FIDET and Czech Standard
As playing sets, two types stand out in recent Czech practice - a variation of Austrian style - mainly BY FIDET company - and national Czech style - still made in a simplified form nowadays.
Early Austrian-style FIDET set
Early 20th C set with a difference - kings stand 84 mm.
Royal Czech
Huge set in czech national style - king at 113 mm with a 40 mm wide base! - hailing sensibly from before WW 1 - but czechslovaquian colectors will know better . This was and is a playing set, with great stability, and the faded varnish shows it has been intensely used over time. As usual in sets of this period and region - thin paper pads under the pieces.
Czech Tournament
Czech playing set from the 30ies - all filials are separate pieces glued into cavities! Kings stand 89 mm - the white knights are replacements. Similar sets in simpler form without separate finials are still made today....
