Lot 360 - 1980 SOVIET AMBROID OLYMPIC COMMEMORATIVE CHESS SET

An unusual Russian Soviet era Ambriod chess set. The chess pieces are cast from Baltic Amber crystals and intended as a presentation chess set to commemorate the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. Each of the chess pieces sits atop green baize base pads. These sets were produced during the late 1970s to commemorate the heavily boycotted Moscow Summer Olympics of 1980. The Soviet Afghan War had just kicked off a year earlier. The Soviet Ambriod Chess Set consists of 32 translucent Yellow and dark brown, heavily figured chessmen. The pieces are housed in a folding chessboard or box. These Chess Pieces are among the many historical Soviet and Russian chessmen illustrated in Dr. Isaac Linder’s The Art of Chess Pieces, Moscow, 1994. Russian Soviet era Hand Carved Stones Chess Sets, Cabinet Decor And Gifts, Home Decor, and Collectibles.