JOE FAGO
Words • Pictures • Ideas
Full set plus board $150 + 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. Every set is made to your personal specifications as far as color and alternate secondary pieces. Please allow 2 -3 weeks for delivery.
King (uilleann pipes)
$10/individually
Queen (fiddle)
$10/individually
Bishop (concertina)
$7/individually
Knight (harp)
$7/individually
Rook (whistle)
$7/individually
Pawn (standing stone)
$3/individually
Colors
I hand finish every piece, and I 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 historical, 12th-century Isle of Lewis pieces, one side is believed to have been stained red.
Alternate Bishop
(banjo/zouk)
$7/individually
Alternate Knight
(bodhrán)
$7/individually
Alternate Rook
(flute)
$7/individually
Alternate Pawn
(tapered)
$3/individually
