The box also contained a number of fun additions:
Newspaper clippings from 1935 & 1936
A handwritten analysis from agame between Lilienthal and Capablanca (Hastings, 1935)
7 game sheets from the previous owner ("Fransr"? which is on every sheet) played in 1935 & 1936
That period marked the heyday of Dutch chess with Euwe becoming world champion (end of 1935) in the Netherlands, which saw an explosion
in the number of chess clubs in the country.
Picked up this nice 3.2" Lardy set from the 1930s.
Overall in rather good condition with the compulsory (but mild) leans on notably the bishops. Pieces have rather different propertions from the later Lardy sets I own. Here's king and queen compared to a similarly sized set from the 1940s,
The set came in the typical red box from the period, with a stamp on the bottom which I can't really make out.
"Priezy"? Could be related to the Dutch chess club or the previous owner?