the Globee Theatre. The pieces abound with allegorical icons from both the written and spoken work.
Books, manuscripts, folios and feather quills decorate the chess pieces alongside the swirling fabric curtains of the theatre and the well trodden planks or boards of the stage. The set is unusual in having different pawns for each side, the dark side pawns being characterized by Yorick's skull, representing the dark tragedies of
Shakespeare's works, whilst those of the light side being representative of life, fresh flowers, love sonnets and eternal prose. Chess Set Specifications li King Height: 5 1/4" li King Base: 1 5/8" li Mate...
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