The Chinese claim to have invented chess some 2000 years ago during the Hansing campaign. Here is a fine example of a beautifully carved 19th century Chinese chess set. The original set was carved in Indian Ivory with each well proportioned, perfectly finished piece mounted upon an octagonal base; figure and base carved from a single piece of ivory throughout. King Approx. 12cm.

Chess Set-Alice in Wonderland (1kg)

This set contains characters such as Alice herself, the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter. King approx. 8cm

Mounted on identical octagonal bases, the original figures of this set were painstakingly carved from ivory by expert craftsmen during the last century. Modern technology enables faithful replicas of this beautifully proportioned set to be cast from latex

Indian Ivory pieces carved in Burma in the nineteenth century. The style indicates that the craftsmen who carved these pieces were of Chinese origin, but moved to Burma and settled there. King approx. 16cm.

Throughout it's history, nothing has made such an impact on chess design as the introduction of English Staunton chess pieces. The Staunton set was designed by Nathaniel Cook in1835. With the object of preventing confusion during play. King approx. 9cm.

10cm 280g

Mounted on identical octagonal bases, the original figures of this set were painstakingly carved from ivory by expert craftsmen during the last century. Modern technology enables faithful replicas of this beautifully proportioned set to be cast from latex

The most interesting and important of all early chess pieces are those which have come to be known as the "Lewis Chessmen". There are seventy eight, of which sixty seven are in the British Museum, and the other eleven in the National Museum., Edinburgh. The pieces were found in 1831 in an underground chamber on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis.Their exact origin is unknown. They have been attributed both to Scotland and Scandinavia, but are generally accepted as twelfth century. King approx. 9cm.

King: 15 cm

Set: 3kg

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