Isle of Lewis Chess Set in wood

House of chess proudly presents the Isle of Lewis Chessmen pieces made in exotic Boxwood & Cherry wood, in minute details, you have ever seen in such Isle of Lewis Chessmen. Generally you will find these pieces in crushed stones or painted ones, this is the first time that these have been produced in fine wood such Boxwood and Cherry wood. Our Isle of Lewis chessmen have precise & meticulous carvings done with the aid of latest laser technology. One is amazed to observe such finer details on front and back of each piece. These have been made especially for your easy playing on your regular chess board having squares of 2-1/4". Each Isle of Lewis Chessmen figure is mounted on solid round wooden base hollowed out in bottom and then heavily weighted. Ideal for collectors of rare items and for gift giving as gifts. Exquisite chessmen for display or for play.

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History of Chessmen : Isle of Lewis Chessmen pieces are very unusual, rare ones found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland in early 1800's but believed to be carved in Walrus Tusk circa 1280 in Norway or Iceland. These Romanesque (relating to style prevailing in Europe c. 900-1220) visage being the only of its kind in the history of medieval Art. There seem to be no other chess pieces compared with these forceful and expressive faces of humans. Most of the experts in chess history believe that these figures of Isle of Lewis Chessmen as most astonishing ancient chessmen collection in existence.