{"product_id":"the-berkeley-chess-alice-in-wonderland-cardinal-blue-chess-set","title":"The Berkeley Chess Alice in Wonderland Cardinal Blue Chess Set","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone crushed resin chess pieces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStriking cardinal red and cream colouring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperb detail. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIconic Alice In Wonderland-themed characters. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatched with stunning Spanish blue erable board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlice In Wonderland Chess Set featuring a stunning gloss-blue chessboard and cardinal red and cream Alice Through The Looking Glass inspired chessmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on Lewis Carroll's (pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) characters from ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass’, these wonderful pieces have been lovingly created from crushed stone resin in this lovely cardinal red and rich cream colouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chess characters in Through the Looking Glass are a fitting successor to the playing cards in the original tale. The card guards lampooned the aesthetics of 19th century playing card characters - which have been adapted by Berkeley Chess into their \u003ca href=\"\/advanced_search_result.html?keyword=berkeley%20chess%20victorian\u0026amp;search_in_description=0\"\u003eVictorian Sets\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs for this simply exquisite Alice In Wonderland Chess Set, the designs of the pieces have been inspired directly by the original engraved illustrations for Alice's Adventures Underground and Through The Looking Glass books. The iconic engravings by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Tenniel\"\u003eJohn Tenniel\u003c\/a\u003e gave life to the beloved characters for the first time, and set the standard for all following interpretations of the stories. The designs of the chessmen are as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe King:\u003c\/strong\u003e The White King.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Queen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alice.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bishop:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Mad Hatter.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Knight:\u003c\/strong\u003e The White Knight.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rook:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pawn:\u003c\/strong\u003e White Rabbit.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are looking to be more competitive in your game, please check out our range of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chess-clocks\"\u003eChess clocks\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Regency Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53528687182166,"sku":"RCPB391","price":1823.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/5166\/0118\/files\/RCPB391b.jpg?v=1778247929","url":"https:\/\/regencychess.ae\/products\/the-berkeley-chess-alice-in-wonderland-cardinal-blue-chess-set","provider":"The Regency Chess Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}