Staunton set with kingside stamping
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Hello,
I have seen it in Aarberg on Friday and did not buy it.
I found it too modern for my taste (I already have a vintage Jaques chess set)
I am glad that you have it.
the patent must be for the lock, I presume
François
Hi François, what a coincidence (but, if I think longer, no coincidence at all, as we collectors go regularly to the same places, right?).
Yes, too modern and not well carved. However, it is my first set with kingside stamping, so I am happy with it. I used it already yesterday in a match in my tennis club. It has a good size for a restaurant table.
Apr 24, 2022
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fzutter wrote:
I have seen it in Aarberg on Friday and did not buy it.
Out of curiosity, was it at a specific shop or at a Flohmarkt or...? And what size board is shown in your images, @brasileirosim?
37x37 cm. It was at the Flohmarkt. By another seller I bought old rubber stamps for composing diagrams, once used in correspondence chess.
Apr 24, 2022
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My first impression is it might be a BCC set ( British Chess Company) . They traditionally have the double collars on the kings, queens, and bishops. The bishops collars usually stick out just a tad farther than most Staunton sets.
Maybe another picture at collar level of the K,Q,B might give a better idea.
Apr 29, 2022
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It does look a bit like a BCC set but I think it looks too new. The box especially, assuming the box is original to the set. I don’t think BCC made sets after about 1900.
Apr 29, 2022
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A quick google shows that the patent number related to the catch on the box, not the chess set
IpswichMatt wrote:
It does look a bit like a BCC set but I think it looks too new. The box especially, assuming the box is original to the set. I don’t think BCC made sets after about 1900.
It is quite new. For me is cool to have a set like this with the stamping, as I only saw such sets in books or online. Funny that this was the first set like this after so many years of collecting.
Apr 29, 2022
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Just did some more googling - looks like BCC stopped making chess sets in 1903
Bronco wrote:
My first impression is it might be a BCC set ( British Chess Company) . They traditionally have the double collars on the kings, queens, and bishops. The bishops collars usually stick out just a tad farther than most Staunton sets.
Maybe another picture at collar level of the K,Q,B might give a better idea.
May 2, 2022
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What sort of cat is that? His ears look to be too big for a standard ginger.
Although I am collecting chess items since a while, this is my first Staunton set with kingside stamping. I bought it yesterday in Aarberg, Switzerland. On the snap lock I can read “British Pat. Nr. 165333 Made”.
King 7.4cm, basis 3 cm.
Can somebody tell me more about this set?