✔️ NEW VINTAGE 1958 ANRI TORIART CHARLEMAGNE Hand painted Chess SET & BOARD -5

Description: THIS SET HAS BEEN WAITING FOR YOU FOR OVER 60 (SIXTY) YEARS!PART OF A STORE CLOSING YEARS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY WAS CHECKED OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS IN STORAGE! NEW VINTAGE 1958 Vintage Anri Toriart "Charlemagne" Hand-Painted, Hand-crafted, Sculptite Figural Chess Set. Major pieces stand 3 1/4 inches tall; Pawns stand 2 inches tall all with green felt bottoms.The chess pieces are produced by Anri Toriart in Italy. The company Anri has been a respectable high-quality producer of wooden products since 1912. The chess pieces are a cast composite material invented by Anri called “Sculptite".This beautiful set represent the famous Charlemagne, with other figures from that period. Charlemagne lived from ca. 747 to 844 and was one of the greatest and most popular rulers that Western Europe has ever known.These chess pieces will make a fine addition to any collection.A NEW 17" X 17" FOLDING CHESS BOARD WITH STORAGE SPACE IS INCLUDED. (not original ANRI) PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BLUEST TINT ON THE BLACK PIECES IS FROM THE BACKGROUND CLOTHUSED FOR THE PHOTOS. THE BLACK PIECES ARE BLACK. TWO (2) ADDITIONAL WOODEN QUEENS ARE INCLUDED ONE BLACK AND ONE WHITE.NOTE THAT THEY ARE NOT ANRI. SEE LAST PICTURE. TWO PAIRS OF WHITE STRETCHABLE GLOVES ARE INCLUDED SO THAT YOU CAN MAINTAIN THE PRISTINE APPEARANCE OF THIS VINTAGE UNIQUE CHESS SET. -------------------------------------------ANRI AMAZING FACTS: -COLORS SELDOM FADE DUE TO HIGH QUALITY OIL PAINTS USED.- WOOD USED IS SELECTED FOR QUALITY AND THEN SEASONED WITH AGE.- THERE ARE NOT MANY REPLACEMENTS PIECES AVAILABLE DUE TO WOODEN SEASONED SETS.- THERE ARE NOT MANY REPLACEMENTS PIECES AVAILABLE DUE TO ANRI DEVELOPED CAST WOOD COMPOSITE MATERIAL CALLED "SCULPTITE" USED FOR "TORIART" CHESS SETS.- ALTHOUGH MADE IN THE 1960"s, YOU CAN STILL OBTAIN NEW SETS OR PRE-OWNED INTACT SETS.- WHETHER THEY ARE MADE OF WOOD OR SCULPTITE, THEY SELDOM BREAK AFTER MANY YEARS!- THESE SETS WILL BE GREAT HAND-ME-DOWNS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY! WOODEN ARTISTIC TREASURES 961 Followers100% Positive feedback23K Items sold -----------------------------------------------------------S H I P P I N G PLEASE NOTE THAT USPS 1ST CLASS SHIPPING & EXPEDITED SHIPPING IS NOW USPS Ground Advantage™----------------------------------------------------------ALL INTERNATIONAL PURCHASES WILL ONLY BE SHIPPED VIA EBAY INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

Price: 799.2 USD

Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-27T14:29:33.000Z

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