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    • × Drueke’s American-Made Chessmen, No.22, c.1955-1965Drueke’s American-Made Chessmen, No.22, c.1955-1965
      2 × $175.00
    • × ✨SET OF THE MONTH✨ Mordor (Field of Shadows); Classic Mordovian U.S.S.R. Chessmen with Hand-Painted Board, c.1952✨SET OF THE MONTH✨ Mordor (Field of Shadows); Classic Mordovian U.S.S.R. Chessmen with Hand-Painted Board, c.1952
      4 × $765.00
    • × Alumni (The Scholars); Soviet ‘Shkolnik’ Metal Chess Set, c.1960Alumni (The Scholars); Soviet ‘Shkolnik’ Metal Chess Set, c.1960
      1 × $500.00
    • × The Noblemen (‘Boyarin’) Soviet Valdai ‘Nobles’ Chessmen, c.1955The Noblemen (‘Boyarin’) Soviet Valdai ‘Nobles’ Chessmen, c.1955
      1 × $800.00
    • × Americana: Drueke American Made Chessmen, c.1950Americana: Drueke American Made Chessmen, c.1950
      2 × $275.00
    • × Ovolo Militaris (The Oval Officers); Soviet ‘Egg & Dart’ Chess Set, c.1955Ovolo Militaris (The Oval Officers); Soviet ‘Egg & Dart’ Chess Set, c.1955
      2 × $800.00
    • × Nekva’s Legacy: Austrian ‘Old Vienna’ Coffee House Chess Set, post-WWINekva’s Legacy: Austrian ‘Old Vienna’ Coffee House Chess Set, post-WWI
      3 × $695.00
    • × Stabulum Victores (‘Champions of the Dorm’); Soviet ‘Averbakh Style’ Egg-Bishop Chess set, c.1950sStabulum Victores (‘Champions of the Dorm’); Soviet ‘Averbakh Style’ Egg-Bishop Chess set, c.1950s
      2 × $500.00
    • × Brutalis (The Beasts); Soviet GM1 Chess Set, c.1960Brutalis (The Beasts); Soviet GM1 Chess Set, c.1960
      1 × $675.00
    • × Alekhine’s Army; Classic German ‘Bundesform’ Wooden Tournament Chess Set, c.1975-1985Alekhine’s Army; Classic German ‘Bundesform’ Wooden Tournament Chess Set, c.1975-1985
      3 × $400.00
    • × Draconis (The Jackals); Soviet Tournament & Club Set, c.1945-1955Draconis (The Jackals); Soviet Tournament & Club Set, c.1945-1955
      1 × $800.00
    • × Figuli Lapis Milites (Stone Army): Hand-Painted ‘One-Off’ Isle of Lewis Chess Set, c.1990Figuli Lapis Milites (Stone Army): Hand-Painted ‘One-Off’ Isle of Lewis Chess Set, c.1990
      2 × $850.00
    • × The Monochrome Set: Soviet ‘Mordovian Style’ Gulag Chessmen, c.1955The Monochrome Set: Soviet ‘Mordovian Style’ Gulag Chessmen, c.1955
      2 × $450.00
    • × Sangua Oculos (Old Red Eyes); Spanish Escardibul Staunton c.1965-1975Sangua Oculos (Old Red Eyes); Spanish Escardibul Staunton c.1965-1975
      1 × $450.00
    • × Fandangi Militibus (The Dancing Army); Spanish Escardibul “Ajedrez Stawton No.5” Chess Set, c.1960-1975Fandangi Militibus (The Dancing Army); Spanish Escardibul “Ajedrez Stawton No.5” Chess Set, c.1960-1975
      2 × $500.00
    • × Comrade Druekski (Soviet Drueke); Latvian ‘Staunton’ Plastic Chess Set, c.1960-1975Comrade Druekski (Soviet Drueke); Latvian ‘Staunton’ Plastic Chess Set, c.1960-1975
      3 × $450.00
    • × Farceurs Enragé (Jokers Wild); Faux Silver and Bronze Hand-Painted French Chess Set, c.1970Farceurs Enragé (Jokers Wild); Faux Silver and Bronze Hand-Painted French Chess Set, c.1970
      3 × $750.00
    • × Soviet ‘Kyivan Rus’ Hand-Painted, Plastic Silhouette Chess Set, c.1970Soviet ‘Kyivan Rus’ Hand-Painted, Plastic Silhouette Chess Set, c.1970
      2 × $550.00
    • × The Whiteheads (Albo Capita); Reimagined Soviet ‘Young Pioneers’ Analysis Set, c.1960sThe Whiteheads (Albo Capita); Reimagined Soviet ‘Young Pioneers’ Analysis Set, c.1960s
      6 × $500.00
    • × Tartari (The Mongols); Central Asian ‘Folk-Art’ Chess Set, c.1980-1990Tartari (The Mongols); Central Asian ‘Folk-Art’ Chess Set, c.1980-1990
      2 × $500.00
    • × Erectii Rus (Soviet Upright); Small Weighted Averbakh Chess Set, Stalin Era, c.1940-1953Erectii Rus (Soviet Upright); Small Weighted Averbakh Chess Set, Stalin Era, c.1940-1953
      1 × $950.00
    • × Cupri Columni (Copper Necks); Soviet Botvinnik-Flohr (BFII) Tournament Chess Set, c.1950-1960Cupri Columni (Copper Necks); Soviet Botvinnik-Flohr (BFII) Tournament Chess Set, c.1950-1960
      1 × $650.00
    • × Et Densi (‘Tusk’); Weighted Soviet Carbolite Chess Set, c.1965-1975Et Densi (‘Tusk’); Weighted Soviet Carbolite Chess Set, c.1965-1975
      1 × $500.00
    • × Red Wolves (Lupus Rufae); Soviet GM1 ‘Wolf-Eared Knights’ Tournament Chess Set, c.1965Red Wolves (Lupus Rufae); Soviet GM1 ‘Wolf-Eared Knights’ Tournament Chess Set, c.1965
      1 × $750.00
    • × Cosaccorum (The Cossacks); Khatman ‘Bohdan Khmelnytsky’ Ukrainian Figural Chess Set, c.1980Cosaccorum (The Cossacks); Khatman ‘Bohdan Khmelnytsky’ Ukrainian Figural Chess Set, c.1980
      2 × $750.00
    • × Dogues of War (Domini Bellum); Rare Soviet Analysis Chess Set, c.1945Dogues of War (Domini Bellum); Rare Soviet Analysis Chess Set, c.1945
      1 × $700.00
    • × Régence de la Habsburg; French ‘Regency’ Style Wooden Chess Set, c.1930sRégence de la Habsburg; French ‘Regency’ Style Wooden Chess Set, c.1930s
      1 × $650.00
    • × Rufus et Albus; Soviet GM4 "Champion" Cold War Chess Set, c.1980Rufus et Albus; Soviet GM4 "Champion" Cold War Chess Set, c.1980
      3 × $750.00

    Subtotal: $33,320.00

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      • × Drueke’s American-Made Chessmen, No.22, c.1955-1965Drueke’s American-Made Chessmen, No.22, c.1955-1965
        2 × $175.00
      • × ✨SET OF THE MONTH✨ Mordor (Field of Shadows); Classic Mordovian U.S.S.R. Chessmen with Hand-Painted Board, c.1952✨SET OF THE MONTH✨ Mordor (Field of Shadows); Classic Mordovian U.S.S.R. Chessmen with Hand-Painted Board, c.1952
        4 × $765.00
      • × Alumni (The Scholars); Soviet ‘Shkolnik’ Metal Chess Set, c.1960Alumni (The Scholars); Soviet ‘Shkolnik’ Metal Chess Set, c.1960
        1 × $500.00
      • × The Noblemen (‘Boyarin’) Soviet Valdai ‘Nobles’ Chessmen, c.1955The Noblemen (‘Boyarin’) Soviet Valdai ‘Nobles’ Chessmen, c.1955
        1 × $800.00
      • × Americana: Drueke American Made Chessmen, c.1950Americana: Drueke American Made Chessmen, c.1950
        2 × $275.00
      • × Ovolo Militaris (The Oval Officers); Soviet ‘Egg & Dart’ Chess Set, c.1955Ovolo Militaris (The Oval Officers); Soviet ‘Egg & Dart’ Chess Set, c.1955
        2 × $800.00
      • × Nekva’s Legacy: Austrian ‘Old Vienna’ Coffee House Chess Set, post-WWINekva’s Legacy: Austrian ‘Old Vienna’ Coffee House Chess Set, post-WWI
        3 × $695.00
      • × Stabulum Victores (‘Champions of the Dorm’); Soviet ‘Averbakh Style’ Egg-Bishop Chess set, c.1950sStabulum Victores (‘Champions of the Dorm’); Soviet ‘Averbakh Style’ Egg-Bishop Chess set, c.1950s
        2 × $500.00
      • × Brutalis (The Beasts); Soviet GM1 Chess Set, c.1960Brutalis (The Beasts); Soviet GM1 Chess Set, c.1960
        1 × $675.00
      • × Alekhine’s Army; Classic German ‘Bundesform’ Wooden Tournament Chess Set, c.1975-1985Alekhine’s Army; Classic German ‘Bundesform’ Wooden Tournament Chess Set, c.1975-1985
        3 × $400.00
      • × Draconis (The Jackals); Soviet Tournament & Club Set, c.1945-1955Draconis (The Jackals); Soviet Tournament & Club Set, c.1945-1955
        1 × $800.00
      • × Figuli Lapis Milites (Stone Army): Hand-Painted ‘One-Off’ Isle of Lewis Chess Set, c.1990Figuli Lapis Milites (Stone Army): Hand-Painted ‘One-Off’ Isle of Lewis Chess Set, c.1990
        2 × $850.00
      • × The Monochrome Set: Soviet ‘Mordovian Style’ Gulag Chessmen, c.1955The Monochrome Set: Soviet ‘Mordovian Style’ Gulag Chessmen, c.1955
        2 × $450.00
      • × Sangua Oculos (Old Red Eyes); Spanish Escardibul Staunton c.1965-1975Sangua Oculos (Old Red Eyes); Spanish Escardibul Staunton c.1965-1975
        1 × $450.00
      • × Fandangi Militibus (The Dancing Army); Spanish Escardibul “Ajedrez Stawton No.5” Chess Set, c.1960-1975Fandangi Militibus (The Dancing Army); Spanish Escardibul “Ajedrez Stawton No.5” Chess Set, c.1960-1975
        2 × $500.00
      • × Comrade Druekski (Soviet Drueke); Latvian ‘Staunton’ Plastic Chess Set, c.1960-1975Comrade Druekski (Soviet Drueke); Latvian ‘Staunton’ Plastic Chess Set, c.1960-1975
        3 × $450.00
      • × Farceurs Enragé (Jokers Wild); Faux Silver and Bronze Hand-Painted French Chess Set, c.1970Farceurs Enragé (Jokers Wild); Faux Silver and Bronze Hand-Painted French Chess Set, c.1970
        3 × $750.00
      • × Soviet ‘Kyivan Rus’ Hand-Painted, Plastic Silhouette Chess Set, c.1970Soviet ‘Kyivan Rus’ Hand-Painted, Plastic Silhouette Chess Set, c.1970
        2 × $550.00
      • × The Whiteheads (Albo Capita); Reimagined Soviet ‘Young Pioneers’ Analysis Set, c.1960sThe Whiteheads (Albo Capita); Reimagined Soviet ‘Young Pioneers’ Analysis Set, c.1960s
        6 × $500.00
      • × Tartari (The Mongols); Central Asian ‘Folk-Art’ Chess Set, c.1980-1990Tartari (The Mongols); Central Asian ‘Folk-Art’ Chess Set, c.1980-1990
        2 × $500.00
      • × Erectii Rus (Soviet Upright); Small Weighted Averbakh Chess Set, Stalin Era, c.1940-1953Erectii Rus (Soviet Upright); Small Weighted Averbakh Chess Set, Stalin Era, c.1940-1953
        1 × $950.00
      • × Cupri Columni (Copper Necks); Soviet Botvinnik-Flohr (BFII) Tournament Chess Set, c.1950-1960Cupri Columni (Copper Necks); Soviet Botvinnik-Flohr (BFII) Tournament Chess Set, c.1950-1960
        1 × $650.00
      • × Et Densi (‘Tusk’); Weighted Soviet Carbolite Chess Set, c.1965-1975Et Densi (‘Tusk’); Weighted Soviet Carbolite Chess Set, c.1965-1975
        1 × $500.00
      • × Red Wolves (Lupus Rufae); Soviet GM1 ‘Wolf-Eared Knights’ Tournament Chess Set, c.1965Red Wolves (Lupus Rufae); Soviet GM1 ‘Wolf-Eared Knights’ Tournament Chess Set, c.1965
        1 × $750.00
      • × Cosaccorum (The Cossacks); Khatman ‘Bohdan Khmelnytsky’ Ukrainian Figural Chess Set, c.1980Cosaccorum (The Cossacks); Khatman ‘Bohdan Khmelnytsky’ Ukrainian Figural Chess Set, c.1980
        2 × $750.00
      • × Dogues of War (Domini Bellum); Rare Soviet Analysis Chess Set, c.1945Dogues of War (Domini Bellum); Rare Soviet Analysis Chess Set, c.1945
        1 × $700.00
      • × Régence de la Habsburg; French ‘Regency’ Style Wooden Chess Set, c.1930sRégence de la Habsburg; French ‘Regency’ Style Wooden Chess Set, c.1930s
        1 × $650.00
      • × Rufus et Albus; Soviet GM4 "Champion" Cold War Chess Set, c.1980Rufus et Albus; Soviet GM4 "Champion" Cold War Chess Set, c.1980
        3 × $750.00

      Subtotal: $33,320.00

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