Hand-painted historic chess board, 1.75" squares

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Black and white squares hand-painted onto plyboard, baize underneath; border is of oak with mitred corners. The linseed-oil treated border is secured by screws, finished with dowel to give an authentic appearance.

This board, with 1.75” squares, is ideally suited to our early seventeenth century Selenus chess pieces, or could be used with any chess set with pieces of maximum diameter of c. 1.5”.

You can read more about the development of Early Historic chess sets here.

Historic Period or Date:

• c.13th to c.14th century onwards

Materials and Special Features:

• Oak border
• Mitred corner
• Authentic appearance, with modern features disguised, makes the board suitable for reenacment or display in historic settings

Dimensions:

• Board inc. border 17.25" x 17.25"
• Squares: 1.75"
• See our other listings for other sizes in this style