The Egg Chess Set

The Historic SeriesLittle is known about the origins of this set. The maker is unknown. The set's name, if it had one, is unknown (though some have come to call it the “Egg” set). I know of only two original examples of these pieces. One is posted in the online chess museum. Another is posted on chess.com's forum. The chess.com owner testifies that they bought their set in Palma de Mallorca decades ago. A unique feature: All pieces in the reproduction are cut from the same oval blank (in size and shape). Therefore, because the pawn's bottom is cut closer to the center of the oval and the king's bottom is cut closer to the edge, the pawn has the widest base of the set and the king the most narrow! The queen has the second most narrow base and so on… And yet, the pieces are visually well balanced! An original wood set. I took a small creative liberty with the reproduction and adorned the bishops with alternate colored heads. The alternate bishop head helps to distinguish