About The Set

This listing is for a brand new Isle of Lewis chess set based upon the originals which date back to medieval times.

This is a more distinctive interpretation using many of the more unusual pieces, such as the round head Berserker rooks and Warder pawns, and is an excellent choice of the Lewis genre of chess set. 

The Lewis Chessmen were discovered in 1831, on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland by a local shepherd.

Construction

Each set is hand cast in a hard and durable natural mineral giving a lovely carved stone like feel, painted, stained and lacquered to give a durable high quality result yet still retaining a certain ceramic and antique finish.

The king is 3.5 inches in height and the set and unpacked weights approx. 1.7KG! Would suit a board, not included, with squares approx. 2 inches.

Colours Available

Unless you specify otherwise the colours for these pieces are Antique Red for the dark and Mellow Ivory for the light.