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The Tradition ... (and the History)
Nothing can heighten your chess-playing experience more than the feel and weight of a finely crafted Staunton chess set. To pamper you, The House of Staunton offers our heirloom quality Collector Series boxwood and ebony (and now 20,000 year-old Mammoth ivory!) Staunton pattern chess sets, heavily weighted and felted, crafted to replicate the exquisite design and proportions of the original Staunton pattern chess set, first made by John Jaques and Son of London in 1849. The white King bears a gold embossed leather base. The King side Rook and Knight are marked with a small crown on their summits. The Knights, which are modeled after the noble steeds from the Greek Parthenon (Elgin Marbles) are unsurpassed in beauty and craftsmanship. We also offer the Marshall Series Chess Set which is a modification of a turn-of-the-century (1900) design. This exquisite, robust Chess set is designed to withstand the rigors of serious tournament play. Each set is delivered with its original manufacturer's label and individual production number. These are far superior to any production Staunton pattern Chess Set available today. Indulge yourself - own a legend! The Library version of The House of Staunton Chess set has a 3.0" King with a 1.5" diameter base, is heavily weighted, and is housed in a fine hinged Red Burl box, lined in billiard cloth. The set is available in Boxwood and Ebony or Rosewood. Our Tournament Size Chessmen have a 4.0" King with a base diameter of 1.875". The standard configuration includes a fine, lockable Red Burl box, with a quadrant hinge, manufactured by a southern California humidor maker. The box is designed to seal and retain humidification should the local clime so require. The set can be purchased with an optional fitted Red Burl briefcase, if so desired. The Collector Series Chess Set are also available in a Superior and a Signature edition. The Superior Edition features hand-selected pieces housed in a fitted Red Burl briefcase. Each piece has a gold embossed leather base pad in place of the standard billiard cloth. This edition also comes with an extra set of Queens and a pair of Eastern finials in addition to the traditional formee cross finials for the Kings. The Signature Edition has the same features but is housed in an exquisite gold-trimmed leather casket with removable leather trimmed trays with spaces for each piece. All the pieces have matching leather base pads with gold trim. The caskets are made by Geoffrey Parker, one of the world's finest leather crafters. Parker produced fitted leather caskets for all post-war Jaques Chess sets. Pieces are available in natural and ebonized boxwood, boxwood and rosewood, natural and black or red lacquered boxwood, and boxwood and ebony. We also offer the Collector Series and Marshall Series Chess Sets in a boxwood and ebony Club-size, featuring a 4.4" tall King with a 2.0" diameter base. The Club-size Collector Series Chess Set are available in the same Standard, Superior and Signature editions as the Tournament version. Finally, we offer the Imperial-size Collectors Series boxwood and ebony Chess Set with a 6.0" King having 2.625" diameter base, weighing nearly 15 lbs! We have designed a special Knight for the Imperial Collector Series. With its downward sloping head, braided mane, flared nostrils, and icy stare this is by far the most spectacular chess piece ever incorporated into a production Staunton chess set. |
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