ID 1377955040 Patton Staunton Chess Set Ebony & Boxwood Pieces with Mission Craft Walnut & Maple Board - 425" King
This unique chess set includes our Patton Staunton with ebony and boxwood pieces matched with exclusive Mission Craft Walnut and Maple Chess Board. This large and handsome chess set is named for General George S. Patton of the United States Army. Patton successfully led many critical military campaigns during world war II including the Battle of the Bulge. Patton possessed a colorful, fiery image and he had a hard-driving personality that his men loved. A worthy name for the battles that will be fought and won with this chess set. This features an extraordinary knight with graceful lines and intricate detail carved including a flared mane, eyes, nostrils, mouth and teeth. The king is 4.25" tall and features an ornate finial that is unique from any other chess set in our collection. The lathe work is extraordinary with compound collars and eloquent lines precisely turned into the base of each piece. Pieces are heavily weighted and have green baize pads for a soft and cushioned feel on the chess board. The ebony is jet black and polished to a beautiful luster as is the light amber color boxwood.Made in America, our South American Walnut and Maple Mission Craft Solid Wood Chess Board is simplistically beautiful and profoundly designed. It's nothing less than a fine piece of handcrafted furniture and is the perfect surface for both playing and displaying your treasured chess set. Made from solid South American Walnut and maple, it has 2.5" squares and measures 23.9" x 23.9" x 1.4" tall. Our Mission Craft Series solid wood chess boards are made for us by a local craftsman extraordinaire and are simply the best solid wood chess boards in the world. No other chess board made today compares in design and features built into this chess board. They are uniquely engineered to prevent warping which is a common problem with most solid wood chess boards. You will find no screws, plates, or other metal hardware on this chess board - it's all old-world woodworking genius.Chess Pieces: Genuine Ebony & Boxwood; Pieces individually hand polished with solid lacquer and buffing wheel; King Height: 4.25"; King Base: 1.875"; King Weight: 4.2 oz.; Chess Set Weight: 88 oz.; 2 spare queens are included for pawn promotion; Green Baize Cloth Pads ; Chess Board: Square Size: 2.5"; Overall Dimensions: 23.875" x 23.875" x 1.375" thick; Weight: 12 Lbs.; Special finish to protect and seal the wood on every exposed surface.; Solid South American Walnut and Maple - no veneer used.; Laminated frame to prevent warping.; Decorative corner dowels are used to strengthen mitered corners instead of screws and plates to maintain the old-world woodworking integrity.; Decorative maple inlay surrounds the frame.; Special interlocking design between board and frame to prevent warping.; Exposed squares underneath.; Special finish to protect and seal the wood on every exposed surface.; Thick felt pads to protect the furniture you sit it on.; Unique key-hole on back side of frame so the chess board can be hung on a wall.;
