Description
Reproduction Calvert Floral Top Chessmen.
A superb and extremely accurate modern reproduction of set of the Calvert Floral Top Chessmen, turned and carved in sections like the originals, but from a natural and red ivorine material. The King stands 3-3/8″ tall, and the chessmen are in new condition. The Mouse Pad antique reproduction chessboard similar to the one shown is included.
Although this design is attributed to John Calvert, this design was made by William Lund as well as John Jaques and Fischer, among others. The English Floral Selenus-Style (“Petal and Pistil”).design is an evolution of the older German Selenus designs which were popular in the 18th and the 19th centuries.
A page from the 1860 Jaques Pattern Book, which was lost when their factory was destroyed during a WWII German V2 attack, shows similar sets produced by them during that period. The pattern book was discovered in the 1990s during a site excavation where the Jaques factory previously stood.
