Alamo Chess Sets

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American historical chess sets. Hand decorated chess sets depicting famous figures of the battle for the Alamo Fort including General Santa Anna. These superb hand painted and hand decorated chess sets produced by skilled craftsmen are available from War Art, a division of Cranston Fine Arts.

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Battle of the Alamo hand painted ornamental metal set

Hand made from old English soldier metal (a pewter-like alloy) and then beautifully hand painted, this fine chess set celebrates the famous battle in 1836 at the Alamo fort, Texas. An army of 4,000 Mexican troops led by General Santa Anna besieged and attacked the Alamo Fort which was defended by 182 Texan volunteers. the first set produced is displayed at the Alamo Museum in Texas.  (THESE SUPERB HAND PAINTED CHESS SETS ARE MADE TO ORDER, PLEASE ALLOW 4 TO 6 WEEKS BEFORE DISPATCH)

Alamo chess pieces order number F601, price £430 ($660)

Chess set Shipping  to UK  £8.  Europe £35  Rest of the world £40  ($70)

Height of chess pieces - King height 5½"

 

 

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Siberian Snow by Jonathon Truss Price : £40

Bengal Tiger by Anthony Gibbs. Price : £59

Junior by Lyndsey Selley Price : £83

Evening Glare by Anthony Gibbs Price : £106

Twice the Stripes by Jonathon Truss. Price : £40

ARTIST
Featured Artist - Anthony Gibbs



Anthony Gibbs was born in 1951 in Birmingham. He went to Bourneville School of Art for one year, but is mostly self-taught. His first one man show was in 1976 at the Colmore Galleries, with further one man exhibitions at this venue following, in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1988 and 1991. Anthony Gibbs had a one man exhibition Nature In Art at Wallsworth Hall, Gloucestershire in 2000. His first limited edition print released February 1988 - White Tigers Ever Watchful – was an edition of 1550, the largest edition of a limited print by Solomon and Whitehead at the time, and the largest order from the from the USA (650) they have ever had. He went to Kenya for the first time in February 1989, and is a member of the Society of Animal Artists in New York, The Woodland Trust. He won the Peoples Choice Award on a national tour exhibition of the USA in 1992 and 1993, with the Society of Animal Artists. Anthony Gibbs was awarded the Award of Excellence Medal from the Society in 1997 and 2001. He has exhibited at numerous venues across the USA with the Society of Animal Artists and also across Britain – exhibitions including the Mall Galleries, Nature In Art, Wildfowl And Wetlands Trust, London. He has sold work through both Christies and Sotherbys. Anthony Gibbs went to the Yellowstone National Park and Tetons National Park to study the wildlife and habitat in the U.S.A. in 2003.

Spotlight on Wildlife Artists

A newly available selection of superb wildlife art from some of the best known wildlife artists around.

A large variety of wildlife prints are now available from artists including Jonathon Truss, Anthony Gibbs and Lyndsey Selley. These prints are available at a discount price for a short time only, and some are on the verge of selling out. See the best of the prints by clicking the links or see more wildlife art at our website devoted to the subject : ArtAndPrints.co.uk

Jonathon TrussAnthony GibbsLyndsey Selly


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