The 1978 Campo Olimpico--Chessmen of the 1978 Buenos Aires Olympiad

These Olimpico chessmen come in several varieties, produced first by Campo and later by King. They vary by finish, weight, and various details, the number of rook crenellations and presence of mane carvings in particular. This set is an example of the pieces actually used in the Olympiad--made by Campo without a lacquer finish, with mane carvings and six rook crenallations as opposed to the four found in some Campos and all Kings.

A lacquered Campo with four rook crenellations for comparison...

Quite stylistic, cgrau   Thanks for the pics.  Another fine acquisition.

Many thanks, Mark!

Another TREASURE, As soon as you hold these beautiful sets you can feel the quality. 

Quite stylistic indeed. The set looks very cohesive.

I appreciate the provenance and historical significance of this set, but those knights are not aesthetically pleasing to my eye at all.

Thanks, Ron!

Thanks, Lawrence. I agree. Fun to play with, too.

Thanks for commenting, Cameron.

That is one of the things that draws me to the set. They are very unique. 

I like them much better than the knights in this set:

https://www.chesshouse.com/products/dgt-fide-chess-pieces

Just goes to prove - different strokes for different folks. 

Chuck, you have an amazing collection! One of the things I truly appreciate and enjoy is how different cultures from around the world design their chess pieces. It's the same game, but the pieces carry the flavor of the country they were born in.

I like these pieces, particularly the flared bases and the wide collars. Very unique look. Thanks for sharing, Chuck!

I completely agree, Michael! Great to hear from you! You're very welcome!

Hello, i have this set, modelo olimpico campo, its beautifull, post picture, and later take more and post.

This is what really makes so sad about modern chess sets. They all look more or less the same all over the world, especially in cases where they use the electronic boards to register moves. Obviously I understand why (economies of scale), but it still makes me incredibly sad that we're just throwing away our beautiful heritage in this manner.

i agree with bonthecat, the last designs show the economy scale in the chessmen industry.
but, we have a few other examples.

I really do like this set and would love to add one to my collection. 

I especially like the delicate Cross on the King and the of course the Knights (as I have mentioned before).

The more I look at the set the more I enjoy it. Very pleasing to the eye.