This Staunton chess set is being sold without the board shown in the photo. The purpose of the board photo is to show the size of the pieces in the proper perspective. The squares on the board are 1 1/2 inch.

      The pieces come in polished Britannia pewter for one side and antique pewter finish for the other. The gold hue in the photos is camera flash. They have a silver color. They are lead free and solid castings that will last forever. Britannia is recognized as the highest quality pewter and is commonly used in jewelry making. This set weights in at four pounds. The kings are 2 3/4 inch tall and the pawns are 1 1/2 inch tall. The bases are 3/4 inch.

      According to the rules of chess the Staunton style is to be used for competitions. First made in 1849 the design is credited to Nathaniel Cook and was named after the famous English chess master Howard Staunton. This set is sure to please and fit to be handed down to your children as it surely will last for generations.

      A word about pewter and pewter chess sets. In the United States where this set is made it is illegal to mix in junk metals like lead and cadmium which are toxic and illegal per the Federal Trade Commission guide lines  and it is illegal to call any metal pewter unless it consists of at least 94% tin ( su ) . As strange as it sounds it is not illegal to sell such junk metal in the United States as long as it is made outside the U.S. and the junk metal being called pewter ( it isn't ) from China has lead, cadmium and God knows what else mixed into it. These junk metals do nothing but cut the cost and quality of the item because real pewter is considered a semi precious metal on the New York Commodity Exchange and lead and cadmium are toxic. Cadmium can be passed    through the skin and was banned from cheap jewelry a few years back and we all know that lead is toxic. Our sets are 100 % American made with quality jewelry grade Britannia pewter.