This truly remarkable chess set has been created by the skilful artists and craftsmen at SAC. It is based on the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the famous fictional private detective. The chess pieces represent characters or places that appear in many Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Chess set pieces only, board not included.
Special Edition Studio Anne Carlton Figures of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip and Her Majesty, the Queen, Elizabeth II Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee.
Two Hand Painted Pieces with Display box.
King height 5.3″.
The White Tower still stands at the centre of the Tower of London and today houses displays of arms and armour, an echo of the working arsenal that it once was. The medieval Chapel of St John the Evangelist on the first floor is still in use, five centuries after it witnessed the betrothal of Queen Mary I to King Philip II of Spain. Chess set pieces only, board not included.
The White Tower still stands at the centre of the Tower of London and today houses displays of arms and armour, an echo of the working arsenal that it once was. The medieval Chapel of St John the Evangelist on the first floor is still in use, five centuries after it witnessed the betrothal of Queen Mary I to King Philip II of Spain. Chess set pieces only, board not included.
The Vikings were Germanic Norse seafarers. They raided and traded from their Scandinavian homelands across wide areas of northern and central Europe, as well as European Russia, during the 8th to 11th centuries. This was a period of Norse military, mercantile and demographic expansion. Chess set pieces only, board not included.
The Vikings were Germanic Norse seafarers. They raided and traded from their Scandinavian homelands across wide areas of northern and central Europe, as well as European Russia, during the 8th to 11th centuries. This was a period of Norse military, mercantile and demographic expansion. Chess set pieces only, board not included.
Westminster Abbey is one of the world’s greatest churches, with a history stretching back over a thousand years. An architectural masterpiece of the 13th-16th centuries, the Abbey has been the setting for coronations since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions, including sixteen royal weddings. Today the Abbey is used daily as a place of worship continuing a 1400 year tradition and is also one of the greatest attractions for visitors to London, with over one million visitors attending each year.
Chess set pieces only, board not included.
Westminster Abbey is one of the world’s greatest churches, with a history stretching back over a thousand years. An architectural masterpiece of the 13th-16th centuries, the Abbey has been the setting for coronations since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions, including sixteen royal weddings. Today the Abbey is used daily as a place of worship continuing a 1400 year tradition and is also one of the greatest attractions for visitors to London, with over one million visitors attending each year.
Chess set pieces only, board not included.
This magnificent chess set is based on the characters portrayed in the original story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written in 1899 by L Frank Baum. The story was published in book form in 1900 and has undoubtedly become a classic of literature.
Chess set pieces only, board not included.
This magnificent chess set is based on the characters portrayed in the original story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written in 1899 by L Frank Baum. The story was published in book form in 1900 and has undoubtedly become a classic of literature.
Chess set pieces only, board not included.