Amazing chess set with a unique history!
Etched wooden Isle of Lewis chess pieces double weighted, with beautiful
sheesham/maple 1" thick board.
The chessmen are etched boxwood, dark side
stained, white side natural boxwood.
Board dimensions
are: 21" x 1" with 2.2" squares.
King is 4.5"
tall with base width of 1.6".
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On the outer shores of Scotland
lies the Isle of Lewis. In the early 1800’s this area; as well as many other
large areas of Scotland,
was ruled by Norway.
This could help explain the tales of how intricately carved pieces of walrus
ivory that formed 93 artistic chess playing pieces; now known as Lewis
chessmen, were created in Norway and found on the shores of the Isle of
Lewis.