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The 100 Most Beautiful Chess Sets I

(The Most Beautiful Chess Sets I - The
100 Most Beautiful Chess Sets,
Selected from among many thousands
of Sets carefully examined!... The
numbering used, obviously,
IS NOT a classification!)

'The AGER Chess Set', 'IRANIAN Chess
Set, glazed fritware', 'Spanish 'Pulpit'
Chess Set', 'Mexican Bone Pulpit Chess
Set', 'Anglo-Indian Bone Chess Set',
'The TOY Co. Selenus Chess Set', 'Rare
Ivory Chess Set from Cambodia',
'Vizagapatam, India. Ivory Chess Set',
'INDIA: LOTUS Wood Chess Set',
'PHILIPPINES: MORO Chess Set',
'PERSIAN Brass Chess Pieces by
Ital FAMA', 'Flowers style by Oleg
RAIKIS', 'Selenus Mammoth ivory
chessmen by Oleg RAIKIS', 'Jaques
of London 'Marshall' Chess Set',
'FRENCH Wooden 'Régence' Chess Set',
'German 'Selenus' Chess Set', 'Old
Style Chinese Chess Pieces', 'ITALY:
Mignon Chess Set by NIGRI', 'ITALY:
Venitian Art Glass Chess Set',
'SPAIN: Spanish Wooden Chess Set',
'SPANISH: Metal Bolt/Screw chess
set', 'A Stone Chess Set from AFRICA'

CHESS SET I - "The AGER Chess Set" -
«The Ager chessmen forms one of the
most wonderful medieval set and also,
one of the oldest extant in Europe»
Another view of Chess - Les échecs sous un
autre angle - Image copyright © Jean-Louis CAZAUX -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Jean Louis CAZAUX - Chess History - Archaeological Chess Art)

Jean Louis Cazaux - Chess History -
Another view of Chess
'the AGER Chess Set'

CHESS SET II - "IRANIAN Chess Set, glazed fritware" -
(12th c.) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (NY)
Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Wikipedia.org - wiki/Chess - Chess Art
«IRANIAN Chess Set, glazed fritware»)

'IRANIAN Chess Set'
(with glazed fritware)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

CHESS SET III - "Spanish 'Pulpit' Chess Set" - (c. 1800)
Spanish - Antique Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards -
«Spanish 'Pulpit' Chess Set» (circa 1800) )

'Spanish 'Pulpit' Chess Set'
Spanish - (circa 1800)
Antique Chess Sets & Boards

CHESS SET IV - "Mexican Bone Pulpit Chess Set" -
Bone - Antique Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © TY's Chess Set Collection - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. TY's Chess Set Collection - Chess Sets -
«Mexican Bone Pulpit Chess Set» )

'Mexican Bone Pulpit Chess Set'
TY's Chess Set Collection
Antique Chess Sets & Boards

CHESS SET V - "Anglo-Indian Bone Chess Set" -
(circa 1850) - Historical Chess Sets & Boards -
Image copyright © DARIO PEREZ - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. DARIO PEREZ - Collection de Jeux d'Échecs
«Anglo-Indian Bone Chess Set» (circa 1850) )

'Anglo-Indian Bone Chess Set'
(circa 1850) - DARIO PEREZ
Echecs.fr/ - Collection de Jeux d'Échecs

CHESS SET VI - "The TOY Co. Selenus Chess Set" -
Bone - Antique Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © TY's Chess Set Collection - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. TY's Chess Set Collection - Chess Sets -
«The TOY Co. Selenus Chess Set» )

'The TOY Co. Selenus Chess Set'
TY's Chess Set Collection
Antique Chess Sets & Boards

CHESS SET VII - "Rare Ivory Chess Set from Cambodia" -
(circa 1800) - Ivory - Antique Chess Sets & Boards -
Image copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Sets -
«Rare Ivory Chess Set from Cambodia» (circa 1800) )

'Rare Ivory Set from Cambodia'
Ivory - (circa 1800)
Antique Chess Sets & Boards

CHESS SET VIII - "Vizagapatam, India. Ivory Chess Set" -
Late 18th Century (circa 1780-1800)
Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © DARIO PEREZ - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. DARIO PEREZ - Collection de Jeux d'Échecs
«Vizagapatam, India. Ivory Chess Set»)

'Vizagapatam , India. Ivory Chess Set'
Late 18th Century (circa 1780-1800)
DARIO Echecs.fr/ - Collection de Jeux d'Échecs

CHESS SET IX - "INDIA: LOTUS Wood Chess Set" -
Carved in red sandalwood and boxwood -
Antique Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © TY's Chess Set Collection - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. TY's Chess Set Collection - Chess Sets -
«INDIA: LOTUS Wood Chess Set» )

'INDIA: LOTUS Wood Chess Set'
TY's Chess Set Collection
Antique Chess Sets & Boards

CHESS SET X - "PHILIPPINES: MORO Chess Set" - (circa 1950)
Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards
«PHILIPPINES: MORO Chess Set» (circa 1950) )

'PHILIPPINES: MORO Chess Set'
JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards

CHESS SET XI - "PERSIAN Brass Chess Pieces by Ital FAMA" -
Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © Ital FAMA - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. My CHESS SET - Ital FAMA - Chess Boards & Sets
«PERSIAN Brass Chess Pieces by Ital FAMA» )

'PERSIAN Brass Chess Pieces by Ital FAMA'
My CHESS SET - Ital FAMA - Chess Sets

CHESS SET XI - "PERSIAN Brass Chess Pieces by Ital FAMA" -
Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © Ital FAMA - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. UNIVERSAL SHOPING - Ital FAMA - Chess Boards & Sets
«PERSIAN Brass Chess Pieces by Ital FAMA» )

'PERSIAN Brass Chess Pieces by Ital FAMA'
My CHESS SET - Ital FAMA - Chess Sets

CHESS SET XII - "Flowers style" - by Oleg RAIKIS
- Image copyright © Oleg Raikis Sculptor - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Oleg Raikis website - Chess & Art - "Flowers style" by Oleg Raikis)

Oleg Raikis sculptor - Chess & Art -
'Flowers style' by Oleg Raikis

CHESS SET XIII - "Selenus" Mammoth ivory chessmen - by Oleg RAIKIS
- Image copyright © Oleg Raikis Sculptor - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Oleg Raikis website - Chess & Art - "Selenus"
Mammoth ivory chessmen by Oleg Raikis)

Oleg Raikis sculptor - Chess & Art -
'Selenus' Mammoth ivory chessmen by Oleg Raikis

CHESS SET XIV - "Jaques of London 'Marshall' Chess Set" -
(c. 1910) - Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © DARIO PEREZ - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. DARIO PEREZ - Collection de Jeux d'Échecs
«Jaques of London 'Marshall' Chess Set» (circa 1910) )

'Jaques 'Marshall' Chess Set'
(circa 1910) - DARIO PEREZ
Echecs.fr/ - Collection de Jeux d'Échecs

CHESS SET XV - "FRENCH Wooden 'Régence' Chess Set" -
(Early 1800's) - Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards
«FRENCH Wooden 'Régence' Chess Set» (Early 1800's) )

'FRENCH Wooden 'Régence' Chess Set'
JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards

CHESS SET XVI - "German 'Selenus' Chess Set" - (c. 1800)
Bone - Antique Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards -
«German 'Selenus' Chess Set» (circa 1800) )

'German 'Selenus' Chess Set'
(Late 1700's or early 1800's)
Antique Chess Sets & Boards

CHESS SET XVII - "Old Style Chinese Chess Pieces" -
Antique Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © EBAY.ca - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. EBAY.ca - Chess Sets -
«Old Style Chinese Chess Pieces» )

'Old Style Chinese Chess Pieces'
EBAY.ca - Chess Sets
Antique Chess Sets & Boards

CHESS SET XVIII - "ITALY: Mignon Chess Set by NIGRI" -
Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © MY CHESS SET - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MY CHESS SET - Chess Sets and Boards
«ITALY: Mignon Chess Set by NIGRI» )

'ITALY: Mignon Chess Set by NIGRI'
MY CHESS SET - Chess Sets and Boards

CHESS SET XIX - "ITALY: Venitian Art Glass Chess Set" -
(20th cent.) - Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards
«ITALY: Venitian Art Glass Chess Set» (20th cent.) )

'ITALY: Venitian Art Glass Chess Set'
JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards

CHESS SET XX - "SPAIN: Spanish Wooden Chess Set" -
(circa 1700) - Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards
«SPAIN: Spanish Wooden Chess Set» (circa 1700) )

'SPAIN: Spanish Wooden Chess Set'
JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards

CHESS SET XXI - "SPANISH: Metal Bolt/Screw chess set" -
(circa 1950) - Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Dermot_Rochford - Chess Sets & Boards
«SPANISH: Metal Bolt/Screw chess set» (circa 1950) )

'SPANISH: Metal Bolt/Screw chess set'
Dermot_Rochford - Chess Sets & Boards

CHESS SET XXII - "A Stone Chess Set from AFRICA" -
(circa 1900) - Historical Chess Sets & Boards - Image
copyright © JON's Antique Chess Sets - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards
«A Stone Chess Set from AFRICA» (circa 1900) )

'A Stone Chess Set from AFRICA'
JON's Antique Chess Sets - Chess Boards

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