Bronze Minoan Chess Set with Antique English Chessboard – Sklavenitis, 1960 & 1870 lee stanton the composition swirls with earth

the composition swirls with earth tones

A stately pair of English bronze lion sculptures

A compelling blend of storytelling and design

the piece is signed indistinctly in the lower left corner

Bronze Minoan Chess Set with Antique English Chessboard – Sklavenitis, 1960 & 1870 lee stanton the composition swirls with earthDescription: A rare and visually arresting chess set combining two distinct historical aesthetics: mid 20th century bronze chess pieces by renowned Greek sculptor Christoforus Sklavenitis, paired with a richly inlaid Victorian English chessboard from the late 19th century. The figures represent gods, warriors, animals, and mythic emblems of the Minoan civilization, one of Europes earliest advanced cultures, flourishing on Crete from 3500 to 1400 BCE.