Lardy staunton Chess set K74 larger size weighted 1960 France

High quality wooden chess set mad by Lardy from France. Pieces have their red velt on the bottom and are weighted. These are larger size pieces made from sturdy wood with beautiful detailed and a semi gloss lacquer finish. The knights are very detailed. Pieces are all there, with some signs of normal use and age. The king size is 7,4 cm or 3 inches high, base measures ca. 3 cm or 1 1/4″. All pieces are in great condition with hardly any imperfections or leaning. They come in the original wooden box in which they were sold ( outside of France). This is a perfect vintage set to use in your games . Check out the YouTube video below on some vintage chess!

If you like the games of chess checkers and backgammon, do read the article Bar games that we used to play: Checkers or Draughts or check the video below from youtube for some vintage chess film footage. A good website on backgammon you can find here.