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That board is a vinyl printed board from The House of Staunton.

@crazypiglady Yes it is a wood printed vinyl board from House of Staunton.

https://www.houseofstaunton.com/mahogany-chess-board-full-color-vinyl-chess-board.html

Beautiful set, but the kings look like bishops! I'm sure this would cause huge bother when playing over a few beers! 

Looks to be a variation of the Barleycorn chess sets from the 1800s. 

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Some really cool stuff Michael! I like the 3D board surface, like real battle field terrain.  And the vertical game wow.  Mind expanding!

Well thank you sir, I love creating. I have a few more I'm working on 

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I remember that seen quite well, very inspiring

Yesterday's set - 1970's Soviet tournament set. Fully wooden, including both sets of knights, and all the finials. This is highly unusual, as by this time most sets were fitted with plastic finials, and very often the tops of the knights were moulded as well.

Original Lardy given to me as a Christmas gift in the 1960s.  The board is a modern Rechapados Ferrer made with African birch and bird's-eye maple.

Nice! Those old french sets really look good. And that one doesn't even seem to have any "leaners". 

Thanks. The white queen and one white bishop lean but you can't see that due to the angle of the photo. I don't usually notice the lean when I'm using the set. My favorite pieces in the set are the knights. I was reading a review of the HOS Lardy set in this forum and someone mentioned that no company has yet come up with a faithful reproduction of them in a modern wood set. I would probably buy one if it were produced.

Maybe some people would prefer to have a newly made set in pristine condition rather an older set that  has some wear and may also have a few leaning pieces. In my case I would like to have an accurate modern repro along with my original set that has sentimental value to me. 

Can you get one in pristine condition with 3.75" kings for a reasonable price? If so, then I agree it would be a better choice. What would a set like that typically cost in today's market?

Thanks. That's a good price and sounds like the way to go. 

What a lovely set. Interesting to read about the "leaners". My lovely Chavet set unfortunately contains a leaning dark bishop. Not that visible unless you're using a board with a heavy wood grain on the light squares. Then you an see it quite clearly.