• Solid ebony and boxwood hand-carved chessmen.
• Weighted and felted pieces.
• Additional queens included.
• 11.4cm tall king.
• Mongoy rosewood & maple veneer chessboard.
• Large 55.1cm chessboard with 5.5cm squares.

Large Parthenon Staunton chess set with deluxe ebony and boxwood pieces, paired with a precision-crafted mongoy and maple board – a timeless, classically inspired combination.

The Parthenon chessmen are deluxe quality, large, elegant and beautifully finished in ebony and graded boxwood. The design is based on the familiar Staunton lines but presents a more classical, columnar look. This is most noticeable in the shape of the long shanks and the angular lines of the bishop's mitre. Each chess piece is well balanced, weighted and polished to a high sheen without the use of artificial waxes or lacquers.

The large deluxe mongoy rosewood and maple chessboard is made just outside of Barcelona in Spain. The attention to detail is sublime - sub-millimetre sharp lines and inlays are supported by grain-matched playing squares and a robust matt finish lacquered surface. The rich browns, reds and yellows of the mongoy rosewood really complement the black ebony and yellow boxwood chessmen, creating a very traditional-looking chess set with some subtle hints from classical architecture.