{"product_id":"man-ray-chess-pieces","title":"Man Ray Chess Pieces","description":"Designed in 1920 and recreated by expert craftsmen from Germany and Italy, these pieces are comprised of abstract geometric forms. Philadelphia-born, Brooklyn- raised, Dada-Surrealist artist Man Ray created sets from 1920 till his death in 1976.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pyramid is the Egyptian symbol of kingship and the cone a medieval queen's headgear. The flagon represented the bishops' tradition of creating exotic liqueurs and spirits. The knight is fashioned after the head scroll of a violin and the pawns are as tall as the rooks and almost as volumetrically robust as many of the other pieces that are higher ranked to show the increased importance of pawns in modern chess play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eVery few of these original sets are still\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eavailable for purchase and when they are, \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ethey command prices at auctions of tens\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto hundreds of thousands of dollars. Man\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRay is hailed as one of 20th century's most\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einnovative artists. Son of a Russian\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eimmigrant tailor, Man Ray's artwork\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas far ahead of its time so he lived modestly\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehis whole life. His vision was to design a\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esimple, straightforward, but modern and\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaffordable chess set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eInteresting fact\u003c\/span\u003e. The knight piece fashioned as the scroll of a violin is sourced uniquely from a violin manufacturer in Italy with the expertise and tooling most suited. It's then joined with the rest of the beech wood set made in Germany and finished to perfection.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eKing 3.25\", base 1.5\", weight: .085 oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eQueen 3.25\", Bishop 2.75\", Knight 2\", Rook and Pawn 1.4\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e32 solid beech wood pieces in gift box\u003cbr style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMatching Chess board available separately\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"02A","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35108249960605,"sku":"IC-MRCS-C","price":400.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/8235\/7661\/products\/man-ray-chess-pieces-21184554497.jpg?v=1594905301","url":"https:\/\/chesshouse98-com.myshopify.com\/products\/man-ray-chess-pieces","provider":"chesshouse98.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}