Luxury Classic Walnut Chess Set with Bronze Pieces

Luxury Classic Walnut Chess Set with Bronze Pieces

The 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.

Set 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.

What's Included

• Folding walnut chess board with a built-in carry handle
• 32 ornate bronze chess pieces, one army gold and one black
• Carrying bag

Specifications

• Open board: 15.7 x 15.7" / 40 x 40 cm
• Folded: 15.7 x 7.9" / 40 x 20 cm
• Weight: 3 kg / 6.6 lb
• Material: solid walnut wood with maple inlay and bronze pieces
• Built-in carry handle
• Entirely handmade

Why You'll Love It

• Two finishes of real metal — gilded gold and blackened — rather than painted wood
• A clean classic walnut field that lets the pieces be the whole show
• Figural pieces with sculpted detail on every rank
• Folds, stores the army inside and carries by its own handle

A Gift Worth Giving

If 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.