Julien Levy inspired chess set. Handmade abstract modern wooden chess.

Handmade work inspired by Julien Levy chess set.

This piece comes with a little story:
"During the previous Summer, Levy shared a house on the beach at Great River with Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. Since they were all chess players with a lot of free time on their hands, they, of course, wanted to play chess. However, since they couldn't find a chess set locally, they decided to make their own. Levy created his prototype set out of plaster, using his breakfast eggshells as the mold, eventually translating the design into oak. The board's squares contain dimples to allow for the round-bottomed pieces.
The Great River experience was the conception of the Imagery of Chess show."

Change made by me - flat base to use a classic chessboard.

Chess pieces
Material: Carpathian spruce wood + linseed oil + wax.
The natural wood texture has been saved.
Black pieces tinted charcoal black using colored oil.

King height: 64 mm / 2.5"
Pawn height: 20 mm / 0.78"

Weight of a set of 32 figures - 620 g

In a wooden box - ash wood + linseed oil + wax
Inside the box - felt.

Ceramic plate for eggs optional.

Only chess pieces in box or with a chessboard set of your choice.

18" borderless chessboard
Material: oak & ash wood + linseed oil + wax.
Size: 456x456x20 mm / 17.96"x17.96"x0.8"
Cage: 57 mm / 2.245"
Weight of chessboard 3'100 g