hand-carved chess sets from Russia . . . really cool! . . .

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here's a Russian outfit that sells over 100 different hand-carved chess sets at what seem to be very reasonable prices . . . some are classic, others are whimsical . . . for example, here's the American side of the Russians vs. Americans set:


http://www.chess101set.com/chess/painted/politicians/big_politicians.htm

and here's some best sellers:

Ice Battle on Marquetry Board

http://www.chess101set.com/chess/carved/solikamsk/ice_battle_on_marquetry_board.htm

Thin Classic Set

http://www.chess101set.com/chess/regular/thin_classic_chess.htm

Borodino Set

http://www.chess101set.com/chess/metal/borodino_chess_set.htm

see them all here:

http://www.chess101set.com/

and thanks to Prospero at Metafilter for finding and posting this link . . .