Imported from Italy, you will not find a more stunning chess set in our collection than the hand painted Renaissance from Italfama. The Renaissance is a very large and heavy chess set with a 5.5 inch tall king. The pieces are wonderfully sculpted with amazing detail depicting the royal characters of the Renaissance period including the king, queen, and bishop. The knight is a rearing horse in full barding, a castle tower the rook, and the foot soldier with shield the pawn. Pieces are made of cast zinc using the old-world lost wax casting process. Pieces are brass and nickel plated and then hand painted to accentuate the detail. Also available in an unpainted version (MS48MIT).
Excellent chess set, Well bult, well design! I am a collector, and this is surely going to be one of my best set. My only criticism is the poor cheap box it comes in. You would think that for the price, you would get a stronger and sturdier package!
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Impressive set
Posted by Susan on 19th May 2016
Impressive set good size and weight. Played with it for the first time last night and really enjoyed each of the pieces.
