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Camelot
Ref: TS0024
This set has been carved in a romantic styled based on the legend of the court of King Arthur. King approx. 9cm. (1KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £15.50 (Euro20.15)
English
Ref: TS0048
King approx.13cm. (5KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Staunton
Ref: TS0002
Throughout its history, nothing has made such an impact on chess design as the introduction of English Staunton chess pieces. The staunton set was designed by Nathaniel Cook in 1835. With the object of preventing confusion during play. King approximately 9cm. (1KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £15.50 (Euro20.15)
Lewis No.1
Ref: TS0004
The most interesting and important of all early chess pieces are those which have come to be known as the "Lewis Chessmen". King approx. 10 cm.
Cont: Lewis N0.2 (3KG resin or powder required.)
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Price: £19.00 (Euro24.70)
Lewis No.2
Ref: TS0005
There are seventy eight, of which sixty seven are in the British Museum, and the other eleven in the National museum, Edinburgh. the pieces were found in 1831 in an underground chamber on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. There exact origin is unknown. They have been attributed both to Scotland and Scandinavia, but are generally accepted as twelve century. King approx: 10cm (3KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £19.00 (Euro24.70)
Medieval
Ref: TS0006
This richly carved set is based on a 14th Century German set. the reverse side of the King's throne shows warriors, the Queen's throne ladied in waiting and the Bishop's throne holy men and musicians. In the Rook can be seen the beginnings of the introduction of the castle into early European chess. King approx: 10.5cm (3KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £19.00 (Euro24.70)
Chinese
Ref: TS0009
The Chinese claim to have invented chess some 2000 years ago during the Hansing campaign. Here is a fine example of a beatifullly carved 19th century Chinese chess set. The original set was carved in Indian ivory with each well proportioned, perfectly finished piece mounted upon an octogonal base, figure and base carved from a single piece of ivory throughout. King approx: 12cm (3KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £22.50 (Euro29.25)
Classical
Ref: TS0017
This set is based on a selection of world-famous sculptures. The King is based on Michaelangelo's famous "David" and stands approximately 15cm. (3KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Alice in Wonderland
Ref: TS0047
This set contains characters such as Alice herself, the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter. King approx: 8cm. (1KG resin or powder required.)
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Mandarin
Ref: TS0018
This set is based on a selection of traditional Chinese carvings. The tallest piece in the set is the King which stands approximately 13.5cm high, and the smallest is the Pawn based on the Buddist Lion, which is approximately 9cm high. (3KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
African
Ref: TS0014
A rare and unusual set - the main pices being easily reconizable. The Bishop is partrayed by a Witch Doctor and the Rook by a Tribal Drum. The tallest piece in the set is the King which stands approximately 15cm high.
Requires 3Kg of moulding or Resin.
Price: £22.50 (Euro29.25)
Snow White & the...8 Dwarfs
Ref: TS0410
A delightful children's Chess set based on the original Grimms Fairy Tale - but with an addional visiting Dwarf to make up the eighth Pawn. Snow White is the Queen, her Prince is the King, the Wicked Stepmother is the Bishop and the Fawn the Knight and Dream Castle is the rook. King approx: 13cm. (3KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £22.50 (Euro29.25)
Louis XIV
Ref: TS0016
A very fine chess set based on Louis XIV. The Sun King, and his Queen are carved in the Baroque Style of the period. The King, Queen, Bishop and Pawn are unusual in so far as they are all seated on matching pinths. the knight is a horse's head rising from its pinth and the Rook a matching castellated tower with drape. King approximately 13cm. (3KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Dogs
Ref: TS0001
An original chess set exclusive to Supercast, model by artist Peter Dunn. Each piece is represented by a different breed of dog. King approximately 15cm. (5KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Hercules
Ref: TS0044
The son of Alcamene by Zeus. A hero noted for his hreat strength and courage. The myths and legends of the earliest civilization of Europe is that of the Greeks, who have coloured the thoughts of Europeans through the ages. King approx.13cm. (2KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Reynard The Fox
Ref: TS0020
Reynard is featured as the Bishop and the Lion & Lioness as King & Queen.
Size of King 18 cm Needs 6 Kilos of casting materials.
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Egyptian
Ref: TS0013
A beautifully balanced Chess Set with figures based on ancient personalities of the Royal household and monuments of the dynasties. King approx.10cm. (2KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £22.50 (Euro29.25)
Royal Cats
Ref: TS0029
A modern chess set of Cats in Royal Robes with smug expressions. very effective with simple stain finish or the pieces can be painted as elaborately as you wish. King approx. 9cm. (1.5KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £22.00 (Euro28.60)
Mikado
Ref: TS0025
A set of Japanese pieces in a typical elongated style. King approx. 17cm. (3KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £32.00 (Euro41.60)
Eastern
Ref: TS0022
Indian Ivory pieces carved in Burma in the nineteenth century. The style indicates that the craftsmen who carved these pieces were of Chinese origin, but moved to Burma and settled there. King approx.16cm. (4KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Royal Beasts
Ref: TS0021
Griffin of Edward II; Lion of England(King) ; Greyhound of Richmond; Black Bull of Clarence; White Horse of Hanover and others make up this set of "Royals"
King approx.16cm. (4KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Birds
Ref: TS0015
This is an unusual set since the chess pieces are symolised by either the rarer or more exotic forms of bird life as to human characters. King approx.13cm. (4KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £27.00 (Euro35.10)
Pekin
Ref: TS0008
A small Chinese Chess Set of great charm and inticate detail. Originally carved from Indian Ivory in the 19th century for the Emperor Tao Kwang. . King approx.9cm. (2KG resin or powder required.)
Price: £19.00 (Euro24.70)
Tile Chess Board Set No. 2
Ref: TS0091
Size 64mm Squares These tiles are casted individually and then fixed onto a suitable base board.
Price: £18.50 (Euro24.05)
Tile Chess Board Set No. 1
Ref: TS0090
Size 50mm Squares These tiles are casted individually and then fixed onto a suitable base board.
Price: £15.50 (Euro20.15)
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