JOE FAGO
Words • Pictures • Ideas
Full set plus board $TBD + shipping
Irish Session Chess Sets are individually hand-crafted so each set will vary slightly from those pictured. Every piece is hand cast in poly resin and individually painted. Please allow 2 -3 weeks for delivery.
King (uilleann pipes)
Queen (fiddle)
Bishop 1 (concertina)
Bishop 2 (banjo/zouk)
Knight 1 (harp)
Knight 2 (bodhrán)
Colors
I hand finish every piece, and can make them pretty much any color you want. I prefer modern chess white and black—although the "white" is antiqued to look like walrus ivory, and the "black" is a very dark brown that feels more ancient, somehow.
On the original 12th-century Isle of Lewis pieces, one side is believed to have been stained red.
Rook 1 (whistle)
Rook 2 (flute)
Pawn 1 (standing stone)
Pawn 2 (standing stone)
