Backgammon Set with Bronze Handle - Lion

Backgammon Set with Bronze Handle - Lion

There are three lions on this board before you even open it. One is carved deep into the wood at the centre, mane cut strand by strand, holding the middle of the lid the way a lion holds a room. Two more are cast in bronze and set either side of him, catching whatever light is going. The whole field around them has been hand-cut into fine cross-hatching so that nothing competes — the wood stays matte and quiet, and the metal does all the shining. Even the carrying bag has a lion worked into it.

Then there is the handle, and it is not hardware. It is an ornate bronze casting fitted along the top edge, the sort of thing that belongs on a chest rather than a games board, and it changes how the whole object behaves. This is a heavy piece — 6 kg / 13.2 lb of solid beech and bronze — and lifting it by that handle is the moment most people understand what they have bought. The checkers carry the same idea through: not the usual pair of woods, but beech and bronze, so half your army has real weight in the hand when you place it.

Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6" / 60 cm playing field is waiting underneath all that ceremony. That is the pleasure of a luxury backgammon set like this one: it looks like something that should stay closed on a sideboard, and then it turns out to be the best board in the house to actually play on. Carry it in by the bronze, set it down, and let whoever is sitting opposite work out where to look first.

What's Included

• Backgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and an ornate bronze carry handle
• 32 checkers made from beech wood and bronze
• A pair of dice and a carrying bag

Specifications

• Folded: 30 x 60 cm / 11.8 x 23.6"
• Open playing field: 60 x 60 cm / 23.6 x 23.6"
• Weight: 6 kg / 13.2 lb
• Wood: solid beech, with bronze details, hinges and clasps
• Entirely handmade

Why It Stands Out

• A lion carved by hand in deep relief, flanked by two cast bronze lions
• An ornate bronze carry handle — cast, not fitted as an afterthought
• Checkers in beech and bronze, with real weight in the hand
• A luxury wooden backgammon board finished to the same standard on every surface

A Gift That Ends the Search

This is the board you buy for the person who already has a decent one. They will notice the handle first, the bronze checkers second, and the carving for a long time after that.