Isle of Lewis Chess Set With I Ivory & Brown Resin Chess Pieces 3.5 Inch and Charcoal Black Chess Board 20 Inch

Fine solid Charcoal Black Helena and chess board with wood inlays from Turkish artists and Moorish influences with geometric designs. There are many tiny wood working cuts, scores and shapes that are handset. A perfect souvenir, a gift to a loved one or a beautiful addition to a board collection. A set with vibrant and attractive colours along with each piece perfectly and intricately fitted to precision by the most highly skilled and experienced craftsmen.

We have here the well renowned Isle of Lewis I chess pieces in brown and ivory. The pieces are made from Stone crushed Poly Resin, a very durable stone based compound which is then stained in Russet Brown. These Pieces are Manufactured by Berkeley chess, A British chess manufacturer known to be one of the leading brands in the chess market based in Somerset, England. The original Isle of Lewis chess men were manufactured way back in 1831 using walrus ivory and whales teeth, discovered in Uig on the Isle of Lewis. This particular chess piece set represents the cultural and political connections between the kingdoms of the British Isles and Scandinavia in the middle ages. Berkeley Chess have interpreted this original set discovered in the 19th century to recreate this iconic discovery.