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• Modern Round Artistic Wooden Chess Set Pieces 3-3-/4" Black/Ivory Colored
• Bud Rose Wood Encore Staunton Wooden Chess Set Pieces 4.5" + 23" Matching Board + Box
• The Collector Series Chess Set, Box, & Board Combination
• Folding Unique Staunton Ringy Rosewood 3.75" Chess Set - Chess Board with Engraved Algebraic Notation - 2 Extra Queens
• Chess Board/Drawer + 3" Galaxy Staunton Chess Set Rosewood/Boxwood with 2 Extra Queens, 4 Extra Knights & 2 Extra Pawns
• The Staunton Standard: A Talk with Collectors and Curators
• h Century Staunton Sets

The American Chess Company began advertising chess sets in American Chess Magazine in 1897. Some of the advertisements contained illustrations of the sets, showing their distinctively charming “sawtooth” mane knights. It is unknown whether the American Chess Company manufactured the sets itself, or whether it simply served as a distributor.

Modern Round Artistic Wooden Chess Set Pieces 3-3-/4" Black/Ivory Colored

However, some of the sets were used by some of the top players of the era in important competitions. Frank Marshall (U.S. Chess Hall of Fame, 1986) and Emanuel Lasker (World Chess Hall of Fame, 2001) used an American Chess Company set in their 1907 World Chess Championship match. A set like this one, with different knights, was used during the 1904 Cambridge Springs International Chess Congress, which was won by Frank Marshall. John “Jack” Collins served as mentor to a number of important American chess players, including Donald and Robert Byrne; William Lombardy; and most famously, Bobby Fischer. Before his success and fame in chess, Collins learned the game as a child from his family landlord Fredrick Huhn. After learning the basics, and no doubt acquiring this set, Collins, in turn, taught five other boys.

Bud Rose Wood Encore Staunton Wooden Chess Set Pieces 4.5" + 23" Matching Board + Box

The Staunton chessmen featured very broad bases, gracefully contoured stems and attractively turned and carved headpieces. From the graceful Formeé cross atop the king to the six-crenelled rook, these chessmen make an impression. They were derived from the visages which adorn the Elgin Marbles, which form a part of the east Pediment of the Greek Acropolis.

The Collector Series Chess Set, Box, & Board Combination

Camaratta is a serious chess tournament player, national title holder, International Correspondence Chess Master, collector, and historian with a broad educational and professional background. He purchases and sells chess collections, large and small, and has provided numerous appraisal and research services. In addition, Camaratta has brokered the sale of several large collections in the States and overseas. In 1990, Camaratta founded The House of Staunton, Inc. and later, The House of Staunton Antiques, LLC. The Steiner Master Chess Set earns its name from its creator, 2010 U.S. Steiner was both a talented player and a well-known promoter of chess in California.

Frank Camaratta has noted that the knights resemble those from Austrian “coffee house” style chess sets, one of which is on view in this exhibition. Perhaps the most intriguing aspects of collecting Jaques Staunton are the richly adorned Gothic style Carton-Pierre caskets in which they were housed. Matching Carton-Pierre treatment adorned leather chess boards were designed and sold by William Leuchars and first offered to the public in December, 1849. Though Howard Staunton had earned enough standing in the chess world to use his name to promote a chess set by 1849, his early years and background are largely a mystery, and “Howard Staunton” is possibly a pseudonym. He first appears in the historical record in 1836, when his name was recorded in a book of games by a prominent chess player and in chess periodicals.

Unfortunately for its creator, George Merrifield, it was a failure and manufactured for only about a year, and only a few remaining sets of this kind are now known to exist. Little is known about the manufacturer of this handsome B & Co. The pieces feature red indicators for the kingside pieces.

Very heavily weighted with a non-glossy finish that gave the pieces a quality look. I'm sure the newer Drueke wood sets were made elsewhere, probably in India, but they're still good quality--solid, weighted, good finish. I have them in both 3" and 3 3/4' kings and can't find any problems with them.  I don't have and haven't seen newer plastic sets, so can't comment on them. My christmas chess men I'm getting are from a new store that also gets chess sets made at AIW. I will say they did a decent job listening to my complaints, but they didn't give me a warm and fuzzy that they really cared. I mean at the end of the day these are people the same as you and me, but as a business selling "exceptional" chess sets I would think they would want and try to make it right for me.

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Maybe if I spent a few hours cleaning, removing the glue and polishing them I would see it. Next, the "luxurious billard cloth felt pads" on the bottom were all damaged. This is because the pieces are pushed into a foam packaging with pre cut out shapes to keep them secure during transit.

h Century Staunton Sets

The finest chess sets in China were manufactured in Canton, where this elegant set was created. The British introduced Europeanized chess to China in the late 18th century, when they established trade networks in the country. Chinese ivory artists soon began producing gorgeous chess sets both for export and visiting tourists. The Philidor chessmen, named after 18th-century composer and chess player François-André Danican Philidor, were introduced in 1850 to compete with the Staunton style as the set of choice among tournament players.

My experiences with them have all been great but I haven't ordered from them in several years. I wonder if it would be worth putting your concerns in writing to House of Staunton, including your suggestion about hiring a new inspector. I think real craftmanship is hard to find today for many things, except for extremely high prices. The Mahogany veneer was very coarse and took away from what little luxury look it had. This was obviously a very cheap production and ment for lots of casual wear and tear.

The pieces were in the same condition (dirty and glue covered, felt pads damaged) but this time the weight in the King was loose and rattled when you shook it! This was no good, and I immediately called and asked for a refund. The website states they are crafted with a "brilliant finish".

Within only five years, he was both recognized as a prominent English player and had founded the first English-language chess periodical. Staunton was a controversial figure during his own era, sometimes alienating other members of the chess world by using his chess column to further conflicts with other players. Nevertheless, he also earned acclaim for his play as well as his efforts to standardize the rules of the game and organizing the first international chess tournament. From late 19th century to early 20th century, Richard Whitty manufactured Staunton-pattern chessmen from his workshop in Liverpool at 14 Tithebarn Street. His local claim-to-fame was as a manufacturer of fancy fishing tackle, which was probably sold in his brother’s store, along with chess sets, cribbage boards, and other items.

After the event was over, the organizers sent tables and chess sets to Board One players and important FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation) officials around the world. Fred Cramer, then Zonal President for the United States, received the table on display, while International Master Nevzat Süer, who played Board One for Turkey, received the set. My chess set collecting obsession had its start a few months after I first learned the moves of the game. A few friends in my new neighborhood took the pains to explain the moves to me and I was addicted. I turned 16 in the fall of that year and, for my birthday, my mother gave me a nice set of wooden Staunton chessmen. These were nothing spectacular, just a good, solid, German-made weighted set of lacquered chessmen in a wood slide-top box.

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The event included a number of prominent chess players and was won by Paul Morphy. Both Staunton and Saint-Amant were known as top talents in their respective home countries and both were writers as well as players. They played two matches in 1843—the first, held in London, was won by Saint-Amant. His victory was a source of national pride for members of the English chess community.

Patented in 1941, the American Design chess set features pieces with unique octagonal shafts. The set was designed by Charles B. Chatfield and sold in both weighted and unweighted versions and in many colors, including red and white, black and white, and the brown and white version seen here. Founded in 1914, Drueke is a manufacturer of chess sets as well as other games.

And those that do have an obligation to deliver the finest quality products possible, otherwise they shouldn't be calling them luxury sets and charging the prices that they do. Failing to do so is a good way to erode a good reputation. I had a similar experience back in September when I took delivery of a 40th Anniversary Fischer-Spasky Commemorative set. The pieces were jammed into the foam slots such that many of the leather pads on the bottom of the pieces were peeling off.