Carved Walnut Travel Chess Set with Floral Ornament

Carved Walnut Travel Chess Set with Floral Ornament

Dark 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.

Closed, 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.

What's Included

• Folding walnut chess board with a built-in carry handle
• 32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood
• 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 beech and walnut wood with maple inlay
• Built-in carry handle and felt-lined base
• Entirely handmade

Why You'll Love It

• Deep floral ornament carved right around the border
• Warm dark walnut against pale maple inlaid squares
• Folds into its own case with a handle cut into the edge
• 3 kg — light enough to carry without thinking about it

A Gift Worth Giving

The 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.