Artistic Ram's Head Design Cardinal Rosewood Chess Pieces
Product Code: 22-A04$172.46
Normally: $229.95
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Artistic Ram's Head Design Cardinal Rosewood Chess Pieces
This design features what looks like a Ram for a Knight. The rest of the set has a modern design.These chess pieces are Cardinal Rosewood and Boxwood, which can suit virtually any board color, however Mahogany, Macassar, and Walnut chess boards are most popular.
Cardinal Rosewood Chess Pieces vary from medium to dark brown, and is preferred due to is handsome, elegant appearance and strong grain variation. As a midrange wood, it is more affordable than some of the more exotic rosewoods, but still has a suitably rich appearance.
Boxwood Chess Pieces are the near universal standard for 'white' chess pieces in hand-carved sets. It is a fairly easy wood to work with, and shows off good detail.
This does not include a chess board. Any board with a square size between 1 3/4" and 2" would be fine.
Chess Pieces Details:
| King Height | King Base | Queen Height | Bishop Height | Knight Height | Rook Height | Pawn Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 1/2"" | 1 1/2" | 3 1/8" | 2 5/8" | 2 1/2" | 2 1/8" | 2 1/8" |
Below is a chart of approximate weights of all pieces; please note these are estimates as slight variations can occur in hand carved items.
| Wood | King Weight | Queen Weight | Bishop Weight | Knight Weight | Rook Weight | Pawn Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Rosewood | 1.7 oz | 1.6 oz | 1.1 oz | 1.2 oz | 1.4 oz | .6 oz |
| Boxwood | 1.7 oz | 1.5 oz | .9 oz | 1.4 oz | 1.2 oz | .6 oz |
- King Height: 3 1/2"
- King Weight: 1.7 oz
- King Base: 1 1/2"
- Recommended Square Size: 1 3/4" - 2"
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Great Artistic Chess Set
Gil
Location: Greater Seattle, WA, area
Date: September 10, 2021
I bought this just because I liked the unusual design. I had trouble finding out the history of this design and then stumbled on a reference to a set designed a century ago by the Dadaist-Cubist artist Marcel Duchamp. When I did a search, what popped up was a set that looks very similar to this one. It turns out that the "Ram's Head" is actually a horse...a sea horse. This is a nice set because it is definitely not standard, but not so avant garde that it is distracting when you are playing. The quality of the pieces is very nice.
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