Reproduction and Real Jaques of London Chess Set

If you live near me,I wouldn't mind a taste of that Malt,even though I'm more of a wine guy.

Unfortunately not - I believe Optimissed lives near Wigan, in the north of England.

I live in Wigan.

I liked wine very much since the 70s, I was buying top class Rioja Grand Reserve for £5 to £7 a bottle around 1980. Hard to even get it now in England. I still have a bottle of 1976 German Riesling Auslese. I don't really want to drink it but I better open it because it will start to go off in the next 5 years. Cost me £2. Basically I drink less wine nowadays. I got an Oban 14, a Dalwhinnie 15, a Glen Ord 12, a bottle of American Wild Turkey and a bottle of Teachers blended, all 1990s bottlings. Meanwhile some bottles of 1960s and 1970s Madeira went in the same auction for £820 per bottle. I actually have one already. It was in my dad's wine cellar after he died. R.I.P.

Sorry about your dad....Nowadays,since retiring,I don't spend more than $10.00 for a bottle of wine.I'm happy to spend $7.99 and the savings allows me to enhance my chess set collection...Ha!

All kidding aside,you can get really good at knowing what el-cheapo wines are good.

I have a doubt regarding some staunton variations from 1849 to 1860's and later on. I feel the knights are almost similar. Should they be categorised as district variations or the difference could be attributed to the work being handicrafts.

Thanks for the condolences. I appreciate it. I've pretty much stopped buying expensive wine. I still have a few £150 bottles but not many. I bought it all at maybe £3 or £4 per bottle ten years ago. The guy selling it all was only really into malt whisky. He has a collection of, I believe, several thousand unopened bottles, some of them worth in excess of £1000. Like you I no longer pay much for wine. I try to get it for £6 to £10 a bottle and don't drink much. I prefer whisky, beer and gin these days. English real ale out of bottles, made by the old breweries. And real cider. I think good wine is so difficult these days to get lucky and get a superb bottle for less than £10 that I'm happiest forgetting about all the amazing French, Italian and Spanish wines that you used to be able to get and I prefer good quality German Riesling. My favourite style is Auslese. My dad was in Germany with the British armed forces around 1946 and 7 and he developed a taste for it and passed in onto me, which is something I'm really grateful for. Have you tried it?

Chess sets like wine increase in value with increasing vintage of the product

And sometimes all you end up is with Vinegar. You never know til you open the bottle.

Not the wines I buy,now that I'm retired....More like $8.00 a bottle.I'm actually pretty good at buying cheap & decent stuff...Ha!

Announcement!

An unparalleled opportunity to own a piece of history, the upcoming launch of an exquisite treasure: an exact replica of the renowned John Jaques 1850 Chess-men (3.5"). Unlike other reproductions based on images, this remarkable set will boast absolute accuracy, meticulously crafted as a direct copy of the original Jaques antique chess set, with unparalleled authenticity. This extraordinary reproduction will be the first of its kind, setting a new standard for historical accuracy. By going the extra mile and sending physical samples of the cherished Jaques set to India for replication, no other company has come close to achieving the level of precision and devotion to the historical legacy that we have.

Stay tuned!

Excellent effort. I am looking forward to seeing the result.

I wonder why these historical pieces have a green dot around the felt. What was it.? additional weight or simply a marketting sticker.

I can’t tell from the posts. What is the company about to sell this exact replication of the 1849 set?

I just posted pictures of a 3.5" Jaques ivory set from ca. 1853 on my website and I thought I would share a few here as well.

Very nice set  EfimLG47 In it's day ivory was the set to have , such a nice looking set .

Very nice Steinitz set  MCH818 , still i think your board is to tight for the set ?

@Eyechess It´s www.officialstaunton.com , but I can´t find the set there, maybe it is still not ready?

@EfimLG47 That ivory set is astounding. Can you give an estimate to how much it would cost buying a similar set.