely concave bottoms which I don't want to hide. They just got quick brushdown with soapy water to get rid of the grime. I'll definitely secure them - probably with some wax used for vintage furniture, but that needs some research on how to proceed with something that's over 100 years old (or maybe some of you have any knowledge to share?). 
And what I love the most about vintage stuff - untold stories seen in chipped and weirdly bent pieces.

This is also the first set which I own where horses are clearly asymetrical - one side is carved differently than the other. 

And when you look them in the faces, they're not horses anymore. It's 3 alpacas and Donkey from Shrek. What horrors did they witness through the centuries, we will never know. 

It seems that finding some of the less usual sets comes quite easy to me. This time when I learned about Danish knubbel sets - I typed 'skak' into vinted and there it was. Less than 35 euros posted to me, including some nice, basic board.

Red pieces are fairly beaten, but what's the worst - some of them got touched up with glitter nail polish. I'll keep trying to remove it with IPA, maybe acetone. 

Obligatory horsies closeup picture

What next? They got renaissance wax treatment - seems like the soundest option to secure old, wooden pieces, so all my other sets and boards are getting it as well. I'm considering adding some really thin felt or pool table cloth to the bases because they make hollow, unpleasant sound on the board and that's not hygge

Hi again! This is I believe (and hope xD) final addition to my collection. St. Georges set, scored on eBay. Pieces are really small, but really detailed - knights are way more sculpted than in other, bigger sets I own. And my favourite part - tulip bishops!

And you can see brand new background - this is amazing chess table which I picked up locally today. Square size is 5cm so not the best fit for tiny georgies, but bundesforms will be just right match. 
Unfortunately glass has slight cracks and board pattern is printed on something which feels like paper and glued to it, so replacement is not an easy option. I'll try to fix it with some resin to even the surface out. Price was too good to be picky about it. 

And with that I think I've concluded my collection. Of course, there are more sets with crossless kings which I'd love to have - soviet Valdai/Nobles, Dubrovnik style, some authentic Austrian coffee house set, maybe some lesser known styles and origins. But considering my budget limitations, that's going to take some time to score some nice deal. 
Thanks for reading!

Very nice frediamonionka, but I expect and hope there will be many more! 😊

Here is the ebony knight from my newest set. Chariot of Selene. Nicest knight I've ever seen. The detail is incredible

My most recent ebay find. Kings are around 3.75 inches tall. I haven't the slightest idea how old it is or where it was made.

A nice Romanian set @BorgarMeister, check out https://youtu.be/Gb9ORbAHlzw?si=B4UFbujFQ2d6GUNd

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Thank you for the info and video BrownishGerbil! I think I'm going to have to take a page out of his book and felt the interior of the board and re-felt the pieces. I don't care for them moving around loose and the felt on the pieces themselves isn't great...