The Mammoth Ivory Club Imperial Collector Series Chessmen The World's Finest Staunton Chessmen crafted from 40,000-year-old Wooly Mammoth Ivory

The Library version of The House of Staunton set has a 3.0" King with a 1.5" diameter base, is heavily weighted, and is housed in a fine hinged Red Burl box, lined in billiard cloth. The set is available in Boxwood and Ebony or Rosewood.

Our Tournament Size Chessmen have a 4.0" King with a base diameter of 1.875". The standard configuration includes a fine, lockable Red Burl box, with a quadrant hinge, manufactured by a southern California humidor maker. The box is designed to seal and retain humidification should the local clime so require. The set can be purchased with an optional fitted Red Burl briefcase, if so desired.

We also offer the Collector Series and Marshall Series Chessmen in a boxwood and ebony Club-size, featuring a 4.4" tall King with a 2.0" diameter base. The Club-size Collector Series Chessmen are available in the same Standard, Superior and Signature editions as the Tournament version.

Finally, we offer the Imperial-size Collectors Series boxwood and ebony chessmen with a 6.0" King having 2.625" diameter base, weighing nearly 15 lbs! We have designed a special Knight for the Imperial Collector Series. With its downward sloping head, braided mane, flared nostrils, and icy stare this is by far the most spectacular chess piece ever incorporated into a production Staunton chess set.

Own the consummate chessboard!

Signature Chessboards

The Traditional Series Signature chessboard is available in 1.875", 2.25", 2.375", 2.5" and 3.25" squares. The light squares are fabricated from bird's-eye maple or holly, the dark squares are Amboina wood (the hardwood from a tree, Pterocarpus indicus, indiginous to southern Asia having a mottled grain), rosewood, or green or burgundy dyed sycamore. The frames are 1.0" thick solid bird's-eye maple, rosewood or mahogany, the veneered playing surface is 0.75" thick with a satin finish. These chessboards are available only through The House of Staunton.

The Contemporary Series Signature inlaid chessboards are fabricated from all solid hardwoods and are offered in 1.875", 2.25", 2.375", and 2.5" squares. The light squares are fabricated from bird's-eye or curly maple, the dark squares are walnut, padouk, cocobolo, bacote, Amboina wood, or rosewood. The frames can be made from the same wood as the dark squares (standard) or the light squares (reverse). The boards are 1.25" tall at the playing surface, with the squares slightly raised above the frame revealing their edges. The boards have a rich satin finish.

A luxurious, English-made, inlaid leather chessboard is made for The House of Staunton by Geoffrey Parker and is available in 2.375" and 2.5" squares. The boards are green or black and ivory in color with rich suede leather backs. The boards are 1.0" thick.

Premium Chessboards

The Custom Traditional Series are fabricated from solid hardwoods and are available in 1.875", 2.25", 2.375", and 2.5" squares. The light squares are fabricated from bird's-eye maple, curly maple, or holly. The dark squares are crafted from East Indian Rosewood. The frames are 1.25" thick solid mahogany, the playing surface is 1.0" thick with a satin finish. These magnificent chessboards are available only through The House of Staunton.

The Custom Contemporary Series inlaid chessboards were fabricated from solid hardwoods and are offered in 1.875", 2.25", 2.375", and 2.5" squares. The light squares were fabricated from maple, the dark squares were walnut. The frames were fabricated from solid mahogany. The boards are 1.25" tall at the playing surface, with the squares slightly raised above the frame revealing their edges. The boards have a rich satin finish, simply incomparable. The same chessboard design, but in Bolivian Rosewood and Curly maple with a Rosewood frame was also available. These boards are currently a retired design.

Standard Chessboards

Our new Standard chessboards are available in 1.875", 2.25", 2.375", and 2.5" squares. These veneered chessboards are 0.5" and have a rich satin finish. The boards are offered in traditional rosewood and bird's-eye maple squares with a mahogany frame. All boards come with square edges. We also offer a similar board with dyed green and bird's-eye maple squares with your choice of a green or bird's-eye maple frame. This board is avail for the same price. This same board is also available in a folding version. The folding boards utilize an invisible hinging system and fold with the playing surface inward, which protects the playing surface. Finally, we offer the same chess board in a striped ebony and bird's-eye maple veneer with a molded edge.