Black Marble Chess Set with Bronze Pieces

Black Marble Chess Set with Bronze Pieces

Black and white is what everyone pictures when they picture a chess board, and almost nobody actually owns it in stone. Here the dark squares are genuine black marble — not painted, not stained — with pale veins drifting through them that catch the light at an angle and disappear head-on. Against the white squares the contrast is absolute, which makes this the easiest board in the range to read across a long game.

Fifteen kilos, 15.7" / 40 cm, ringed with brass coordinate markers. The 32 hand-cast bronze pieces have modelled crowns, robes and horse-head knights, and on polished stone they sound quite unlike anything wooden. That is what people remember about a luxury chess set made of marble: not how it looks in a photograph, but the click of the first piece going down.

What's Included

• Black and white marble chess board with brass coordinate markers
• 32 hand-cast bronze chess pieces, 16 light and 16 dark
• Fitted storage box

Specifications

• Board: 15.7 x 15.7" / 40 x 40 cm
• Weight: 15 kg / 33.1 lb
• Materials: natural marble board, cast bronze pieces, brass detailing
• Finish: polished marble with brass coordinate markers
• Entirely handmade

Why You'll Love It

• The classic black-and-white board, in real stone rather than stained wood
• Natural veining through the dark squares, different on every board
• Hand-cast bronze pieces with modelled detail
• The clearest contrast of any board in the range — easy on the eyes over hours

Stone Rather Than Wood

Sixty-four squares, each cut from natural marble and polished until it meets its neighbours perfectly flat. Nothing here can be corrected — no filling, no sanding, no glue — so a single chipped edge means cutting a new square from scratch. It is the reason a chess set from stone costs what it does and the reason it outlasts everything else on the shelf.

A Gift Worth Giving

If you only ever buy one stone board, this is the one to buy. Black and white needs no explaining, suits any room, and looks exactly as serious as the game deserves.