Chess and checkers game in alabaster from Volterra, white and blue, Italy, 1970.
- Dimensions :
- H5 x W24 x D24
- Color :
- white
- Material :
- stone and plaster
- Style :
- vintage
Vintage Italian chess and checkers set made of white and dark blue tinted Volterra alabaster, hand-carved. 1970s. Checkerboard tray framed with a white border, accompanied by a complete set of 32 chess pieces and a matching set of checkers. Board size: 24x24cm, king height: 5.2cm. Very good overall condition. Board very clean, with a few small light and discreet scratches. Some minor wear on the pieces, yellowed varnish on the white pieces, and a small visible lack of varnish on one of them. One checker has a small dent. Various other discreet small marks of time. Board weight: 1.260kg; pieces and checkers: 795g, totaling 2.055kg.