This beautiful, hand made, talking point chess set, is a great alternative to the traditional Staunton style of chess set. With wonderfully detailed carving to the pieces, particularly the back of the Royal line. The Rock is based on the original 'warrior musician', rather than the later Castle based design. The Knight is slaying a dragon, the Bishop, appears to be a shepard, carrying his Sheep. The Queen is holding a Hawk and King has a pair of Lurchers or Greyhounds wth him.
A good sized set with the tallest figure, the king, standing at 4" (10cm) with a 1 1/2 (4cm) base, while the shortest, the pawn, stands at 1 1/2" (4cm) with a 1 1/8" (3cm) base. The whole set (all 32 pieces) weighs in at approx 1.5KG.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no board with this set, see our listings for available boards.
The set is shown on our 2 3/8" (60mm) squared board, in dark brown and cream, with a classical dark oak trim. The 2 3/8" (60mm) squared board would be the size we would recommend.
The set is cast in a hard and durable stone casting powder, giving each piece beautiful detail and definition. The hand colouring and finishing, using a method passed down through the family, ensures durablity and quality; futher enhancing the details. Each piece is completed with a felt base ensuring that your board does not become scratched.
Although this set is beautifully decorative, it is very durable and is intended to be used and enjoyed as much as displayed.
The colours for these pieces are an aged cream for the light and a Jade for the dark.
Each piece is hand coloured and takes the colours and finish differently, so please beware that there will be slight variations between pieces.
Please be aware that we send out parcels on a tracked and signed for service. This gives both you as the buyer and us as the seller piece of mind. Someone will need to be available to sign for your parcel. If you miss a delivery and don't collect your parcel or make alternative arrangements with the courier, your parcel may be returned to us. If we have to resend your parcel, we will need to charge you again for postage.
Total weight 1.5KG, minus and packaging materials, so postage will represent that. If you wish to make alternative arrangements for postage or collection please contact us.
Each piece will be individually wrapped and packed in a sturdy cardboard box ensuring the best protection possible. Wherever possible we will use recycled packing to reduce our environmental impact, so please don't be surprised if your chess set arrives in a pre-loved Amazon or cat food box!
