What is the most beautiful chess set style in your opinion?

I've have a Staunton set, but I want a better-looking set. 

Then take a look at these's ! Along with Chess History & some set's to lust after .

It's just the regular rolled up uscf tournament board.

Enjoying my newly acquired Dubrovnik 👍

Real vintage Jaques Staunton sets ! not a repo the real thing .

I actually like the staunton the best even though lots of people don't. 

Well, the question asks about the most beautiful chess set.

The set I like the most might not be the most beautiful.  There are some really beautiful, stylized sets that I enjoy looking at, the pictures, but would never own.

For instance, here is a set that I think is very beautiful:

This is The House of Staunton Waterford Series set in Blood Rosewood.

I do not want to own this set, but enjoy its beauty.  This set is not practical for tournament play, in my opinion.

Now, I do have 2 favorite sets, or designs.  They are the Noj Dubrovnik II sets (and the new Noj Minceta Dubrovnik is coming), and The House of Staunton Craftsmen Series set, which is a Frank Camaratta designed set.

Here is a picture of the Noj Dubrovnik II in a Brown Stain.  This is my favorite of all sets, even though it is not the most picturesque compared to the others.  The set plays and looks very well on a Chess board.

And here are pictures of the HoS Craftsman Series set in Blood Rosewood that I own..  This is my favorite Staunton design set because it plays and looks very well also.

The Knights on this set, and a number of others they sell, are distinctive as a Frank Camaratta designed Knight.  In real life, those notches or gaps you see in the mane are not noticeable at all.

$895 for the Novara is so expensive

Yes, it is expensive, but it is beautiful.  By the way, I made a mistake it's the Waterford, which is just as expensive.

Remember, I said that while I thought these are the most beautiful, I would never buy one.

The House of Staunton Craftsman or even the House of Staunton Cooke Series, Camaratta Signature with his Knight design, are my choices for the best looking and playing, practical, Staunton Design set.

Of course the Noj sets are my all time favorite.

$895 is expensive for a Chess set even if you can afford to buy it.

I agree a lot with you, deafdrummer.  From an earlier posting of yours, I also look at these sites for the pictures of the sets, kind of like a museum.  This is why I like that Waterford set, to look at the pictures.

Yes, I am at a position in my life where I can afford to buy these sets.  Remember, I am a player that plays rated Chess with all of the sets I own.

I am not a collector that buys the sets to have in my collection.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  Some of these sets are really nice looking.

Remember that the majority of the sets, except perhaps these luxury or stylized sets, were created for tournament play.  And often times, like the Dubrovnik, Mechanics Institute, Havana, and a number of other sets, they were created for a specific event or tournament.

Nonetheless I also like going to the various sites to look at the different sets.

I really do like what you did with that travel set.  That whole thing looks very nice.

Also, this is why I need to have the standard Staunton design in my sets, for those that will not play with my Dubrovnik or Soviet sets.

That Craftsman series looks like the set they use at the Sinquefield cup.

This is my most beautiful set. Man Ray's. And it's fantastic to play with.

I like this set 1849 Morphy Cooke Staunton Jaques of London reproduction by Official Staunton. Distressed Antiqued boxwood and Ebony 4.4" king. It's elegant with superb antiqued distressed pieces so that their appearance is that of a well worn played set. 

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My two favorite designs are the Chavet number 6 tournament set from the early '90's and the old Soviet GM sets from the 1950's-60's .