5 products

5 products


Hand-Carved Marble & Stone Chess Pieces

Stone pieces change the game's feel more than the board does. They have real mass, they stand where they are placed, and they make a sound on contact that plastic never will.

Carved individually

Each piece is turned and carved by hand, which is why the knights within a single set differ slightly from one another — the only part of a chess set where a carver's hand is genuinely visible. Sets comprise the full 32 pieces in contrasting stone.

Materials

White marble against black for maximum contrast, alabaster for a softer translucent white, and soapstone for a warmer, more tactile finish. Several sets include a velvet presentation case, which matters — stone pieces chip against each other if stored loose.

Matching a board

Check the king's height and base diameter against your board's square size before ordering. As a rule the base should cover about three-quarters of a square.