Dal Rossi Italy Hand-Painted Australiana Chess Set, Mahogany & Maple 40cm

Hand-painted, so no two sets are quite identical.

Dal Rossi Italy's Australiana chessmen, hand-painted at 75mm, on a mahogany and maple board measuring 40cm. The hand-painting is both the point and the risk: small variations between pieces are part of what you are buying rather than a fault to send back.

This is a chess set for a living room rather than a tournament hall. Forty centimetres is generous enough to play on properly while the thing still reads as an object rather than as equipment, which is a harder balance to strike than it sounds. If you are buying for somebody who lives here, or who has been here and will not stop talking about it, this is a shorter conversation than most gifts.

Perfect for: Anyone who has bought a chess set for how it looks and felt faintly embarrassed about it. There is no need to be.

2 players | 40cm mahogany and maple board | Hand-painted Australiana chessmen, 75mm