Have not seen the exact set.. the flames, knobs and minarets remind of eastern European and soviet sets. I agree it looks like a nice set!
The good man who glances over to communicate his knight move looks a bit like my friend Christian from my first semester back in the 20th century. We played chess under the cherry tree in the garden of my landlord's.. great subject for study
I know this is a bit random, but saw this ad on FB, and the chess set reminded me of the one I used while playing with my grandfather, when I was a kid. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks.