Italian Marble and Basalt Bust Chess Set

The gold side (representing the Persian Empire) is carved from the yellow (giallo antico) marble on bleu turquin marble fluted pedestals, while the dark side (representing the Byzantine Roman/Greek Christian Empire) is carved from black basalt on marble pedestals. The busts are attached to the pedestals by embedded bronze pins, the tops of which are the gilt bronze mounts on each of the chessmen.

The chess set came in its original birds eye maple fitted box with scroll frieze centred by acanthus leaves.

Picasa album with photos of this set:

https://picasaweb.google.com/JonCrumiller/Italian19CMarbleAndBasaltSet


	Italian Marble and Basalt Bust Chess Set



Jon's main chess page		The gold side (representing the Persian Empire) is carved from the yellow (giallo antico) marble on bleu turquin marble fluted pedestals, while the dark side (representing the Byzantine Roman/Greek Christian Empire) is carved from black basalt on marble pedestals. The busts are attached to the pedestals by embedded bronze pins, the tops of which are the gilt bronze mounts on each of the chessmen. The chess set came in its original birds eye maple fitted box with scroll frieze centred by acanthus leaves. Picasa album with photos of this set: https://picasaweb.google.com/JonCrumiller/Italian19CMarbleAndBasaltSet	HOME