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In article <365f83b5.6814114@news1.ibm.net>,
  revina@ibm.net (Rob) wrote:
> f anyone has information on stores that carry high-end, collector
> grade chess sets, I would appreciate it if you could let me know where
> they are.
>
> I have a friend in Moscow, and her father is a well known artists.
> Each year he travels to Siberia and selects one million year old
> mammoth ivory tusks.  He returns to Moscow and begins the daunting
> task of hand carving intricate chess sets.  The chess sets can only be
> described as incredible.  He makes a variety of themes.  Each chess
> set takes six months to make.  They are works of art.
>
> It is going to take a high-end store to carry this type of chess set.
> He sells them for approximately $5,000, but I could see them selling
> for $10 -15,000 retail.  The ivory alone has an inherent value.
>
> If anyone can point me in the right direction, it would be greatly
> appreciated.  Thank you.
>
> Rob
>

Rob, I`ve been looking for an ivory chess set to purchase for myself. Do you
have any pictures of your friends work? If so, please include sizes and
dimensions. Regardless of whether or not he has any for sale, I`d still love
to see pictures of his work. It`s always a treat to see true craftsmanship
like that which you`ve described.

    thank you,
   Mark Girgus

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