What reproduction (Soviet?) set is this?

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WandelKoningin

I saved this image to my computer without a name, and now I can’t find where it’s from anymore. A Google Images reverse search doesn’t yield anything.

Some of the features make me think it could be a simplified Botvinnik Flohr or Tal set, although the cross finial on the king feels out of place if that’s the case. The blunted crown of the queen I’ve seen in a Botvinnik–Flohr-II reproduction (image below), but it had a cone finial for the king, and none of the B–F sets I’ve seen have that semi-sharp ridge at the base.

Does anyone recognize the chess set?

Schachmonkey
That top one is a Tal the bottom Baku.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226337461957?itmmeta=01J75CSQ77ZC9V4SFH4CFE4427&hash=item34b2c396c5:g:gq4AAOSwkMxmwodp this seller Goodnight Mike was active here His pricing is fair and he’s very honest.
WandelKoningin
Schachmonkey wrote:
That top one is a Tal the bottom Baku.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/226337461957?itmmeta=01J75CSQ77ZC9V4SFH4CFE4427&hash=item34b2c396c5:g:gq4AAOSwkMxmwodp this seller Goodnight Mike was active here His pricing is fair and he’s very honest.

The bottom one is the 1935 Botvinnik Flohr-II reproduction by Royal Chess Mall.

It’s possible that the top one is a Tal reproduction, but I’m unable to find it.

Schachmonkey
Look what I found on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1628127155/old-rare-1950s-soviet-wooden-chess-set?ref=share_v4_lx
Here’s a nice BfII from Ukraine reproduction
WandelKoningin
Schachmonkey wrote:
Look what I found on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1628127155/old-rare-1950s-soviet-wooden-chess-set?ref=share_v4_lx
Here’s a nice BfII from Ukraine reproduction

Nice! SovietChessUSSRGift has some amazing Soviet sets as well.

Schachmonkey
https://sovietchesssets.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/016730b70e7b89f1e15547296323212dfa25f03e0f-2.jpg?w=768
This set is Chuck Graus a beauty.
There’s another serious Maker I don’t think he sells so much but has done some projects Porat Jacobson.
mjeman

The top set looks like the CB stockholm olympiad reproduction that you asked about a little while ago

Schachmonkey
Good call on the Swedish set it was shared here a while back.
WandelKoningin
mjeman wrote:

The top set looks like the CB stockholm olympiad reproduction that you asked about a little while ago

Thank you so much!