Vintage 1988 LORD OF THE RINGS CHESS SET BY TOLKIEN - LOTR The Hobbit
Item History & Price
This auction is for a rare, original and authorized Lord of the Rings complete chess set by Tolkien Enterprises, S.I.A.B (UK), and Mascott Direct dated 1988 and made in England. Comes with original character card and original storage box. This is a complete set of a close to perfect condition chess pieces. Included box. This set was an especially commissioned by renowned sculptor Dennis Fairweather, with each piece sculpted separately resulting in 18 different models. Apart from the pa...wns which are white Hobbits or brown Orcs, each piece is individually representative of a character, are heavy weighted made and each have their original felt underlays. Each Chess Piece is crafted from crushed stone (polystone). This chess set depicts the major characters of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Each has been assigned to the role of a chess piece that most accurately portrays their nature. The light side of the set represents the good side and depicts virtues of goodness, loyalty, and honesty, whereas the dark side depicts evil, malevolence, and enmity.(Polystone is a compound made up of polyurethane resin mixed with powdered stone, which gives the chess pieces added weight and a porcelain or "stone-like" feel that is fairly durable. Additionally, polystone is slow to wear, making it ideal for collectors and casual players alike.) This auction is for the chess pieces only. The board is being listed separately. Chess Pieces: Characters feature Lady Galandriel, Gandalf, Frodo, Sauron, Shelob, Ring Wraiths, Gollum and more. Each King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, and Rook are different not only in the same side (as in white) but also on opposite sides. So there are 4 different rooks, bishops, knights ect. Pawns for the white side are all hobbits and the dark side are orcs.Black King =75mm tall(3inch) with a square base of 30x30mm across (1 1/4 x 1 1/4")Black Pawn=55mm tall (2 1/4")White King=80mm tall (3 1/4") with a round base of 30mm across (1 1/4")White Pawn=50mm tall (2") White pieces: King - AragornQueen - Lady GladrielBishops - Treebeard & GandalfKnights - Frodo & Bilbo BagginsCastles - Hobbit Hole & RivendellPawns - Hobbits Black pieces: King - SauronQueen - ShelobBishops - Gollum & SarumanKnights - Ring WraithsCastles - Black Tower & Mines of MoriaPawns - Orcs
You really don't want to miss out on this amazing collection these are very rare hard to find.
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You really don't want to miss out on this amazing collection these are very rare hard to find.
If you have any other questions please ask and thank you for looking.
