{"product_id":"byzantine-empire-metal-chess-set","title":"MANOPOULOS - BYZANTINE EMPIRE METAL CHESS SET","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#8C6F4E;\"\u003eHANDCRAFTED IN GREECE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManopoulos has made games in Greece since 1970 — from Costas Manopoulos’s first bronze chess pieces to today’s workshop in Thebes, where every board is still cut, veneered and finished by hand. This piece comes to Canada exclusively through El Laguito Cigars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#8C6F4E;\"\u003eTHE DESIGN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmperors, empresses and Byzantine soldiers as metal chessmen, on a 20 × 20 cm brass chessboard set into a wooden case — Manopoulos’s most compact themed set, in gold and silver, blue and brass, or brass and gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#8C6F4E;\"\u003eTHE CRAFT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManopoulos began with metal chessmen in 1970 and still casts them in Greece: each piece is moulded, finished and patinated by hand, then paired with a handcrafted brass chessboard set into a wooden case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#8C6F4E;\"\u003eIN THE BOX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWooden case with brass chessboard and 32 metal chessmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#8C6F4E;\"\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Chessmen: metal, Byzantine Empire theme, 32 pieces, king 3.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Board: handcrafted brass on wooden case, 20 × 20 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Finish: as chosen (gold-silver, blue-brass or brass-gold)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: handcrafted in Greece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#8C6F4E;\"\u003eWHO THIS IS FOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Collectors of themed chess sets\u003cbr\u003e• A centrepiece for a study or a cigar lounge\u003cbr\u003e• A gift with a story from Greece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#8C6F4E;\"\u003eAUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupplied by El Laguito Cigars, Canadian retailer for Manopoulos — designed and handcrafted in Greece since 1970. Every piece leaves the Manopoulos workshop in Thebes in its original packaging and carries the Manopoulos mark; it is guaranteed by the maker against manufacturing faults. Ships from Mississauga, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MANOPOULOS","offers":[{"title":"Gold \u0026 Silver","offer_id":61424732733580,"sku":"S1","price":130.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue \u0026 Brass","offer_id":61424732766348,"sku":"S1B","price":130.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brass \u0026 Gold","offer_id":61424732799116,"sku":"S1C","price":130.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/7459\/5724\/files\/S1_1.jpg?v=1790275635","url":"https:\/\/www.ellaguitocigars.ca\/products\/byzantine-empire-metal-chess-set","provider":"El Laguito Cigars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}