Welcome to the Plain Theme Chess Pieces section of the site featuring exquisite chess piece sets by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) and Mascott. The choice really is yours at checkmatechesssets.com!

	American War of Independence Plain Theme Chess Set by Mascott - Made in England An astonishingly detailed and sumptuous theme chess set on a quite magnificent scale. Remember, the King theme chess piece is 6.5" high! Click here to view product & close-up images $427.00
	American Civil War Plain Theme Chess Set by Mascott - Made in England It's time to take your sides in the American Civil War! Abraham Lincoln versus Jefferson Davis. Who's side will you take? Yes, it's April 12, 1861 and... Click here to view product & close-up images $427.00
	Gods of Mythology Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 6.25" (160mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin The Ancient Greek Gods are well represented and portrayed in this impressive theme chess set. Zeus is the King, Aphrodite the Queen and Pan is the Pawn. This is a consistently popular set and... Click here to view product & close-up images $217.00
	Sherlock Holmes Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 5" (125mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin The 'Sherlock Holmes' set of plain theme chess pieces. A highly detailed theme chess set featuring characters made famous in the 'Sherlock Holmes' stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The figures are based on... Click here to view product & close-up images $217.00
	Art Deco Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 3.75" (95mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin The streamlined, geometric elegance of this beautiful theme chess set reflects the essence of Art Deco design. From the mid 1920s until the outbreak of the Second World War, Art Deco epitomised all that was glamorous and modern in contemporary design. Click here to view product & close-up images $217.00
	Egyptian Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 4.75" (120mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin The set depicts the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and some of their sacred gods, the rook shows hieroglyphic carvings from extensive research and the Royal Cobra as the pawn. The Sphynx is the knight... Click here to view product & close-up images $157.00
	Sea Life Plain Theme Chess Set by Mascott - Made in England King Height: 3.5" (9cm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in crushed marble and resin An amazing Sea Life fantasy theme chess set. Sculpted by Bob Maurus. Click here to view product & close-up images $177.00
	New York (Limited Edition) Plain Theme Chess Set by Mascott - Made in England The unmistakeable and breathtaking New York skyline!  Not to mention the mounted police and cars. Yes, it's all here in our special New York (Limited Edition) theme chess set. Click here to view product & close-up images $177.00
	Alice In Wonderland Plain Theme Chess Set by Mascott - Made in England King Height: 3.375" (8.5cm) The Lewis Carroll timeless classic brought to life for you in the most delightful theme chess set of exceptional quality. Click here to view product & close-up images $167.00
	Dinosaur Plain Theme Chess Set by Mascott - Made in England Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted plain theme chess pieces in crushed marble and resin complete with felted underlay King Height: 3.5" (9cm) A very light-hearted and humorous look at the Dinosaur family! Featuring 'Tea-pot-osaurus' as the King, 'Kiss-y-lips-osaurus' as the Queen, 'Bad-egg-osaurus' as the pawn... and more. Sculpted by John Pickering. Click here to view product & close-up images $167.00
	Isle of Lewis Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 3.75" (95mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin The most famous chess pieces in the world! These theme chess pieces are replicas of the originals which were discovered on the Isle of Lewis off the West Coast of Scotland and which are now housed safely and securely in the British Museum of London and in Edinburgh. The design closely follows that of the original pieces. Click here to view product & close-up images $147.00
	Isle of Lewis Plain Theme Chess Set - 'Mini Version' Including Chess Board by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 2.5" (57mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin Complete with Decorative Polyurethane Chess Board (27.5cm)   Our reduced version of the famous Isle of Lewis historic chess pieces - probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Complete with highly decorative polyurethane chess board - square size 1" (25mm). Click here to view product & close-up images $137.00
	Isle of Lewis Plain Theme Chess Set - 'Mini Version' Excluding Chess Board by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 2.5" (57mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin Our reduced size version of the famous Isle of Lewis historic chess pieces - probably the most famous chess design in the world! Click here to view product & close-up images $97.00
	Battle of Bannockburn Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 4.75" (120mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin The skillfully detailed set of Bannockburn theme chess pieces features many of the historic characters from the famous battle. Note the amazing aspects of detail which really bring out the quality of the pieces e.g. the bricks of the wall of the rook (or castle) actually get smaller as they reach the top which is authentic for the construction of the time! Click to view product & view close-up images $187.00
	Battle of Culloden Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 4.75" (120mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin This theme chess set design records the Battle of Culloden from 1746, which was the war of finality between the French sponsored Jacobites and the Hanoverian British Government in the 1745 Jacobite Rising. The theme chess pieces are remarkable in detail. Click here to view product & view close-up images $187.00
	Battle of Trafalgar Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 5.5" (140mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin The Battle of Trafalgar was one of the most decisive naval battles ever fought. In the course of a short October afternoon, the Combined Fleet of France and Spain, with 33 battleships, was defeated by... Click to view product & close-up images $187.00
	Battle of Hastings Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 4.5" (113mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin Theme chess pieces that represent the two opposing armies in the most famous battle fought on English soil. Harold, the English King leads his Saxon forces against the invading William, Duke of Normandy. It altered the course of English history from 1066 onwards. The most amazing scupltured detail is richly displayed in this historic theme chess set... Click here to view product & close-up images $187.00
	Battle of Waterloo Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 4.25" (11mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin This magnificent theme chess set represents the combatants at the famous Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The French army led by Bonaparte fights the Duke of Wellington. All the pieces in this exquisite theme chess set are hand made from old English soldier metal castings and hand finished by skilled artisans that are renowned for attention to detail. Click here to view product & close-up images $187.00
	Peter Rabbit Plain Theme Chess Set - Including Chess Board by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Rabbit Height: 3.75" (95mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin Complete with Folding Chess Board This is the plain (brown and white) version of the set - we also feature the Peter Rabbit Hand Decorated Theme Chess Set version in the Decorated Theme Pieces section of the website. The sculptor has very skilfully given these typically two dimensional characters their third dimensions. They are really animated - they read newspapers! Click here to view product & close-up images $197.00
	Winnie the Pooh Plain Theme Chess Set - Including Chess Board by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Pooh Height: 3.5" (88mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin Complete with Folding Chess Board Our version of this timeless theme chess set design. Based on the characters created by A.A. Milne and beautifully illustrated by E.H. Shepard this theme chess set recreates the wonderful world of Winnie the Pooh for chess lovers young and old. Translated into almost every known language, Winnie the Pooh and his friends have... Click to view product & close-up images $197.00
	Celtic Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 4.5" (113mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin Beautifully detailed Celtic theme chess set pieces. The Celtics were inhabitants of Western Europe (Ireland, Wales, Brittany and the Highlands of Scotland). They were subjected to raids by Vikings and Norsemen and our theme chess set is the story of a battle between the Irish King Brian Boru, and the Viking invaders at Clontarf - Dublin.  Click here to view product & close-up images $187.00
	The White Tower Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 5.5" (140mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin Known for housing the Crown Jewels, Ravens, Yeoman Warders, otherwise known as Beefeaters, the Tower today is the most visited historic site in Britain. The White Tower, oldest of all the Tower's buildings was originally... Click here to view product & view close-up images $217.00
	Canterbury Cathedral Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 5.25" (135mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin See the incredible detail in the cathedral and bases for the worshipers. An outstanding theme chess set design. The City of Canterbury has been a place of Christendom worship for nearly 2,000 years. Following a major fire at the original cathedral in 1174, the monks at Canterbury used... Click to view product & close-up images $197.00
	Crusades Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 14cm Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin A magnificent theme chess set which epitomises the struggles for domination between Christians and Muslims. This conflict has continued intermittently for over a thousand years, but it is the period between 1095 and 1292 which has captured our imagination because of the exploits of the Crusader knights. Perfect for a chess set theme. Click here to view product & close-up images $187.00
	Richard the Lionheart Plain Theme Chess Set by Studio Anne Carlton (SAC) King Height: 3.75" (95mm) Chess Pieces: Heavy weighted in ground stone and polyresin The Richard the Lionheart theme chess set. The famous Couer de Lion Richard the Lionheart was known as such even before his accession because of his miltary reputation. At only 16 years of age, Richard had his own command, putting down rebellions in Poitou against... Click to view product & close-up images $187.00

Your Assurance of Quality from CheckmateChessSets

At CheckmateChessSets, we are only prepared to offer to our customers theme chess board pieces of the highest quality and craftsmanship. Each of the historical theme chess piece sets featured in this section of the website is derived from an original sculpture painstakingly crafted by a highly skilled craftsman. This original is then used to produce a master mould from which further moulds are created. It is into these moulds that a mixture of heavy ground or crushed stone which takes the form of a fine white powder (in the case of Studio Anne Carlton) or ground marble (in the case of Mascott) combined with a resin mixture is poured.

Once the sculpture has set it is then removed from the mould and either hand painted by skilled artisans to produce the decorated theme chess pieces or simply stained to produce the plain theme chess pieces. 

These beautiful theme chess pieces which are yours to own are the result of this process, a process which creates a product of both natural durability and, crucially, also of the right medium to create the most intricate and exquisite detailed scuptures.

But we don''t want you just to take our word for it - thanks to our unique collection of high resolution close-up images you can see for yourself...right now!

Appreciating In Value

Our theme chess pieces are for the discerning collector and are of the quality that should appreciate in value over the years. We know that many of our theme chess piece sets are destined to be handed on to the next generation with affection and pride and, in fact, some of the older theme chess sets are already achieving excellent prices at auction.

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