
Archive Gallery
These archive pages feature a complete list of artistically restored sets and commissions that have passed through our galleries over the years and moved on to do battle in the homes of discerning collectors and chess enthusiasts throughout the world.
If one of our sets reappears on the market without a signed ‘Certificate of Artistry’ or doesn’t appear within these pages then I would err on the side of caution regarding its authenticity. Special commissions and gifted/traded sets will say this specifically on the CoA.
“Expectations surpassed with this gorgeous set. Even better than the pictures.
I wish I’d found his site sooner before buying so many modern pieces.”
I wish I’d found his site sooner before buying so many modern pieces.”
Cameron K.
(Plymouth, MN)

Erectii Rus (Soviet Upright); Small Weighted Averbakh Chess Set, Stalin Era, c.1940-1953
Comrade Druekski (Soviet Drueke); Latvian ‘Staunton’ Plastic Chess Set, c.1960-1975
Rufus et Albus; Soviet GM4 "Champion" Cold War Chess Set, c.1980
Alto Reges (The High-Kings); Soviet Upright Metal Chess Set, c.1960
The Inmates (‘Captum’); Classic Mordovian ‘Gulag Factory 5’ Chessmen, Soviet, c.1947-1955
The Whiteheads (Albo Capita); Reimagined Soviet ‘Young Pioneers’ Analysis Set, c.1960s
Red Wolves (Lupus Rufae); Soviet GM1 ‘Wolf-Eared Knights’ Tournament Chess Set, c.1965
Régence de la Habsburg; French ‘Regency’ Style Wooden Chess Set, c.1930s
Soviet ‘Kyivan Rus’ Hand-Painted, Plastic Silhouette Chess Set, c.1970
Brutalis (The Beasts); Soviet GM1 Chess Set, c.1960
Cupri Columni (Copper Necks); Soviet Botvinnik-Flohr (BFII) Tournament Chess Set, c.1950-1960
Sangua Oculos (Old Red Eyes); Spanish Escardibul Staunton c.1965-1975
Farceurs Enragé (Jokers Wild); Faux Silver and Bronze Hand-Painted French Chess Set, c.1970
The Monochrome Set: Soviet ‘Mordovian Style’ Gulag Chessmen, c.1955
Dogues of War (Domini Bellum); Rare Soviet Analysis Chess Set, c.1945
Draconis (The Jackals); Soviet Tournament & Club Set, c.1945-1955