Chess Pieces
Notre collection de pièces d'échecs est vaste afin de répondre à tous les styles et tous les goûts. Les pièces sont fabriquées et importées de différents pays, comme l'Italie, la Pologne et la Grèce. Tous les fournisseurs font l'objet d'un examen minutieux de la qualité et de l'éthique afin que seules les plus belles figurines d'échecs soient ajoutées à notre gamme.
Prestigious luxury chess sets
A luxury chess set is as beautiful as it is historic, luxury chess pieces having been a popular expense since the 17th century. At that time, as Louis XIV expanded his royal court at Versailles, chess was dominated by Italian players.
In Europe, the aforementioned exhibition games were played with extraordinarily luxurious chess pieces made from materials sourced from all over the world. Merchants brought back ivory from West Africa and Inca silver from Peru, both of which were used to make chess pieces.
Although we do not stock unethical materials such as ivory, the woods we use for these chess pieces are as luxurious and rare as anything that has been used before.
Playing with Staunton chess pieces
Staunton chess pieces are undoubtedly the most recognized in the world today. Designed in the mid-1800s, they quickly became the standard for chess pieces and have been imitated ever since. Thousands of variations on the Staunton theme now exist, with new versions released every year. Our range of Staunton chess pieces is the finest you will find in France, sourced exclusively from the world's best manufacturers where quality takes precedence over price. Only the most exquisite materials and expert craftsmanship are used to offer you chess pieces of the highest quality.
Our collection of Lewis chess pieces
This is undoubtedly one of the most iconic chess sets in the world today. These unique chess pieces come with a fascinating and interesting history and remain the subject of much debate.
On a fateful day in 1831, a resident of the Isle of Lewis discovered that a sandbank had collapsed, revealing a large chest containing buried treasure. Inside the chest were ninety-three carved chess pieces, now known as the Lewis Chess Pieces. The hoard contained what are believed to be pieces from five different chess sets—sixteen kings and queens, fifteen bishops, fifteen knights on horseback, twelve castles, and nineteen pawns. One of the most admired features of these pieces is the expressiveness of the figures' faces—the queens, knights, and rooks have an almost comical look.
These astonishing coins are believed to have been hand-carved in Norway from whale teeth and walrus ivory around 1150 and to have remained buried for hundreds of years after being lost or hidden. Some have theorized that the coins may have been lost during a sea voyage between Norway and Viking settlements in Ireland.