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.
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.




