2nd oldest Staunton set

I was very fortunate to acquire this Jaques club-sized (4.4" King) Staunton set from 1849. Howard Staunton hand-signed and hand-numbered the first 300 or so chess set boxes, and this set is "#9". Set #1 is still in existence, but sets 2 through 8 are apparently not, so this set has its claim to fame as the 2nd oldest Staunton design set in the world. It was in relatively poor condition when I purchased it, and I had it restored by the master craftsmen at Artisans of the Valley in Pennington New Jersey. The board in the photo is contemporary.


	Jaques Staunton - 2nd oldest



Jon's main chess page		I was very fortunate to acquire this Jaques club-sized (4.4" King) Staunton set from 1849. Howard Staunton hand-signed and hand-numbered the first 300 or so chess set boxes, and this set is "#9". Set #1 is still in existence, but sets 2 through 8 are apparently not, so this set has its claim to fame as the 2nd oldest Staunton design set in the world. It was in relatively poor condition when I purchased it, and I had it restored by the master craftsmen at Artisans of the Valley in Pennington New Jersey. The board in the photo is contemporary.	HOME

Jaques Staunton - 2nd oldest