Assistance to identify chess set

Any assistance to identify where this set is from would be appreciated - it was purchased with another set that is a restored russan torni set pic below

I have no clue if they are related 

It’s an Isaac Lipnitsky chess set! The bell-shaped pawns are particularly iconic.

Your set may be Mykhailo Kovalenko’s reproduction below, since he painted those accents on the finials of the royals, which the Chessbazaar reproduction doesn’t feature; and I’m not sure if the original set does.

And no, the sets aren’t related. I don’t know what Torni refers to, but the second set you’re showing looks like some kind of variation on the Grandmaster 3.

That is the set - I would of expected it is easier to find due to its shape but really struggled ... you have any other info on it links ect

Yeah it’s a pretty obscure set. I only learned about it recently through a post from Stephen Kong (Chess Praxis) about the Chessbazaar reproduction. From there I learned more about its history.

I read that it was likely made in Berlin on direction of Lipnitzsky, as the set has both Soviet and German featurees. Mike John Ladzinski writes:

“Lipnitsky was a high ranking Soviet military officer stationed in Berlin at the end of WW II. It was at this time he organized a chess club in Berlin at the Central Club of the Soviet Military Aviation Group and approached the matter with all seriousness. Tournaments were held at the club in which hundreds of players took part. A seminar on the study of chess theory was also organized, which was conducted for all masters and first category candidate players. In the spring of 1946, the Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SVAG) Championship was held for the first time. It was here that Lipnitsky's Berlin Set was introduced. It was a uniquely fascinating set and unlike any Soviet set which suggests it was probably made in Berlin and selected by Lipnitsky for use in his club and tournaments.”

And as it turns out, the original sets did have those accents on the finials, but they were painted with less precision. And of course original sets will have signs of wear, which your set lacks. Below is an original set from Mykhailo’s collection.

Here is a better look at the hastily painted finial accents:

I will ask if I was to value the set what would it be worth .. it is the set in your first images

I have no idea! I only got into chess collecting this year. I’ve heard that Soviet sets have significantly increased in price in the last years. So it’s more a matter of what people are willing to pay for them than intrinsic value per se.

The Lipnitsky set is obscure, but perhaps desirable for its unique design rather than historical significance per se. But I have no idea how to quantify what people would be willing to give for it. The Chessbazaar reproduction is $280, so I imagine your set would be worth at least that; I bet more due to it being more accurate to the original.

Appreciate all your help - what has caused the spike in price over the last year ?

Last years rather. I think The Queen's Gambit is part of it. At least the series popularized the Mordovian (incorrectly referred to as Latvian) sets, which I imagine got people to look into other Soviet sets as well.

And the likes of Chuck Grau and his Soviet chess sets website also helped popularize Soviet sets.