Antique Or Vintage Chess Set Crays Of Cambridge Catalin Silette And Tin Box

  
ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE CHESS SET CRAYS OF CAMBRIDGE CATALIN SILETTE AND TIN BOX. HERE ON OFFER IS AN ORIGINAL BRITISH "ART DECO" CHESS SET MADE IN EARLY 20th CENTURY PROBABLY 1930-40s HAND CRAFTED BY "CRAYS OF CAMBRIDGE" MADE FROM A EARLY PLASTIC MATERIAL "CATALIN" THE SET SHOWN A VERY ORIGINAL "ART DECO" DESIGN, IS NOT A REPRO IT IS GENUINE SET PROBABLY THE ONLY CATALIN BRITISH ART DECO DESIGN EVER MADE THE 1930/40s ARE KNOWN AS "THE GREAT DEPRESSION POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL DEPRESSION THESE KIND OF CHESS SET WERE MADE FROM PLASTIC WHICH WAS A CHEAP OPTION MATERIAL FOR THAT TIME "AUSTERITY CHESS SET" THE WHITE PIECES HAVING A LOVELY RICH BUTTERSCOTCH PATINA AND ARE UN-WEIGHTED, DUE TO THE GOOD BASE PROPORTION THE PIECES ARE VERY WELL BALANCED AND IDEAL FOR PLAY OR DISPLAY, THE KING STAND AT 69 mm THE BASE IS 28 mm THE PAWN IS 34 mm THE BASE IS 18 mm THE CHESSMEN SET COME IN A TIN TEA BOX BRANDED "UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEIS A BASIC BOX BUT WOULD THE JOB, AS SEEN PHOTOS , THE CHESS BOARD IN PHOTOS IS NOT PART OF THE SALE THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 367gr CONDITION REPORT CHESSMEN THE BUTTERSCOCH KING IS MISSING HIS CROSSTHE OTHER PIECES ARE ALL IN GOOD VINTAGE USED CONDITION, THERE ARE ONLY COMMON LIGHT MARKS ON FEW PIECES NOT OBVIOUS AND THERE ARE STRACE OF GLUE BETWEEN BASE AND FIGURE ON FEW PIECES, THE BOX IS IN OKAY CONDITIONT I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS ITEM AT THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ALSO AS I SEE IT SO PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY TO THE PHOTOS PROVIDED AND MAKE UP YOUR MIND. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. The item "ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE CHESS SET CRAYS OF CAMBRIDGE CATALIN SILETTE AND TIN BOX" is in sale since Wednesday, March 4, 2020. This item is in the category "Toys & Games\Games\Chess\Vintage Chess".

The seller is "jacqueline3663" and is located in Bristol/Avon. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Colour: Butterscotch adn Black
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Custom Bundle: No
• Material: Catalin - Plastic
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Age Level: 12-16 Years
• Brand: Cray's of Cambridge