The Nautical Chessmen - Hand Decorated
by Studio Anne Carlton

Since time began, countless men have fought battles with the oceans and seas of the world to try and master the incredible power of these vast bodies of water. The contest has always been unequal for the tempestuous seas are far more powerful than man or anything man made. So how has man been able to survive and flourish in such a hostile environment? By skill, bravery, cunning and a little luck.

It is this line of thought that led our designers to create a chess set featuring elements of the Ocean and man's constant quest to tame the rolling waves, the shrieking storms. Using all his experience, knowledge and seamanship, man has taken much of the uncertainty out of voyaging the oceans, but can he claim to have beaten it? Our chess set characters symbolize the relationship that man has with the sea. Chess board not included.