Luxury Armenian Chess Set with Bronze Pieces

Luxury Armenian Chess Set with Bronze Pieces

Here the workshop put the whole country on one board: Mount Ararat at the centre, crowned by the pomegranate and the grapevine — the mountain of home and the two plants of abundance, hand-carved across this luxury Armenian chess set from edge to edge.

The army matches the ambition. Thirty-two figural chess pieces in bronze on wooden bases stand ready on the outside board; open it, and a complete backgammon set waits within. All of it handmade and handcrafted — the carving, the fitting, the finish — with 32 wooden checkers, dice and a carrying bag completing the kit.

At 15.7" / 40 cm it lives two lives: compact enough to travel, grand enough to hold the table at home. Chess for the quiet hours, nardi for the loud ones, Armenia over both — a chess backgammon set that answers the question “which board should we bring?” forever.

What's Included

• Folding board with chess outside and backgammon inside, bronze hinges and clasps
• 32 chess pieces made from bronze and wood
• 32 backgammon checkers made from beech and walnut wood
• Dice and a carrying bag

Specifications

• Folded: 7.9 x 15.7" / 20 x 40 cm
• Open playing field: 15.7 x 15.7" / 40 x 40 cm
• Weight: 11 lb / 5 kg
• Material: solid beech wood with bronze hinges and clasps; bronze chess pieces
• Handmade in Armenia

Why it stands out

Mountain, fruit, vine and bronze in one composition is the full reach of the craft — every element cut and cast by hand, no two sets alike. A luxury Armenian chess set made to be played for generations: the wedding gift, the diaspora gift, the one they will argue over inheriting.