Jon's Favorite Chess Sets

The designation of 'favorite' is a personal preference rather than any objective measurement.  Several chess sets in the collection, shown below, have become my own personal favorites.  It was not an easy task to select the top two dozen favorite sets!

Please note that each of these sets is shown elsewhere on this site, under its appropriate category.

Click on any of the photos below for more detailed information on each set.

    
John Company Set
German Charlemagne Wooden Figural Set
Jaques 2nd oldest Staunton set
French Polychrome and Gilt-Heightened Carved Ivory Figural Chess Set
Calvert 1790 wooden set
  
  Jaques 1849 Staunton set Jaques Club-Size Ivory Set from 1849/1850 John Company Set circa 1830 Antique Russian Kholmogory Set Turkish Style Carved Ivory Chess Set  
  Hastilow Chess Set French Ivory Henry VIII - Francois I Chess Set Kashmir Ivory Set Vizagapatam Ivory 'Flame' Set Cantonese King George Set  
  Samuel Pepys set and board Jaques Club-Size Ivory Set with Large Carton Pierre Casket and Leuchars Board - early 1850's Jaques 55th Set Ivory Bird Set Jaques Club-Size Ivory Set from 1849/1850  
  Italian Marble and Basalt Bust Set Bundi Jade and Silver Chess Set Dholpur Jade and Silver Chess Set Dieppe Green and White Figural Ivory Set, late 18th century or early 19th century Dieppe Green and White Figural Ivory Set, late 18th century or early 19th century  
  Royal Court Figural Ivory Set          
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