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VINTAGE WEST GERMANY FIGURAL CHESS SET WEIGHTED LARGE Q 98 mm NO BOX NO BOARD

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A LARGE VINTAGE  WEST GERMAN FIGURAL CHESS SET
 THESE CHESMEN ARE WELL CRAFTED FROM AN EARLY PLASTIC BAKELITE ? TO DISTINGUISH EACH FACTION 1 SET IS IN WHITE AND THE OTHER IN BLACK AND BOTH WITH GOLD AND RED DETAILS, THE PIECES REPRESENTING THE GERMAN FEAUDAL ROYALS AND AND THEIR COURT PROTECTED BY FOOT SOLDIERS, THE PIECES WHEN CLANG EACH OTHER MAKE A MUSICAL SOUND SIMILAR TO BAKELITE BUT AM NOT AN EXPERT ON PLASTIC SO I DESCRIBE IT AS AN EARLY PLASTIC, THE CHESSMEN ARE SUBSTATIAL AND HAVING WEIGHTED FELTED BASES, THE WHITE SET WITH AGE NOW SHOW A LOVELY BUTTERSCOTCH-ISH PATINA IS A LARGE SAMPLE IN MY OPINION THE SET WAS MADE IN WEST GERMANY FROM AROUND 1960-70s OR SO THEY WERE MADE DURING THE GERMANY DEVISION WEST FROM THE EAST GERMANY

THE KING WEIGHT 40 gr STAND AT 90 mm THE BASE IS 34mm  THE QUEEN IS THE TALLEST PIECE AND IS 98mm OR A TAD TO 4"  THE PAWN IS 53 mm THE BASE IS 26 mm
 THE UNWRAPED WEIGHT IS 600 gr APPROX

THERE IS NO CHESS BOARD OR BOX PIECES ONLY

SELLER SHIPPING NOTE ; FOR ANY ITEM SOLD AND SEND TO OUTSIDE THE UK THE IMPORT TAX AND CUSTOMS FEES ARE AT BUYER EXPENSES ONLY PLEASE BE AWARE

CONDITION REPORT
THERE ARE MINOR SIGN OF USE AND STORAGE AMONG THE PIECES AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM AN OLD USED CHESS SET THE WHITE KING IS FEW MILLIMITERS TALLER THAN THE BLACK OTHER THAN GOOD FOR PLAY OR DISPLAY AS PER PHOTOS

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS LOT AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ALSO AS I SEE IT SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED AND MAKEUP YOUR MIND

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