{"title":"Walnut Chess Sets","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalnut is dark and close-grained, and it only improves with handling. A board in walnut looks better after ten years than it did on the first day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/walnut-backgammon-sets\"\u003ewalnut backgammon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/carved-chess-sets\"\u003ecarved sets\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chess-sets\"\u003eall chess sets\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"floral-carved-folding-chess-set","title":"Carved Walnut Travel Chess Set with Floral Ornament","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCarved Walnut Travel Chess Set with Floral Ornament\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark walnut, and the borders are given over entirely to carving — flowing floral ornament cut deep enough to hold shadow, running unbroken around the playing field. Against that, the squares are inlaid in maple and walnut and left completely plain, so the decoration frames the game instead of interrupting it. It is a carved chess set that knows exactly where to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosed, it is a case: the two halves fold together on themselves and a handle is cut into the edge, so you lift it the way you would lift a briefcase. That is what makes it a travel chess set rather than a display board — 3 kg, 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm folded, all 32 turned pieces inside. It goes in a car boot, on a train, into somebody else's kitchen, and it comes out looking like the best object on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding walnut chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3 kg \/ 6.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle and felt-lined base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep floral ornament carved right around the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm dark walnut against pale maple inlaid squares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds into its own case with a handle cut into the edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 kg — light enough to carry without thinking about it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe carving makes it a present rather than a purchase, and the handle means it will not spend its life on a shelf being admired. That combination is harder to find than it should be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098186604864,"sku":"100596","price":289.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1702465525861.jpg?v=1788438329"},{"product_id":"mount-ararat-carved-folding-chess-set","title":"Luxury Armenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Leaf Carving","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Armenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Leaf Carving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the grand one of the Ararat boards. Warm walnut, a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field, and borders carved with leaves and scrollwork that run corner to corner rather than stopping politely at the edges. Above the handle, twin-peaked Mount Ararat is inlaid into the wood — small, exact, and the first thing any Armenian in the room will point at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this size the game changes a little. The squares are wide enough that the pieces stand clear of each other, so a crowded middlegame stays readable and nobody knocks a rook over reaching across. It is still a folding chess set: it closes to 23.6 x 11.8\" \/ 60 x 30 cm with all 32 turned pieces inside and lifts by the handle. A carved chess set this big usually means a permanent installation. This one you can still put away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding walnut chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 23.6 x 11.8\" \/ 60 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved leaf and scrollwork borders running the full width\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Ararat inlaid in wood above the handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull 23.6\" \/ 60 cm field — the size players ask for and rarely get in a folding board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds to half its width with the pieces stored inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMount Ararat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoah's mountain, the emblem of Armenia, and — since the border was drawn in 1921 — just out of reach on the other side of it. Every clear morning in Yerevan it is there on the skyline, and every Armenian craftsman has carved it at some point. It is not a landscape. It is a way of saying we are still here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig, warm, and unmistakably from somewhere. This is the board for the head of a family — the one that ends up in the front room and gets used every time the grandchildren visit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098186801472,"sku":"103391","price":569.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1687259353809.jpg?v=1788438335"},{"product_id":"grand-carved-folding-chess-set-with-bronze-pieces","title":"Luxury Chess Backgammon Set with Relief Ornament and Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Chess Backgammon Set with Relief Ornament and Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosed, this board is a carving before it is anything else. The whole outer panel is cut in deep relief — a large ornament at the centre with scrollwork unwinding around it and a beaded edge running the rim — deep enough that the shadows shift as you walk past it. Most boards are decorated on the border. This one is carved across the face, which is a different order of work entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen it and the object changes twice over. A full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field in maple and walnut appears, framed by a hand-carved border, and inside that a backgammon layout with its points cut into the wood. So it is a chess backgammon set in the truest sense: three things in one hinged case, none of them an afterthought. The army is bronze and wood together, 32 ornate pieces with sculpted crowns on pale bases, framed by bronze coordinate markers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 8 kg it has the weight you would expect and, unexpectedly, a handle cut into the folded edge — so the grandest board in the room still closes to 23.6 x 11.8\" \/ 60 x 30 cm and goes back in its bag when the night ends. That combination, showpiece carving and honest working design, is rarer than either on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess and backgammon board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 ornate bronze-and-wood chess pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 23.6 x 11.8\" \/ 60 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 8 kg \/ 17.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with bronze pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze coordinate markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep-relief ornament carved across the entire outer face, not just the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess outside, a carved backgammon layout within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 bronze-and-wood pieces with sculpted crowns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 kg of board that still folds and carries by its own handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the board you give when the gift is meant to be remembered as an event. Closed on a side table it is sculpture; opened it is two games and an evening. Very few objects earn their place in a room twice over like that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098186932544,"sku":"103302","price":3299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1681390555737.jpg?v=1788438339"},{"product_id":"bronze-star-carved-chess-set-with-metal-pieces","title":"Luxury Carved Chess Set with Brass Stars and Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Carved Chess Set with Brass Stars and Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour brass stars, one at each corner, eight points apiece, set flush into the wood so they sit level with the carving around them. That is what you see first — metal catching light where you do not expect it on a wooden chess set. The borders between them are cut in a fine lattice, wide and deep, and the whole board runs a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm with bronze coordinate markers set into the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe army matches it: 32 ornate bronze figures on pale bases, heavy enough that you feel each move land. At 8 kg this carved chess set does not get carried absent-mindedly — but it does have a handle cut into the folded edge, and it does close to half its width, which is more than most boards of this weight will do for you. Set it up once and you will understand why it is built the way it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarved chess board with four inlaid brass stars and a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 ornate bronze chess pieces on pale bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 23.6 x 11.8\" \/ 60 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 8 kg \/ 17.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with bronze pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze coordinate markers and brass star inlays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour eight-pointed brass stars inlaid flush into the corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep lattice carving across the full width of the borders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete cast bronze army with real weight in the hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull 23.6\" \/ 60 cm field, and it still folds and carries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMetal in the board and metal on the board — this is the set for someone who likes objects to feel substantial. It will not get put in a cupboard, because there is nowhere in a house it would not look deliberate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098186998080,"sku":"0026","price":1789.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1680004786330.jpg?v=1788438341"},{"product_id":"classic-folding-chess-set-with-bronze-pieces","title":"Luxury Classic Walnut Chess Set with Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Classic Walnut Chess Set with Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe board keeps quiet on purpose. Solid walnut, maple and walnut inlaid squares, a clean face with nothing carved into it — because everything this set has to say is standing on top. Thirty-two ornate figural bronze pieces, one army gilded gold and one blackened, each one sculpted rather than turned, so a bishop actually looks like a bishop and a knight has a face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet them up on a plain field and the contrast does the rest. Gold against black on pale wood reads from across a room, and up close you get the detail — folds, crowns, small worked surfaces you only find by picking one up. It is 15.7\" \/ 40 cm open, folds to half that with the bronze packed inside, and lifts by a built-in handle. A luxury chess set that behaves like a travel chess set is a rare thing; this one manages both without apologising for either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding walnut chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 ornate bronze chess pieces, one army gold and one black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3 kg \/ 6.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with maple inlay and bronze pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo finishes of real metal — gilded gold and blackened — rather than painted wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clean classic walnut field that lets the pieces be the whole show\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigural pieces with sculpted detail on every rank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds, stores the army inside and carries by its own handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf somebody already plays on a perfectly good wooden set, this is the upgrade that changes the experience rather than repeating it. The board they know, an army they will keep picking up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187063616,"sku":"102875","price":819.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1676034431349.jpg?v=1788438344"},{"product_id":"large-basket-weave-carved-folding-chess-set","title":"Luxury Carved Chess Set with Woven Ornament","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Carved Chess Set with Woven Ornament\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRun your thumb across the border of this one and you will feel why it exists. The panels are carved as woven ornament — strands passing over and under each other, cut deep enough that the shadows do the work — with floral scrollwork running between them. It is slow, careful cutting: every crossing has to line up or the eye catches it instantly, and on a board this size there are a great many crossings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the carving it is a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field in maple and walnut, and inside, when it closes, a felt-lined interior that holds all 32 turned pieces without letting them knock together. It folds on metal clasps to half its width and lifts by a built-in handle. That is the pleasure of this carved chess set: it looks like something that ought to stay on a stand, and it packs down like a working board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelt-lined interior compartments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 23.6 x 11.8\" \/ 60 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle and metal clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep woven ornament carved panel by panel around the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelt-lined interior — the pieces travel without marking each other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field in maple and walnut inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds on metal clasps and carries by its own handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome people notice woodwork and some do not. This is a gift for the ones who do — who will turn the board over, find the carving continues where nobody would have checked, and understand immediately what they have been given.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187129152,"sku":"102494","price":909.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1668239027891.jpg?v=1788438346"},{"product_id":"classic-walnut-folding-chess-set","title":"Classic Walnut Travel Chess Set with Handle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eClassic Walnut Travel Chess Set with Handle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing on this board is trying to impress you, and that is why it works. Solid walnut, a plain classic face, a fine lattice cut around the border, and a handle built into the folded edge. That is the whole design. What you get is a wooden chess set that suits any room it lands in, because there is nothing on it to clash with anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 15.7\" \/ 40 cm open — a real playing size, not a novelty — with maple and walnut inlaid squares and 32 turned pieces that live inside when it closes. At 3 kg you can lift it off a shelf with one hand and be out of the door, which is the entire argument for a travel chess set with a handle: the board you actually take is the board that gets played on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding walnut chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3 kg \/ 6.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid walnut — the wood most people expect to pay a lot more for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clean classic playing face with nothing carved into the squares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine lattice cut around the border by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds, stores the pieces inside and lifts by its own handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the one to give a beginner, a student, a grandchild who has just learned the moves. It is real wood and a real board, it survives being carried around, and it will still be good enough in twenty years when they actually know how to play.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187194688,"sku":"100547","price":289.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/3995.jpg?v=1788438350"},{"product_id":"coat-of-arms-chess-and-backgammon-set","title":"Luxury Russian Chess Backgammon Set with Double-Headed Eagle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Russian Chess Backgammon Set with Double-Headed Eagle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosed, it is a chess board — and a big one, a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm across in walnut, carved end to end in a tight lattice with the double-headed eagle inlaid at its centre. The pieces that stand on it are faceted rather than turned, cut into flat planes so they catch light down their edges. It is a wooden chess set with a definite character: geometric, heraldic, nothing soft about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen it opens. Inside is a full backgammon field with its checkers and dice, so one object covers both games your family actually plays. At this size it is a chess backgammon set that holds a room rather than a corner of a table — and it still folds in half and lifts by its own handle when the evening is over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess and backgammon board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 faceted wooden chess pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 wooden checkers and a pair of dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 23.6 x 11.8\" \/ 60 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo games in one board — chess outside, backgammon within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe double-headed eagle inlaid at the centre, not printed on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLattice carving worked across the whole surface by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaceted chess pieces that look nothing like the standard set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one suits the person who takes both games seriously and has no room for two boards. The eagle makes it a gift with a flag in it; the size makes it the board everyone gathers around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187555136,"sku":"103157","price":789.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/3502.jpg?v=1788438362"},{"product_id":"mount-ararat-chess-set-with-carved-frame","title":"Armenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Carved Frame","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Carved Frame\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the full-size one. A 19.6\" \/ 50 cm playing field of maple and walnut inlay, framed in warm carved walnut, with twin-peaked Mount Ararat inlaid above the handle. At this size the pieces have proper room, the squares read clearly from a standing position, and the board stops looking like an accessory and starts looking like part of the furniture. It is the wooden chess set you leave out, not the one you put away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it still folds. That is the trick of it — a board this wide closing in half, holding all 32 turned pieces inside, and lifting by a built-in handle cut into the edge. So the handmade chess set that owns your side table on a Tuesday can be at your father's house on a Sunday without a second thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 19.6 x 19.6\" \/ 50 x 50 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 19.6 x 9.8\" \/ 50 x 25 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 4 kg \/ 8.8 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull 19.6\" \/ 50 cm playing field — nothing cramped, even in a long endgame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Ararat inlaid in wood above the handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved walnut frame with carved corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds flat and carries by its own handle despite the size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMount Ararat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see Ararat from almost anywhere in Yerevan and you cannot walk to it — the border has been in the way since 1921. Armenians put it on everything they make for exactly that reason. It is the country's own idea of itself, and on a board where two people sit down for an hour it quietly presides over the whole game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA full-size board with the mountain on it is a serious gift, and it reads that way. For a father, a grandfather, a house that has just been moved into — this is the one you give when you want it to stay in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187620672,"sku":"102159","price":339.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2406.jpg?v=1788438364"},{"product_id":"carved-folding-chess-set-with-bronze-pieces","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Set with Gilded Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Set with Gilded Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pieces are the reason for this one. Thirty-two ornate bronze figures, cast and finished two ways — one army left bright and gilded, the other darkened — so the two sides are told apart by the metal itself rather than by paint. Pick a king up and the weight tells you immediately that nothing here is hollow. On a walnut board with hand-carved corners and maple inlay under them, they look like something out of a much older room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes it unusual is that a luxury chess set this heavy still folds. It closes to 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm with the bronze stored inside and lifts by a built-in handle, so 5 kg of board and army travels in one trip. Most sets this good never leave the house they were given to. This one can go to the game instead of waiting for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding walnut chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 ornate bronze chess pieces, one army gilded and one darkened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with maple inlay and bronze pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo finishes of real bronze — gilded and dark — instead of painted sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved corners on a solid walnut board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaple and walnut inlaid playing squares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds, stores the army inside and carries by its own handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand somebody a bronze piece from this set and watch what happens — they will turn it over, look at the detail, and put it down more carefully than they picked it up. That reaction is the gift.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187686208,"sku":"103201","price":819.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2210.jpg?v=1788438366"},{"product_id":"carved-chess-and-backgammon-set-with-bronze-pieces","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Backgammon Set with Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Backgammon Set with Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosed, this is a chess board and nothing else — walnut, deeply carved right around the border, with an ornate bronze army standing on it and bronze coordinate markers along the edges. The carving is not shallow decoration either; you can feel the depth of it with a fingertip. It is the kind of chess backgammon set that people assume is only a chess set until you show them otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen you unclip it and open it out, and the inside is a backgammon field with its own checkers and dice waiting. Two games, one object, 15.7\" \/ 40 cm across, folding back down to half that and lifting by a built-in handle. If your family plays both — and in this part of the world most families do — this saves you owning two boards and losing the pieces to both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess and backgammon board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 ornate bronze chess pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 wooden checkers and a pair of dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with bronze pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo games in one board — chess on the outside, backgammon within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep hand-carved scrollwork right around the walnut border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full ornate bronze chess army with real cast weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds and carries by its own handle, with everything stored inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy this for a household rather than a person. Somebody there prefers chess, somebody else prefers backgammon, and this ends the argument by putting both on the same table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187751744,"sku":"102759","price":1119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2195.jpg?v=1788438368"},{"product_id":"classic-chess-set-with-scalloped-frame","title":"Luxury Classic Chess Set with Scalloped Frame","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Classic Chess Set with Scalloped Frame\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome boards are trying to be noticed. This one is trying to be right. The walnut frame is cut with a soft scallop along each edge and given a finely textured surface, and then it stops — no carving competing with the game, no pattern pulling your eye off the squares. What you get is a wooden chess set that looks quietly expensive from across the room and completely uncluttered when you sit down at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the size serious players actually want: a full 19.6\" \/ 50 cm of maple and walnut inlay, so the pieces have room and nothing feels cramped in the endgame. And it folds in half and lifts by a built-in handle, which is unusual at this size — most 50 cm boards stay wherever you first put them. This handmade chess set closes with the 32 pieces inside and goes wherever the game is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 19.6 x 19.6\" \/ 50 x 50 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 19.6 x 9.8\" \/ 50 x 25 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 4 kg \/ 8.8 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clean playing field — nothing carved into the squares to distract from the game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScalloped, hand-textured walnut frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull 19.6\" \/ 50 cm playing size, the one most players ask for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds and carries by its own handle, with the pieces stored inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the safe answer when you do not know someone's taste but you know they play. It suits a beginner and it does not embarrass a good player, and there is nothing on it anybody could dislike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187817280,"sku":"103228","price":419.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2206.jpg?v=1788438370"},{"product_id":"compact-mount-ararat-folding-chess-set","title":"Armenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Carved Corners","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Carved Corners\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the restrained one. Where other boards cover every inch, this walnut chess set keeps its carving to the four corners and gives the rest of the wood room to breathe — and then puts twin-peaked Mount Ararat, inlaid, right above the carry handle where your thumb goes when you pick it up. You end up touching the mountain every time you move the board. Somebody thought about that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe playing field is inlaid maple and walnut across a full 15.7\" \/ 40 cm, with 32 turned pieces to fill it. It folds in half, closes on itself with the pieces inside and lifts by the handle, which makes it a wooden chess set that goes to other people's houses instead of sitting on a shelf at yours. Handsome enough to leave out, plain enough that nobody is afraid to play on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3 kg \/ 6.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Ararat inlaid above the handle, in wood rather than print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved corners — detail where it counts, clean surfaces everywhere else\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaple and walnut inlaid squares on a full-size 15.7\" \/ 40 cm field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds flat, carries by the handle, stores the pieces inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMount Ararat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArarat stands on the skyline of Yerevan and just outside the border, close enough to photograph and impossible to reach. That is why it appears on so much Armenian craft — not as a view, but as a promise the country made to itself. Putting it on a chess board, where two people sit down and think for an hour, is a very Armenian idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn easy gift to get right: it is a real board with real wood, it travels, and for anyone Armenian the mountain on the front needs no explaining at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187882816,"sku":"100548","price":269.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2171.jpg?v=1788438373"},{"product_id":"pomegranate-and-grape-carved-folding-chess-set","title":"Luxury Armenian Walnut Chess Set with Pomegranate Harvest","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Armenian Walnut Chess Set with Pomegranate Harvest\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe carving on this one does not know when to stop, and that is exactly right. Pomegranates split open, grape clusters heavy on the vine, leaves curling between them — the whole border of this walnut chess board is a harvest, cut by hand into the wood. Above the carry handle, twin-peaked Mount Ararat rises out of the pattern. It is a carved chess set that tells you which country it came from without printing a word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside it is a serious playing surface: 15.7\" \/ 40 cm of maple and walnut inlay, 32 turned pieces, and the whole thing folds down to half that and lifts by the handle. Most boards this decorated are display pieces you feel guilty using. This is a handmade chess set built to be carried to the table, opened, played on, and closed again with the pieces inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3 kg \/ 6.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full harvest carved by hand — pomegranates, grapes and vine leaves around the whole border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Ararat worked into the carving above the handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaple and walnut inlaid playing squares, not printed or stained\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds and lifts by its own handle, so it actually leaves the house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePomegranates and Grapes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pomegranate is the Armenian symbol of abundance and family — hundreds of seeds behind one skin, all of them held together. The grape belongs to the oldest winery in the world, found in a cave in Areni and running for six thousand years without a break. Carving the two of them around a board where a family sits down opposite each other is not decoration. It is a wish for the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wedding, a new home, a christening — this is the board for the occasions where you want the gift to mean something as well as be used. It says plenty, family and a full table, and it plays a good game of chess.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187981120,"sku":"102408","price":439.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2153.jpg?v=1788438375"},{"product_id":"mount-ararat-chess-set-with-scrollwork-border","title":"Armenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Scrollwork","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Scrollwork\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Armenian household knows this mountain. It sits on the horizon above Yerevan, snow on both peaks, and it is on the far side of a border nobody in the family crossed. Here it is inlaid into the lid of a folding walnut chess board, small and precise, with hand-carved scrollwork flowing around it — a carved chess set that carries the one image an Armenian will recognise from across a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe board itself is honest, useful equipment. Walnut and beech, 15.7\" \/ 40 cm of playing field, 32 turned pieces, and a built-in carry handle cut into the folded edge so you can pick the whole thing up in one hand and go. That last part changes how a wooden chess set gets used. It stops being furniture and starts being something you take to your brother's house on a Sunday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3 kg \/ 6.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Ararat inlaid into the lid — the image, not a printed picture of it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved scrollwork running the full border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA real carry handle: one hand, no bag needed if you are only going next door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds to 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm and still gives a full-size playing field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMount Ararat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArarat is where the Ark came to rest, and it has been the emblem of Armenia for longer than any flag. It is also, since 1921, outside the country's borders — visible from the capital every clear day and unreachable. That is why it turns up carved, inlaid and painted on so much Armenian work: it is not scenery. It is the thing that did not move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive this to someone in the diaspora and you are giving them two things at once — a board good enough to play serious games on, and a mountain they can keep in the living room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098188046656,"sku":"101686","price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2069.jpg?v=1788438377"},{"product_id":"turquoise-epoxy-chess-set-with-bronze-pieces","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Set with Turquoise Epoxy and Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Set with Turquoise Epoxy and Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe board is walnut — properly dark, properly heavy — and the squares cut into it are filled with marbled turquoise epoxy. It is an unusual pairing, and that is the point. Turquoise is a bright, almost tropical colour; walnut is the most serious wood in the workshop. Put them together and the resin reads like stone set into timber rather than colour laid on top of it. Brass coordinate markers run along the edges, the way they do on a board meant to be played on properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there is the army. Thirty-two ornate bronze figures, every one of them standing on a white base, so the pieces separate cleanly from the squares and catch the light the way the resin does. What surprises most people is that a luxury chess set this heavy still folds: 15.7\" \/ 40 cm open, half of that closed, board and bronze together in one bag. Sets this good usually stay where they are put. This one you can take with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding walnut chess board with turquoise epoxy squares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 ornate bronze chess pieces on white bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 4 kg \/ 8.8 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: walnut wood, epoxy resin and bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrass coordinate markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal walnut, not a stained lookalike — the grain runs right through the light squares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarbled turquoise epoxy, different on every board that leaves the workshop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full bronze army with the weight and detail of cast metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds flat on a central hinge and travels in its own bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBronze pieces on turquoise resin is not a quiet gift. It is for the person who already has a plain wooden set and would never buy themselves a second one — which is exactly why somebody else has to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098188177728,"sku":"103775","price":1519.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1721985126217.jpg?v=1788438381"},{"product_id":"compact-green-epoxy-folding-chess-set","title":"Luxury Walnut Travel Chess Set with Green Epoxy","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Travel Chess Set with Green Epoxy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut is not what small travel boards are usually made of — it is expensive, heavy for its size and unforgiving to work, so most compact sets use something cheaper. This one does not. The board is solid walnut with its dark squares poured in glossy green epoxy resin, brass coordinate markers ringing the field, and the deep brown of the wood makes the green look considerably richer than it would on pale timber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 11.8\" \/ 30 cm it folds to 5.9 x 11.8\" and weighs 3 kg \/ 6.6 lb, with 32 turned pieces in beech and walnut included. So what you have is a genuine travel chess set built from the wood the workshop normally saves for its best full-size work — which is the kind of small extravagance that gets noticed every single time it comes out of the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact folding walnut chess board with green epoxy squares and brass markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoard: 30 x 30 cm \/ 11.8 x 11.8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15 x 30 cm \/ 5.9 x 11.8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3 kg \/ 6.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: solid walnut with green epoxy resin and brass fittings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid walnut — rare in a compact travel board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen epoxy squares that read far richer against dark wood than pale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds to 5.9 x 11.8\" and weighs just 3 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury walnut chess set at a genuinely portable size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Punches Above Its Size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall gifts are hard to make impressive. This one manages it by being made of the right thing rather than the big thing — and anyone who knows wood will spot it immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098188439872,"sku":"103627","price":569.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1682598050840.jpg?v=1788438390"},{"product_id":"green-epoxy-chess-set-with-marble-and-bronze-pieces","title":"Luxury Green Epoxy Chess Set with Marble and Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Green Epoxy Chess Set with Marble and Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the heaviest and most elaborate chess set the workshop makes. The board is walnut, 19.6\" \/ 50 cm across, with its dark squares poured in deep green epoxy resin, a diamond-lattice border carved by hand around them and ornate brass brackets at all four corners. It weighs 8 kg \/ 17.6 lb before you add a single piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there are the pieces. Every one is a sculpted bronze figure standing on a base of polished real marble — one army on pale stone, the other on dark — so the two sides are told apart by the mineral they stand on rather than by paint. Picking one up is the moment the set explains itself: bronze and stone together have a weight that no wooden piece can imitate, and they settle onto the resin squares with a sound you will want to hear again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a luxury chess set in the plainest sense of the phrase — four materials, all real, all doing something. Wood for warmth, resin for colour, marble for weight, bronze for the figures. Set it up somewhere it can stay, because at this size and weight it is not a board you will want to be packing away between games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalnut chess board with green epoxy squares and ornate brass corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 figural chess pieces in bronze on polished marble bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoard: 50 x 50 cm \/ 19.6 x 19.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 8 kg \/ 17.6 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: solid walnut with green epoxy resin, marble and bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen epoxy squares poured flush into solid walnut, at a full 19.6\" \/ 50 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 sculpted bronze figures standing on real polished marble bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved lattice border and ornate brass corner brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury chess set built from four genuine materials, none of them imitating another\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift At the Very Top\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the occasion that justifies it and the player who will appreciate what is actually in their hand. Nobody who lifts one of these pieces puts it down without turning it over first.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098189259072,"sku":"103564","price":2489.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1679399439071.jpg?v=1788438417"},{"product_id":"blue-epoxy-chess-set-with-brass-corners","title":"Luxury Blue Epoxy Chess Set with Brass Corners","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Blue Epoxy Chess Set with Brass Corners\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue against walnut is a harder combination to get right than it sounds, and this board gets it right by keeping everything else quiet. The dark squares are poured in glossy blue epoxy resin set flush into warm walnut; a fine diamond-lattice border is carved around them by hand; and ornate brass brackets finish each corner. Nothing shouts. The colour simply sits there and does the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes complete with a full set of 32 turned pieces in beech and walnut — the light army and the dark one cut from the same two woods as the board, so the whole thing belongs together rather than looking assembled. At 15.7\" \/ 40 cm it is a proper playing size, big enough to think on and small enough to leave out permanently. A luxury wooden chess set that will look entirely at home on a desk, a side table or a shelf between games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalnut chess board with blue epoxy squares and ornate brass corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoard: 40 x 40 cm \/ 15.7 x 15.7\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: solid walnut with blue epoxy resin and brass fittings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue epoxy squares poured flush into warm walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand-carved diamond-lattice border framing the field of play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrnate brass corner brackets on all four corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury carved chess set whose pieces are cut from the same woods as the board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Stays Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome chess sets live in a cupboard between uses. This one does not — it is good-looking enough to leave set up, which is the surest way to make sure it actually gets played on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098189324608,"sku":"103563-BLU","price":819.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1679398691322.jpg?v=1788438418"},{"product_id":"mount-ararat-carved-chess-and-backgammon-set-with-metal-pieces","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Metal Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Metal Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwin peaks on the border, two armies in the box. This luxury walnut chess set frames its board with hand-carved Mount Ararat borders and fills it with 32 figural metal chess pieces in gold and silver tones — the rare small board that gleams from across the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChess on the outside, a full nardi field within, and a cut-out carry handle to take both games wherever the evening happens. At 11.8\" \/ 30 cm and 4.4 lb \/ 2 kg, this handmade Armenian chess backgammon set is equal parts travel companion and display piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess and backgammon board with cut-out carry handle, bronze hinges — chess outside, backgammon inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 figural metal chess pieces in gold and silver tones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA matched pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded for storage: 5.9\" x 11.8\" \/ 15 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing size: 11.8\" x 11.8\" \/ 30 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 4.4 lb \/ 2 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold- and silver-toned metal armies over dark walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Ararat hand-carved along the borders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut-out carry handle — two games, one grip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian gift that shines on arrival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098230579520,"sku":"103920","price":899.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1762850726388.jpg?v=1788439037"},{"product_id":"lattice-walnut-chess-and-backgammon-set-with-bronze-pieces","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Set with Lattice and Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Set with Lattice and Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome luxuries shrink beautifully. This luxury walnut chess set is proof: a compact 11.8\" \/ 30 cm board carved in hand-cut lattice across dark walnut grain, carrying a full army of 32 figural bronze chess pieces — a jewel box of a games set, complete down to the last casting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFold it open the other way and a nardi field appears, so the little board plays a whole evening on its own. At 4.4 lb \/ 2 kg this handmade chess backgammon set travels like a book and lands like a treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess and backgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps — chess outside, backgammon inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 figural bronze chess pieces on turned bases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA matched pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded for storage: 5.9\" x 11.8\" \/ 15 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing size: 11.8\" x 11.8\" \/ 30 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 4.4 lb \/ 2 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-cut lattice over deep walnut, crowned by a bronze army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess outside, backgammon inside — a full evening at 4.4 lb \/ 2 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact 11.8\" \/ 30 cm fold-flat build with bronze hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe small luxury gift with nothing small about it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098230645056,"sku":"103921","price":899.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1762850240252.jpg?v=1788439039"},{"product_id":"compact-pomegranate-and-grapevine-walnut-chess-and-backgammon-set","title":"Walnut Chess Set with Pomegranate and Grapevine","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWalnut Chess Set with Pomegranate and Grapevine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe workshop took Armenia's two richest symbols — the pomegranate and the grapevine — and carved them into its richest wood. This walnut chess set winds fruit and vine around a compact 11.8\" \/ 30 cm frame, deep dark grain under hand-cut emblems of abundance, fertility and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen it and the little board doubles: a full chessboard outside, a complete nardi field within, all at a featherlight 2.2 lb \/ 1 kg. A handmade Armenian chess backgammon set that fits in a shoulder bag and carries a whole harvest of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess and backgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps — chess outside, backgammon inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 wooden chess pieces made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA matched pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded for storage: 5.9\" x 11.8\" \/ 15 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing size: 11.8\" x 11.8\" \/ 30 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 2.2 lb \/ 1 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePomegranate and grapevine hand-carved in deep walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess outside, backgammon inside — two games at 2.2 lb \/ 1 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact 11.8\" \/ 30 cm fold-flat build with bronze clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA heritage gift, small in the hand and rich in the grain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098230677824,"sku":"103920-967","price":379.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1762849920066.jpg?v=1788439041"},{"product_id":"large-lattice-walnut-chess-and-backgammon-set","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Backgammon Set with Lattice","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Backgammon Set with Lattice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut asks more of a carver than pale wood does — it is denser, darker, and it forgives nothing. That is exactly why the workshop chose it for this luxury walnut chess set: a full lattice, hand-cut crossing by crossing across the 19.6\" \/ 50 cm frame, every line holding crisp against the deep brown grain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo games live inside the craftsmanship. A walnut chessboard on the outside for the slow evenings; a complete nardi field within for the fast ones. A handmade chess backgammon set that looks like furniture, plays like a favourite, and never needs an excuse to stay out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess and backgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps — chess outside, backgammon inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 wooden chess pieces made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA matched pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded for storage: 9.8\" x 19.6\" \/ 25 x 50 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing size: 19.6\" x 19.6\" \/ 50 x 50 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 8.8 lb \/ 4 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-cut lattice held crisp in dense walnut grain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full chessboard outside and a complete nardi field within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerous 19.6\" \/ 50 cm playing field with bronze hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury walnut gift made for serious rooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098231791936,"sku":"103724","price":1459.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1700560898145.jpg?v=1788439067"},{"product_id":"tree-of-life-walnut-chess-set","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Set with Tree of Life","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Set with Tree of Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something right about carving the Tree of Life into walnut — a tree, remembered in the wood of a tree. On this luxury Armenian chess set the branches spread across the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm board in deep hand-carved relief, the cherished symbol of family and eternity rendered in the darkest, warmest grain the workshop uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChess belongs under those branches. It is the game grandparents teach and grandchildren remember — moves passed down like family stories. Open the folding walnut chessboard, set the 32 wooden pieces, and add one more evening to a very long line of them. A handmade walnut chess set built to outlast every player who owns it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess board with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 wooden chess pieces made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded for storage: 11.8\" x 23.6\" \/ 30 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing size: 23.6\" x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 13.2 lb \/ 6 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tree of Life hand-carved across deep walnut grain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA symbol of family and eternity on the game families pass down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull 23.6\" \/ 60 cm board, bronze hinges and clasps, handmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe luxury walnut gift for roots that matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098232480064,"sku":"103642","price":969.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1684664121973.jpg?v=1788439080"},{"product_id":"standard-lattice-walnut-chess-and-backgammon-set","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Set with Lattice","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Set with Lattice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarve a lattice into pale wood and it sparkles; carve it into walnut and it smolders. This luxury walnut chess set runs hand-cut geometry across deep, dark grain, every crossing throwing a small shadow — a board that looks its best in the evening, exactly when the games happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt opens two ways: a full walnut chessboard outside, a complete nardi field within. At 15.7\" \/ 40 cm and 11 lb \/ 5 kg, this handmade chess backgammon set moves from shelf to table in one motion — and turns any surface it lands on into the best-looking corner of the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess and backgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps — chess outside, backgammon inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 wooden chess pieces made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA matched pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded for storage: 7.9\" x 15.7\" \/ 20 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing size: 15.7\" x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 11 lb \/ 5 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-cut lattice over deep walnut grain — shadow-play in every line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess outside, backgammon inside: two games in one dark-wood piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact 15.7\" \/ 40 cm folding build with bronze hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury walnut gift that looks made for candlelight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098232611136,"sku":"101709","price":489.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1678525024259.jpg?v=1788439084"},{"product_id":"grand-pomegranate-and-grapevine-walnut-chess-and-backgammon-set","title":"Luxury Walnut Chess Set with Pomegranate and Grapevine","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Chess Set with Pomegranate and Grapevine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the two oldest Armenian blessings — pomegranate and grapevine — and carve them into the wood masters save for their best work. This luxury walnut chess set winds fruit and vine around a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm board, the dark walnut giving every carved curve a depth the lighter woods can only envy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt opens to a complete backgammon set inside, with 32 wooden chess pieces, 32 checkers, dice and a carrying bag ready for both kinds of evening. At 19.8 lb \/ 9 kg of solid walnut, this handmade Armenian chess backgammon set is the once-a-generation version of the family board — bought at a wedding, argued over at the reading of the will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding board with chess outside and backgammon inside, bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 wooden chess pieces made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 11.8 x 23.6\" \/ 30 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 19.8 lb \/ 9 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it stands out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut rewards deep carving with real shadow, and the abundance motifs were cut to use every bit of it — by hand, no two boards alike. A luxury walnut chess set for the household that wants its symbols in the serious wood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098237591872,"sku":"101500","price":889.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/3521.jpg?v=1788439175"},{"product_id":"master-carved-ornate-walnut-chess-and-backgammon-set-with-bronze-pieces","title":"Luxurious Walnut Chess Set with Bronze Pieces","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxurious Walnut Chess Set with Bronze Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourteen kilograms of walnut, an army cast in bronze, and not a plain centimeter anywhere: this luxurious walnut chess set is the workshop in full ceremony. Ornate master-carved detailing covers the board's every surface, and 32 figural bronze pieces stand on it like a court in session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFold the chessboard open and the second hall appears — a complete backgammon set within, 32 wooden checkers and dice ready for the faster game. Everything here is made by hand: the 23.6\" \/ 60 cm board, the carving, the finish. A handmade Armenian chess backgammon set built the way fortresses used to be — to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the set for the household that hosts the holidays — the one the relatives circle on arrival, the one the grandchildren will one day argue over. Heavy, ornate, absolutely serious about both of its games. Some boards you own; this one you eventually hand over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding board with chess outside and backgammon inside, bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 chess pieces made from bronze and wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 11.8 x 23.6\" \/ 30 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 30.9 lb \/ 14 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges and clasps; bronze chess pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it stands out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster-level ornate carving across walnut this thick is measured in weeks, and the bronze court doubles the craft on top of it. No two sets alike. A luxurious chess set with bronze pieces for the very top shelf of gift-giving — weddings, anniversaries, legacies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098240672064,"sku":"103223","price":7509.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/3222.jpg?v=1788439202"},{"product_id":"royal-master-carved-walnut-chess-and-backgammon-set","title":"Luxurious Walnut Chess Set with Royal Carving","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxurious Walnut Chess Set with Royal Carving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce in a long while the workshop sets out to make its definitive piece — the one that answers, once and for all, what the carvers can do when nothing holds them back. This luxurious walnut chess set is that answer: 28.7 lb \/ 13 kg of solid walnut, its royal detailing master-carved across every surface, crowned work from edge to edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt plays two games the way a palace keeps two halls. Outside, a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm chessboard under the royal carving; inside, a complete backgammon set — 32 wooden chess pieces, 32 checkers, dice and a carrying bag, every element made and finished by hand. Walnut is the wood masters save for their best work, and this is the best work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA set like this is not bought so much as placed — in the study, in the family, in the will. It anchors a room the way serious things do, quietly, and then it does something most treasures cannot: it plays. For the collector, the patriarch, the once-in-a-lifetime occasion — the board after which there is no next board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding board with chess outside and backgammon inside, bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 wooden chess pieces made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 11.8 x 23.6\" \/ 30 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 28.7 lb \/ 13 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid walnut wood with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it stands out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaster carving means the hardest details done at the highest standard, everywhere, without one shortcut — in a piece this size, that is weeks of a master's hands. 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