Luxury Basket Weave Chess and Backgammon Set with Bronze Pieces — Handmade in Armenia
Thirty-two pierced bronze pieces stand on this luxury chess and backgammon set, a dark-stained board woven edge to edge in carved basket weave, with a carry handle cut through each end. 23.6 × 23.6 in (60 × 60 cm) open, handmade in Armenia from beech, with checkers, dice and a bag.
This is the wooden chess set with a metal army on a woven field. Every strip of the weave rides over and under the next in relief, with a stippled ground in the gaps and a waved edge round it; the coordinates sit in brass discs beside the inlaid squares. The pieces are cast in openwork bronze with a gold-tone finish on turned wooden bases, pale for one side and dark for the other.
Under the lid the second game is already laid out — a backgammon field with pale points, a carved flower wheel in each half and a trough for the wooden checkers along either side, the handles showing as lifting slots in the rails. The 23.6 in board folds for storage and has a cut-out handle at each end.
Specifications
- Size: 23.6 × 23.6 in (60 × 60 cm) open
- Material: beech wood, dark-stained, with inlaid pale and brown squares
- Carving: basket weave in relief over the whole frame with a stippled ground, waved edge, brass coordinate discs; inlaid points and a flower wheel in each half inside
- Pieces: 32 openwork cast bronze chess pieces on turned wooden bases, 16 pale and 16 dark; 32 wooden backgammon checkers; pair of dice
- Folded: 11.8 × 23.6 in (30 × 60 cm)
- Carry handle: cut through each end, with lifting slots in the side rails inside
- Hardware: bronze hinges and clasps
- Craftsmanship: handmade in Armenia
What's Included
- Folding carved beech board — chess outside, backgammon inside
- 32 cast bronze chess pieces on wooden bases, 16 pale and 16 dark
- 32 wooden backgammon checkers and a pair of dice
- Carrying bag
Why You'll Love It
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Bronze on wicker: pierced castings with real heft over a frame that looks woven.
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Two games in one board: a backgammon field inside with checkers and dice included.
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Handles at both ends: cut through the frame, lifting slots in the rails inside.
Good to Know Before You Buy
Are the pieces solid bronze? Yes — bronze, cast and pierced, with a gold-tone finish darkened in the recesses, each on a turned wooden base (pale one side, dark the other); they have real heft. The board is dark-stained beech: the weave in over-and-under relief on a stippled ground, handles cut through the frame, squares and points inlaid.
What about shipping and returns? Shipping is free worldwide and tracked. Every set is covered by our 30-day returns policy.
How do I look after it? Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from radiators. Wipe with a dry, soft cloth and store it closed.
Also known as nardi (нарды), nardy, tavla or shesh besh.
