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1958 Vintage Anri ToriartROMANS VS TEUTONS HAND PAINTED AND GILDED HAND CRAFTED, Sculptite with felt bottoms.THIS SET LOOKS HARDLY USED TO ME BASED UPON NO MARKING ON THEPIECES AND FELT BOTTOMS LOOK UNTOUCHED, WITH LABELS!
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\". The castings are mounted atop weighted and felted turned Alpine Dyed Maple bases.
THIS LISTING IS FOR A COMPLETE SET OF 32 PIECES ANDALSO INCLUDES A COMBINATION STORAGE BOX AND FOLDINGCHESS BOARD! BOX CLOSED IS 17 1/2\" x 8 1/2\" x 3 1/4\" CLOSED.OPENIT IS 17 1/2\" x 16 1/8\" x 1 3/4\". HAS A MAGNETIC CLOSER.
KING = 4 1/2\"PAWNS = 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 STILLOBTAIN 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
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