Offered is a beautifully designed and intricately detailed set of
Hand Carved Marbelized Stone
India Maharaja Chess Set
As with all of our chess sets, this is a complete 32 Piece set.
We don't show all of the pieces in the picture because then
it gets too crowded and you can not see the magnificent detail.
This set INCLUDES a board as shown.
and an extreme closeup of the major pieces
to help you see the esquisite artistry and the delicate marble veining
Keep in mind that, since no two stones are exactly alike, the veining will vary from piece to piece
This set includes a matched chess board and storage box
All of the pieces fit into a custom formed foam storage tray inside the chess board.
Hand carved in India by highly trained artisans using marbelized stone
this set comes with 2 3/4" tall Kings ranging down to 1 3/8" tall pawns.
The storage box measures 12" x 12" x 1 3/4" with 1 3/8" squares for a playing surface of 10 7/8" x 10 7/8".
We don't know.
The manufacturer doesn't name the wood.
The box was made in India using, most likely, indigenous woods,
the names of which we probably wouldn't recognize even if they told us.
But we have always worked on the basis that if you like what it looks like
what does it matter what it's called.
If you insist on a name, however,
we can tell you that it comes under the general Latin heading of
Antiquus Mortuus Arboretus
Some of our chess sets (like this one) come with a co-ordinated chess board
to give you a fully stylized and matched set.
If you would like to see a listing of all of our "Pieces and Boards" sets, please Click Here.
Some of our other chess sets (but not this one) do not come with a board on the theory
that you should not be forced to buy a board if you already have one.
If you would like to see a listing of all of our "Pieces Only" sets, please Click Here.
To see all of the chess boards only that we sell separately, please Click Here.
And to see a complete listing of ALL of the above, in no particular order, please Click Here.
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We do not engage in "drop shipments" on our E-Bay listings.
To do so is to put all of us at the mercy of someone else's inventory and shipping department's proficiency.
We NEVER have "back orders".
If we list it, we have it on our shelf, and it ships within one business day of final payment.
And if we get paid early on a business day it goes out the same day.
Thank you for your interest.
Cordially,
Sir Richard, Lord of the Manor