The paint job on kptom's set looks more intricate than I achieved!

That was the way it was when I got the set.

My 55mm Reykjavik-like set (not an exact replica as the rook and knight sizes are different) on a wenge board and my cheapo bulky sturdy 50mm set on a walnut board. To be honest the 50mm set gets all the use at home.

I've posted mine before, but not all of them together, I don't think, so here goes:

The first is my Mexican marble & onyx set I bought in Progreso a few years ago:  

It's got the Aztec calender inscribed in the middle of the board.

Another one I picked up in Progreso many years ago is a smaller onyx/pink stone set with a 7"x7" board.  I don't do much playing on it but it sits on a shelf as a display set.

The one for regular play, though, is a cheap $20 weighted wooden set I bought to go with the chess board I made:

And then there's the small, handmade folding set I bought in the Philippines many years ago:

And the last one I got is the electric glowing chess set in blue & white as seen in my avatar.  Sorry I don't have a bigger picture of it available at the moment, but it's one of these sets: 

http://www.cymax.com/lumisource-led-glow-chess-set-in-blue-and-white-sup-ledches-bw.htm?src=PLA&srcid=7192329&gclid=CNvVl7-jtr8CFeIWMgod60cAtw&gclsrc=aw.ds

Love the hippo. What's his rating? He should be your avatar.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3032795/3-d-printing-brings-marcel-duchamps-long-lost-chess-set-to-life

One of the more popular sets at my club, standard Reykjavik II straight out of the USCF Catalog. This photo was supposedly taken with a camera lense from the 1970's, one that has appreciated with age and is worth around $1800.

Great stuff! There are so many beautiful and special sets out there.
Here are some of my sets. Sorry about the poor picture quality.

The first is a set I bought in Colombia. It features the conquistadors as white and indians as black. 

Has anyone heard of one of these printed sets being for sale? I love the look of this set.

This is an Umbra gift set, SOLID, heavy, made of brushed nickle. I've only played two games on it and both times my opponent and I kept remarking during the games that we just...didn't like the way this thing looked or handled. 

This is a ceramic (bisque-men, i call it) set that is somewhat common in pottery classes. I plan to fill them with silicone and paint them.

I don't blame you. I don't much care for the look of the pieces, either.  I'm more of a standard Staunton guy.

As for the second set you posted, the Duncan set, my sister had a set like this back in the 70's.

Post You're Chess Sets

Okay, I am  chess sets.

Anybody got a marble chess set?

Check out my post on this thread, page 3.

You're chess sets look beautiful, but I am the beautifulest.

Awesome stuff. I've only had a few games on actual chess boards. The vast majority of my nooby play has been online. I'll be buying a set soon though, something preferably with a more classical look to the pieces, easy to look at (glass sets look tough to play with), and hopefully not too far over £100. A set that will last and still look good. My favourite is definitely the first set AmishHacker posted. Any recommendations along those lines? 

Kptom, your set looks straight out of a storybook

B-Lamberth, The set your Mom made is charming and heartfelt.

Amish Hacker, Simply love the rich color & sheen of the pieces from your African set

If I ever buy a dream set the most important considerations would be the color of the pieces, the material (I like the warmth of wood), and the beauty of the knights (love a flowing mane). :)

I got this board as gift from my son as he came back from Peru (Machu Pichu)