Luxury Openwork Chess Set with Brass-Mounted Pieces and Box

Luxury Openwork Chess Set with Brass-Mounted Pieces and Box — Handmade in Armenia

Every piece of this luxury chess set is turned in wood and mounted in cast brass — crowns, collars, filigree bases, lion-head knights — on a board whose wide border is pierced through in scrollwork, on bronze feet, plus a satin-lined box. Board 60 × 60 × 11 cm / 23.6″ × 23.6″ × 4.3″, handmade in Armenia from beech.

This is the wooden chess set that arrives ready to give. The openwork runs the full width of the border on all four sides, so light passes through the scrolls, and the inlaid field of red-brown and pale squares sits inside it with the coordinates on small brass roundels. At each corner an ornamental bronze foot lifts the board clear of the table.

The pieces — 16 pale, 16 dark — lie in a fitted black satin tray inside the box, one hollow each, so the metalwork never touches. The lid has a window, so whoever opens it sees the kings and queens before lifting a single piece. That is the storage here: a case rather than a drawer, which suits pieces this detailed.

Specifications

• Size: 60 × 60 × 11 cm / 23.6″ × 23.6″ × 4.3″ (board)
• Material: beech wood with an inlaid field of red-brown and pale squares; cast brass piece mounts; cast bronze feet
• Carving: openwork scrollwork border pierced through the wood on all four sides, brass coordinate roundels
• Pieces: 32 turned wooden chess pieces in light and dark wood, mounted in cast brass, with lion-head knights
• Storage: fitted wooden box with a window lid and a black satin tray, one hollow per piece
• Base: four ornamental cast bronze feet
• Craftsmanship: handmade in Armenia

What's Included

• Openwork chess board on bronze feet
• 32 brass-mounted wooden chess pieces
• Satin-lined wooden box with window lid

Why You'll Love It

• Wood and metal in one piece: each king, queen, bishop and knight carries cast brass on a turned wooden body — the two read as one.
• A border you can see through: the scrollwork is cut right through, not just into, the wood, and the bronze feet finish it.
• Boxed for giving: a fitted satin tray under a window lid — open it and the set is already on show.

Good to Know Before You Buy

Is the brass solid, or plated? The crowns, collars and bases are cast brass fixed to the turned wooden bodies, and the knights' lion heads are cast in the same metal. The feet under the board are cast bronze. Nothing is plated plastic — the metal has real heft, which is why the tray gives each piece its own hollow.

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 the board out of direct sun and away from heaters. Wipe the brass with a soft, dry cloth — no polish — and return the pieces to their hollows in the tray.