The Highclere Ebony and Walnut Traditional Chess Set

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The Highclere Ebony and Walnut Traditional Chess SetDetailed and superbly finished. Crafted from ebony. 7. 6cm tall king and broad bases. Weighted and felted. Beautifully crafted in Greece High quality walnut and maple veneers. 50. 8cm chessboard. 5cm playing squares. Chess piece case from Greece. A beautifully traditional chess set featuring Highclere Series ebony Staunton pieces, a handcrafted walnut chessboard by Manopoulos, and a matching dark wenge chess piece case. The design is classic Staunton,

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Many stone beasts decorated the walls of Hampton Court until King William III used them to fill the palace moat during his reign

These fine chessmen originate from one of the world's most prolific chess designers

You will notice that the kings in this set are branded at the base with the date “1849”

Like its bronze cousin

The draughts pieces themselves are constructed from solid boxwood and ebonised boxwood and are naturally wax polished

The Pawn: Keystone Cops

and they continue to light up our screens to this day with that inimitable movie magic

A beautiful veneer chessboard made with fine-quality mahogany and birch inlays

either red sandalwood

and the black ones are 'ebonised

without the price tag