The Alice in Wonderland Chess Set Pieces - SAC Hand Painted

Without a doubt, this is one of the most popular Studio Anne Carlton chess sets and has been for many years. The chess set pieces are based on the characters in Lewis Carroll's famous Alice stories. John Tenniel, the famous Victorian artist and cartoonist, illustrated the "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass" books and the designers have based the chess set pieces on his original illustrations. It continues to achieve record sales world-wide and is a MUST for every chess set enthusiast and collector. Made entirely by skilled craftsmen, each chess set piece is polished and finely decorated by artists. Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Didgson, was a lecturer in mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford when he wrote the stories to amuse and entertain the young children of the Dean of Christ Church. He chose as the heroine of his stories Alice Liddell, the eldest daughter of the Dean.

The Alice in Wonderland Chess Set Pieces - SAC Hand Painted

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