Each carving is intentional ... According to The House of Staunton, a large manufacturer of chess sets, a set of finely carved knights can represent up to 50% of the total cost of the chessmen.

The “iconic” Lewis chessmen have been redisplayed in a case which allows visitors to see their backs for the first time. The ...

After putting eight carving knife and fork sets to the test by breaking down and slicing five whole turkeys, two boneless beef roasts, and a ham, we recommend the Messermeister Avanta 2 Piece ...

Every chess-set shows a society at war ... Trondheim was one of the great centres for carving walrus ivory, and the style of the Lewis Chessmen is very close to pieces made there.

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Check out these chess sets before you get a checkmate ... crossing generational lines and carving out its space in pop ...

He boards the largest ship, which sets sails along the seas and oceans ... They see the two youths playing chess, the man carving chess pieces and the maiden in the chair of gold.

After the service I tell Garcia I’m from National Geographic, and we set ... say, chess pieces. God’s ivory has its own loophole. CHINA’S IVORY FACTORIES Inside the Beijing Ivory Carving ...

None of this, however, had anything to do with Gary Kasparov or playing chess. In that month ... of miles from South America to Australia, carving the entire region between the Tropic of Cancer ...

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The display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh means people can now view the pieces “in the round” and appreciate the intricate carving ... at least four chess sets as well ...