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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHESS PIECES IN THIS LISTING ARE HAND CARVED WOOD
AND HAND PAINTED!. SOME SILVER GILT APPLIED.
DO NOT CONFUSE THIS WITH ES LOWES WHICH ARE ANRI PLASTIC PIECES.
DO NOT CONFUSE THIS WITH TORIART WHICH IS MADE WITH SCULPTITE A WOOD BASED MOLDED SUBSTANCE, HARDER THAT PLASTIC.
Offered here is an rare King ArthurChess Set, with beautifully hand-carved and hand-painted/gilded figural pieces. The King stands 4 1/2 inches tall with a1 1/2″ diameter base. These finely hand carved Anri Chessmen are crafted from Alpine Maple/Walnut and are hand-painted & Gilded in Silver. The bases are lightly weighted and the pieces are felted. The ANRI King ArthurChess set design was produced between 1960 and 1973.COMES WITH A UPSCALE STORAGE BOX WHICHALSO SERVES AS A CHESS BOARD!STORAGE BOX IS 20 1/2\" LONG AND 20\" OPEN.CLOSED IT IS 20 1/2\" x 10\".EACH SQUARE IS A GENIOUS Anri King Arthurchess set is one of the rarer of the ANRI chess products. Anri chessmen are 100% made in Italy for those who can appreciate the true value of these magnificent artistic wood art tradition has a long history in Val Gardena, Italy. The tradition of woodcarving dates back to the XVII century, when farmers started producing wood toys and utensils during the long winter season. The peasants used to sell the items at spring markets. Part of the autonomous region Alto Adige/Southern Tyrol in Italy, the Val Gardena is known for its ancient romantic language, its skiing facilities and its old tradition of woodcarving. The ANRI company’s chess sets from the 1950s through the 1980s were produced in this region and have gained collector status, thanks to their unparalleled quality.
The Anri workshops are renowned all over the world because of the wonderful woodensculptures and statues made by the famous local sculptors and carvers.This set is slightly used.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 32 ANRI CHESS PIECES.
SIZES:
KING 4 1/2\".
QUEEN 4 1/4\".
HORSES 4\".
BISHOPS 4\".
CASTLES 4 1/4\".
PAWNS 3 1/4\".
ALL PIECES ARE WEIGHTED WITH FELT BOTTOMS.
ONE WHITE KNIGHT IS MISSING PART OF ITS FOOT AND THAT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. PERIODICALLY, REPLACEMENT ANRI KING ARTHUR PIECES BECOME AVAILABLE HERE ON .
BOTTOM OF THE CHESS PIECES DIAMETERS ARE 1 1/2\".
TWO PAIRS OF WHITE STRETCHABLE GLOVES ARE INCLUDED SO THAT YOU CAN MAINTAIN THE PRISTINE APPEARANCE OF THIS VINTAGE UNIQUE CHESS AMAZING FACTS:
-COLORS SELDOM FADE DUE TO HIGH QUALITY OIL PAINTS USED.
- WOOD USED IS SELECTED FOR QUALITY AND THEN SEASONED WITH AGE.
- THERE ARE NOT MANY REPLACEMENTS PIECES AVAILABLE DUE TO WOODEN SEASONED SETS.
- THERE ARE NOT MANY REPLACEMENTS PIECES AVAILABLE DUE TO ANRI DEVELOPED CAST WOOD COMPOSITE MATERIAL CALLED \"SCULPTITE\" USED FOR \"TORIART\" CHESS SETS.
- ALTHOUGH MADE IN THE 1960\"s, YOU CAN STILLOBTAIN NEW SETS OR PRE-OWNED INTACT SETS.
- WHETHER THEY ARE MADE OF WOOD OR SCULPTITE, THEY SELDOM BREAK AFTER MANY YEARS!
- THESE SETS WILL BE GREAT HAND-ME-DOWNS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ARTISTIC TREASURES
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