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TC2005 - Isle of Lewis Chess Set
TC2005 Isle of Lewis Chess Set
This Chess Baron Product: New!The Isle of Lewis is the most celebrated chess set of all time.
The original pieces were found by a fisherman in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. In all 59 pieces were found comprising of 8 sets with each piece slightly different from the other,as reproduced in this set.
The orginal pieces are on display at the British museum in London.
This set has been designed to show the diversity of the many pieces including some not often reproduced in Lewis Replicas. i.e. The Rooks are all different and including the shield biting Beserker and the bowl shaped helmet on one. The king is 3.5 inches tall. This set comes in the Red-Ivory colour and was reproduced by a Canadian Artist and made in Canada.
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