These are decorative chess sets to play chess games with.
Real fighting sets for serious chess battles. The chess pieces are strong and meant to be used to play chess with.
They all look great displayed in a cabinet, but it's a shame to leave one there.

The black half of each chess set is made to look like bronze, while the white pieces look like ivory.

The beautifully detailed chess pieces are hand moulded and finished from the finest ground marble and resin, to the highest standards possible. Marble, by itself is very soft, while resin by itself is very brittle, but if you combine the two together, properly, you end up with something strong and durable. These sets are meant to be played with.

The top coat of each chess piece is a hard wearing polish, so a quick buff over with a good quality spray polish (first sprayed on to a soft cloth) will keep them looking their best.

However as we actually manufacture these sets (and have done since 1986), should a piece get damaged, replacement pieces can be made to order (we do know of one that was eaten by a dog and for some reason, no one wanted to use it after that).

You have a choice of three different chess sets Camelot, Roman, Viking and a larger Fantasy set. The first three are all the same size, the kings being approximately 5 inches tall and price is £80 per set, the difference is in the style of the pieces.
However the third set, the Fantasy one is much larger and you do need a lot of room for it.

Chess Set and Board

The chess board we recommend for the Camelot, Roman or Viking has 2 inch squares and an inch border, making it 18 inches square, and costs only £39.
The Fantasy set needs a larger chess board, one with 2 1/2 inch squares. It has a two inch boarder round it, making it 24 inches square and costs £54.
We feel that these particular chess boards compliment our chess sets beautifully. They are resin based and strong.
The 18" board has an embossed Tudor Rose design, while the 24" board has a diamond pattern.
The bases are covered with a green baize to protect any surface they are placed on.
We don't recommend using a smaller sized board as the chess pieces tend to look cramped. Using a board with large enough squares, means that there is room for you to pick each piece up and move it easily.

You can see each chess piece in more detail on the following pages:-

Camelot Chess Set Pieces
Roman Chess Set Pieces
Viking Chess Set Pieces
Fantasy Chess Set Pieces
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If you have any queries we can be contacted on Bishop Auckland +44 (0) 1388 602831 or on 0845 121 0649 at local rate if you are calling from within the UK.
Or e-mail us at chess.sets@freeuk.com

PS Chris also paints weird and wonderful pictures, with wax, using an iron. Mostly fantasy and wildlife (dragons, tigers, etc) if you fancy taking a look, you'll find them at www.almostabstract.co.uk