British century-old antique chess set

British century-old antique chess set ✧Size: Pan length 39 x width 39 cm Chess maximum 7.5cm, minimum 3cm This group of chess pieces in Xiaopu comes from the Edwardian period in England in the 1910s. They are all hand-made in solid wood and equipped with solid wood boxes. They are complete and not carved by modern or modern machines. The chessboard comes from the 1940s, with two-color solid wood inlays. The chessboard is of great weight and has historical traces of the age (please see the last picture). Usually chess pieces and chessboard are rarely sold together, so there is a little gap in the age of this group, but it is matched It looks unexpectedly suitable. Those who are interested in collecting antique chess or learning to play chess can consider taking a look 😊 ✧Small notes: Do you know the invention and origin of chess? In fact, everyone is accustomed to calling chess "Western chess." As everyone knows, western chess comes from Asia. There is a saying that the embryonic form of chess was a chess art popular in India in the 2nd to 4th centuries AD. It was called "Chaturanga" at the time. , Chariots 4 kinds of chess pieces. The chessboard is divided into a square with a total of 81 small squares, 9 horizontal and 9 vertical. The elephant that originally walked along straight and horizontal lines evolved into chariots that walked along straight and horizontal lines. Elephant's footwork is that each step can only walk two paths along the diagonal line. In the 6th century AD, "Chaturanga" was introduced to Persia and Central Asia. The Arabs conquered Persia in the 7th century, and this chess game became popular in the upper Arab society. Due to phonetic reasons, it was renamed "Satlands", and the chess pieces and rules also developed. Chess pieces include carts, horses, elephants, soldiers, kings, queens, etc. Later, it gradually spread widely in Arab countries and Central Asia. In the 10th century AD, "Satlands" gradually spread to Europe and became popular, even becoming one of the "Seven Skills of Knights" in the Middle Ages in Europe. It evolved slowly, and in the first half of the 16th century, its chessboard and chess pieces tended to be finalized. The rules of the game were not unified until the second half of the 19th century. *This design hall is mainly based on European antiques, old pieces and old objects. After years of baptism, some antiques will inevitably have some traces of history and black spots. Or small missing corners, it is inevitable that it is not as clean and flawless as a brand new product. But this does not affect its own retro beauty, Perfectionism and friends who are accustomed to buying brand new products, please think twice before placing an order. We also look forward to you becoming the beauty that loves antiquities as much as we do^^ If you have any questions, please send us a message!