Very beautiful vintage chessboard from the 70s, handmade in Italy. Made of natural white and black marble, complete with black marble pieces, some veined with white, and translucent white/onyx marble. Board size is 34x34cm, with a thickness of 1.5cm. For the white pieces, 8 pawns + 4 replacement pawns, all in very good condition, 4.5cm in height. 2 knights + 1 replacement, in very good condition, 5.8cm in height. 2 rooks, one with a re-glued head, very discreet, 5.5cm in height. 2 bishops, in very good condition, 5.5cm in height. 2 kings, in very good condition, 6.8cm in height. 1 queen, one branch of the crown re-glued, 7.5cm in height. For the black pieces, 8 pawns + 6 replacements, in very good condition. 2 knights + 1 replacement, in very good condition. 2 rooks + 2 replacements, in very good condition. 2 bishops + 2 replacements, in very good condition. 1 king + 1 replacement, in very good condition. 1 queen, in very good condition. The board is in good condition but shows a little use and wear, overall very clean. Some pieces may have small discreet marks of time. The underside of the board is felted, a bit worn but not bothersome. Weighs about 6,500-7kg for the whole set.
Very beautiful vintage chessboard from the 70s, handmade in Italy. Made of natural white and black marble, complete with black marble pieces, some veined with white, and translucent white/onyx marble. Board size is 34x34cm, with a thickness of 1.5cm. For the white pieces, 8 pawns + 4 replacement pawns, all in very good condition, 4.5cm in height. 2 knights + 1 replacement, in very good condition, 5.8cm in height. 2 rooks, one with a re-glued head, very discreet, 5.5cm in height. 2 bishops, in very good condition, 5.5cm in height. 2 kings, in very good condition, 6.8cm in height. 1 queen, one branch of the crown re-glued, 7.5cm in height. For the black pieces, 8 pawns + 6 replacements, in very good condition. 2 knights + 1 replacement, in very good condition. 2 rooks + 2 replacements, in very good condition. 2 bishops + 2 replacements, in very good condition. 1 king + 1 replacement, in very good condition. 1 queen, in very good condition. The board is in good condition but shows a little use and wear, overall very clean. Some pieces may have small discreet marks of time. The underside of the board is felted, a bit worn but not bothersome. Weighs about 6,500-7kg for the whole set.