Chess Set S.A.C. Studio Anne Carlton Reynard The Fox Chess Set With Board

Description: Chess game S.A.C. Studio Anne Carlton Reynard The Fox Chess Set With Board The skilfull designers of Studio Anne Carlton Chess Sets have brought these beloved medieval fables and charming characters to life and have included them in this set. The pieces are made of crushed stone and resin and finished with antique ivory white and deep burgundy-brown coloring, with the details hand colored for depth. Each piece is exquisitely detailed and the characters come to life. With the towering high Leo the lion featured as king and Reynard as Bishop, it captures the imagination and creates an atmosphere of engaging entertainment as players battle to the finish. The set comes with a slip of parchment detailing the back-story of Reynard, from Goethe's earliest translation of the 13th century poem, through Alice In Wonderland. As for which side is better, you'll have to play to decide who wins. Whether you're an Alice In Wonderland fan, a chess fan, or a fan of the Reynard story, this fantastic set will exceed your expectations. This heavy, well-balanced set is in very good gently used condition having been kept on display in the summer it was purchased from. It comes enclosed in a sturdy pasteboard box with molded flocked plastic separators to protect the pieces. There are small splits in the plastic separators, but they still protect the pieces. The set comes with a chessboard measuring approximately 49cm x 47cm. King - King Noble (Leo) 82mm High Queen - Queen NobleBishop - Reynard the FoxKnight - Baldwin the AceRook - Castle Maupertuis (Malperdy)Pawn - Kyward the hare 50mm HighReynard the Fox is a beast fable, generally a satirical genre in which human follies are portrayed as belonging to animals. They are some of the oldest literary traditions in the Western world. - even Geoffrey Chaucer based some of his writing on them. These humourous tales have proven so popular that the word 'renard' has replaced the word for fox in French. Reynard the Fox himself ties the various such together; which includes of beasts satirically taking the places of various classic human character tropes. The underlying framework of this popular medieval literary form is a series of stories linked by common characters. In Reynard the Fox, the character of Reynard provides the connective thread. Most versions of Reynard the Fox are long, and the episodes are only vaguely related. In addition, the point of such beast fables is satire of the contemporary social and political scenes. Reynard the Fox satirizes the royal court, the judicial system, and many other aspects of medieval life. Throughout many writings from different authors, without collaboration, the character of Reynard shifts from a Robin Hood type hero to a villainous rogue, and anything in between. However, there are a few similarities between all versions. While cowardly and self-seeking, Reynard himself is a sympathetic hero and a strikingly accurate mirror of the human condition. He is a trickster, first and foremost, and his relationship with his uncle, Isengrim the wolf, is at the core of the story. Though once partners in crime, they have since become bitter rivals when Reynard repeatedly fooled the less savvy Isengrim. Reynard the Fox is a hero of several medieval European cycles of versified animal such that satirize contemporary human society. Though Reynard is sly, amoral, cowardly, and self-seeking, he is still a sympathetic hero, whose cunning is a necessity for survival. He symbolizes the triumph of craft over brute strength, usually personified by Isengrim the greedy and dull-witted wolf. Some of the cyclic stories collected around him, such as the wolf or bear fishing with his tail through a hole in the ice, are found all over the world; others, like the sick lion cured by the wolf's skin, derived by oral transmission from Greco-Roman sources. The cycle arose in the area between Flanders and Germany in the 10th and 11th centuries, when clerks began to forge Latin beast epics out of popular tales. SUITABLE FOR CHESS COLLECTORS AND OF COURSE FOR CHESS PLAYER. All items will be dispatched within one business day.I take a great care of packaging to ensure safe delivery to you. If you are satisfied with the goods, I expect your positive feedback. Delivery in Austria 4.20 Euro Delivery to Germany 9.90 Euro Delivery to EU 12.90 Euro

Price: 271.68 USD

Location: Wien

End Time: 2024-10-13T13:42:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 40 USD