
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)

Cupri Columni (Copper Necks); Soviet Botvinnik-Flohr (BFII) Tournament Chess Set, c.1950-1960
The Monochrome Set: Soviet ‘Mordovian Style’ Gulag Chessmen, c.1955
Figuli Lapis Milites (Stone Army): Hand-Painted ‘One-Off’ Isle of Lewis Chess Set, c.1990
Sangua Oculos (Old Red Eyes); Spanish Escardibul Staunton c.1965-1975
Régence de la Habsburg; French ‘Regency’ Style Wooden Chess Set, c.1930s
Alekhine’s Army; Classic German ‘Bundesform’ Wooden Tournament Chess Set, c.1975-1985
Soviet ‘Kyivan Rus’ Hand-Painted, Plastic Silhouette Chess Set, c.1970
Cosaccorum (The Cossacks); Khatman ‘Bohdan Khmelnytsky’ Ukrainian Figural Chess Set, c.1980
Octigenti (The Eight); Soviet Drueke Influenced “Kremlin” Chess Set, c.1960s
Rufus et Albus; Soviet GM4 "Champion" Cold War Chess Set, c.1980
Tartari (The Mongols); Central Asian ‘Folk-Art’ Chess Set, c.1980-1990
Draconis (The Jackals); Soviet Tournament & Club Set, c.1945-1955
Comrade Druekski (Soviet Drueke); Latvian ‘Staunton’ Plastic Chess Set, c.1960-1975
Fandangi Militibus (The Dancing Army); Spanish Escardibul “Ajedrez Stawton No.5” Chess Set, c.1960-1975
Red Wolves (Lupus Rufae); Soviet GM1 ‘Wolf-Eared Knights’ Tournament Chess Set, c.1965
Et Densi (‘Tusk’); Weighted Soviet Carbolite Chess Set, c.1965-1975
Farceurs Enragé (Jokers Wild); Faux Silver and Bronze Hand-Painted French Chess Set, c.1970
Americana: Drueke American Made Chessmen, c.1950
Drueke’s American-Made Chessmen, No.22, c.1955-1965
Erectii Rus (Soviet Upright); Small Weighted Averbakh Chess Set, Stalin Era, c.1940-1953