Beautiful Onyx & Marble Chess Sets

Onyx chess sets featuring onyx chess pieces and marble chess board provide an exotic and unique feeling to players. These boards have marvellous look as a decoration item for home or office. Since onyx and marble is harder to process than wood and the stones are semi precious, the prices of onyx chess sets are higher than other sets. There are two standard sizes for chess sets : 12" and 16"

Green Onyx is wonderful and looks very refreshing. All chess sets including pieces and board are unique in design as a natural onyx property. As a standard, Staunton style chess pieces are officially accepted in tournaments. The pieces are made according to Staunton for normal playability. This set is also a Staunton standard.

I should add that Amazon sells such onyx chess sets with great discounts. This onyx chess set is not an exception to Amazon competitive price policy. Plus, velvet colored box is free to put the pieces.

This onyx chess set is a more artistic variant of Staunton style. Fossil marble and red onyx is a popular classical color combination to achieve contrast. This set is also shipped with a free blue velvet case. It is a great gift idea for both regular chess players and professionals. I am sure many children will be charmed having this set to start learning chess.

And finally two more great looking onyx and marble chess sets. The first one is made of Fossil Stone & White Onyx and looks incredibly attractive.

And finaly, 16" Green Onyx & White Onyx Stauonton Chess Set. It looks so pure and all pieces are handcrafted. If you are looking for an expensive chess set as a gift, this is the best.

Onyx is a semi-precious formed quartz stone which is perfectly used in jewelry and home decoration sector because of its soft looking unique beauty.

Most onyx stones are formed naturally in a blend of color layers. Onyx can have a wide range of colors including white, yellow, green and especially black.

Most onyx mines are in India and South American countries.