Category: Chess: Ornamental Chess Sets - Hand Painted: Elizabethan Chess Set

Elizabethan - Hand Painted Chess Set. Beautifully cold-cast in marble and then hand-painted in gorgeous enamels by our skilled artists. The height of the King is 5 inches, 130mm, and the Queen, Elizabeth herself, a masterpiece of the sculptor's art. Her red hair symbolises the fiery independence of her maritime nation depicted here, so brilliantly, by ships of the Tudor English fleet in full sail.
Weight: 5kg

King - Lord Burghley
Queen - Elizabeth the First of England
Bishop - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury
Castle (Rook) - The White Tower of the Tower of London
Pawns - The English ships which beat the Armada
Spares are always available for all our chess sets - phone, fax or e-mail your requirements.

Features: Cold-cast in marble and resin - 50-50 mix
Contains a King 5 inches in height
Hand painted in enamels
Baized in green cloth from West of England
Recommended board of 2.25 inch squares
Price now reduced by nearly 35%

Reference:
BS-016-HP
Manufactured by: Banbury Studios. Made in England 
 
Price: £299.00 Shipping Weight:5000g
Quantity
Featured Products
72 High Street, Oxford - OX1 4BA  United Kingdom - t. +44 (0) 1865 203244 - f. +44 (0) 1280 700792 - e. phil@hoylesonline.com
 
Your Basket