Collector's Chess Set in Panama

Smythson

£2995

Poised to take pride of place in any collector’s home, add a touch of sophistication to your games collection for good old-fashioned fun that feels timeless. Inspired by 1930s modernist design, the geometric pieces are carved from Maple and Walnut wood, each hand-turned, polished, weighted, and finished with Calfskin leather on the base. Play will commence around a removable chequered board, crafted using leather marquetry techniques; with each square of leather, in Black and our signature Nile Blue hue, meticulously laid. Designed with a leather-lined interior to house each piece along with t

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED, number 03594597. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Warehousing, Customer Service & Production - Swindon" Source.
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
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