Bronze Minoan Chess Set with Antique English Chessboard – Sklavenitis, 1960 & 1870 lee stanton Though non-functional in combat

Though non-functional in combat

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Description:A charming English coal scuttle from the mid-1800s

the piece is signed indistinctly in the lower left corner

The restrained palette and disciplined line convey both movement and monumentality

Bronze Minoan Chess Set with Antique English Chessboard – Sklavenitis, 1960 & 1870 lee stanton Though non-functional in combatDescription: A rare and visually arresting chess set combining two distinct historical aesthetics: mid 20th century bronze chess pieces by renowned Greek sculptor Christoforus Sklavenitis, paired with a richly inlaid Victorian English chessboard from the late 19th century. The figures represent gods, warriors, animals, and mythic emblems of the Minoan civilization, one of Europes earliest advanced cultures, flourishing on Crete from 3500 to 1400 BCE.