Man Ray Series II, Series III, and Samarcande by Hermes Reproduction

Is there any chess manufacturers that reproduce a more affordable version of these three designs.

Note the two Man Ray designs are very different from the one currently available

1) Man Ray Series II:

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5971061

2) Man Ray Series III:

http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/bowie-collector-part-ii-modern-contemporary-art-day-auction-l16148/lot.141.html

3) Samarcande by Hermes

https://www.hermes.com/au/en/product/samarcande-chess-game-H311949Mv01/

Any of the Indian supplier able to reproduces those sets?

Thanks 

My grandson said that Man Ray  was on Sponge Bob.

https://store.moma.org/kids/toys-games/man-ray-chess-pieces/102040-102040.html

This is the one from MOMA .

https://www.chesshouse.com/collections/man-ray-chess-set & this one from  chess house

https://www.chess-site.com/chess-sets/man-ray-chess-set/

Strange that Bowie had such a cheap board to go with His ManRay chess set

I haven't seen the Man Ray designs you linked to reproduced anywhere.  They will enforce licensing so the number of producers will either pay licensing or risk (as happens now and then with the Max Ernst set) being sued by the artists heirs, both options tend to keep the cost up.  The Hermes is a lovely set, and I think I have seen it second hand for much less than the full retail, but its also going to be a protected design. 

Wow, 100.000 pounds? What makes it so special?

What about all the reproduction of the Bauhaus set by Josef HartWig? and the Man Ray version you see that everybody seems to carry. There is also an Alexander Calder design which I am sure is not very marketable. 

The Man Ray Trust seem to be actively defending their rights, that someone else isn't (or may not have anyone to do it) is a different matter.  One of the links above actually says that the Man Ray reproduction set is licensed.

I thought and may be wrong that there is a limitation of 50-75 years before a work to become Public Domain. To be use by anyone? The two sets I was referred to was dated 1945-1946. 

No after the dead of the Artist , Copyright would  pass on to the heirs , In his case all works handle by the manray Trust .

Do the extra queens really matter?  How often do you get to that state?  I saw a Max Ernst set advertised with extra queens but in that set those pieces are actually kings, it was so difficult to resist buying it

An extra king is just what I need! Or even a wild "Joker" like in playing cards. 😃

Yes; look at what happened with the Marcel Duchamp set a few years back. Where estates are reasonably alert, they will almost always take action, since failure to enforce can (depending on jurisdiction) amount to waiver of rights over the IP. At least (and unlike the Duchamp) the Man Ray set can actually be bought, even if at a higher price than one might ideally like.

There are 50 of these.

www.prahladbubbar.com/research/chess-set-and-table-by-man-ray/

It would be nice if someone decide to reproduce them in wood.