Isle of Lewis Historical Chess Set Harry Potter Wizard's Chess  - NO BOARD

Description

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*** LISTING IS FOR CHESS PIECES ONLY***
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Isle of Lewis Historical Chess Set
Harry Potter Wizard's Chess
PIECES ONLY - NO BOARD
Detailed replica of the historic 12th century Isle of Lewis chess pieces.
Harry played Wizard's Chess with this set in the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Isle of Lewis Chess Set by Studio
Anne Carlton
Pre-owned excellent condition.
32 solid resin pieces with felted bottoms.
Ivory and dark brown.
Full-sized set. Kings are 3 1/2" high.
Please see pictures for item condition.
**Note that a piece of the white queen's crown is missing in the front, but isn't that noticeable.**
Additional pictures available on request.
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*** CHESS BOARD NOT INCLUDED ***
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Ships USPS Priority Mail.
Calculated USPS shipping rate for 7# oversize package.
Will ship within one business day of payment.
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Isle of Lewis Chessmen
These chess pieces are reproductions of the 12th century Isle of Lewis chessmen. In 1831 the sea carried away a sandbank on the Isle of Lewis uncovering a mysterious building that bad been buried under the sand. A peasant working nearby found what he concluded to be a collection of Elves and Gnomes. The superstitious highlander flung down his spade and fled home in horror. Superstition in Lewis had survived in a powerful form. Thus, when the peasant first looked at the group of singular little ivory figures it was natural that they should appear as pigmy sprites of Celtic folklore. However, he was induced by his wife to return to the spot and take the figures home. He sold them to a local collector who realized they were chessmen. There were 78 pieces in all belonging to eight or more more sets; 67 are now in the British Museum and the rest in the National Museum Edinburgh. Experts are unanimous in regarding them as "the most astonishing collection of ancient chessmen in existence".