Black & White Marble Chess Set — 15-Inch | Handmade with Storage Box
White & Oceanic Grey Marble Chess Set — 15-Inch | Handmade Natural Stone
White & Black Marble Chess Set — 15-Inch | Handmade Natural Stone
Black & Fossil Coral Marble Chess Set — 12-Inch | Handmade Natural Stone
Marble Chess Set
Shop Marble Chess Sets by Size
RADICALn makes two board sizes. 12-inch marble chess sets are the most accessible entry point — compact enough for a desk, side table, or bookshelf, starting at $99.50. 15-inch marble chess sets have the scale to anchor a coffee table or game room as a genuine centerpiece, with King pieces typically standing 3 to 3.5 inches tall depending on style. If you already own a 12-inch set and are deciding whether to size up, our Black & White 12-inch and Black & White 15-inch use the same stones, making them the easiest direct size comparison in the collection.
- 12-inch sets from $99.50: Black & White · Black & Fossil Coral · White & Green Onyx · White & Grey Oceanic · Coral & Red
- 15-inch sets from $125.90: Black & White Standard · Fossil Coral & Dark Brown · Green Onyx & White · Black & Multi Green
Shop Marble Chess Sets by Stone
Not every stone in this collection is technically marble. Black and white marble chess sets use true metamorphic marble for the classic, high-contrast pairing every chess player recognizes instantly. Fossil coral chess sets use a sedimentary stone formed from compressed ancient coral reef organisms — each piece carries genuine, one-of-a-kind fossil organism patterns. Green onyx chess sets use a variety of chalcedony, naturally semi-translucent and multi-tonal, shifting between forest green, amber, and cream depending on the light. Oceanic grey marble chess sets use a cool blue-grey stone with subtle mineral-flecked veining. Red marble and dark brown marble round out the collection's warm-toned pairings.
- Black & white marble: 12-inch · 15-inch Standard · 15-inch with Storage Box · 15-inch Antique
- Fossil coral: Black & Fossil Coral 12-inch · 15-inch Standard · 15-inch with Storage Box · Black & Coral Antique · Fossil Coral & Dark Brown · Coral & Red 12-inch · Coral & Red Antique
- Green onyx: 12-inch · 15-inch Standard · 15-inch with Storage Box · White & Green Antique · Black & Multi Green
- Oceanic grey marble: White & Grey Oceanic 12-inch · Grey Oceanic & White 12-inch · 15-inch · Grey Oceanic & White 15-inch
Staunton Chess Sets vs. Medieval Figurative Antique Chess Sets
Most chess sets sold today use Staunton pieces — the abstract, geometric forms standardized in the 19th century for tournament play. Our standard collection uses this form throughout: clean, recognizable, and ideal for both serious play and everyday display. Our antique collection takes a different approach, carving pieces in medieval figurative style — robed kings and queens, mitred bishops, mounted knights, and architectural rook towers — the same broad tradition as historical artefacts like the Isle of Lewis chessmen. Every antique-style piece receives a hand-distressed finish that gives it a weathered, collector-grade character no Staunton set offers.
Choose Staunton for classic tournament play and timeless display. Choose medieval figurative antique for collectors, history enthusiasts, and dark academia or gothic interiors where a more dramatic, storied object is the goal.
- Medieval figurative antique sets (all include storage box): Black & White Antique · Black & Coral Antique · Coral & Red Antique · White & Green Antique (our most premium product)
Marble Chess Sets With and Without a Storage Box
Every medieval figurative antique set in this collection includes a fitted storage box at no extra cost. Among our Staunton-style sets, several offer a storage box version alongside a lower-priced standard version with the same stones — useful if you're deciding whether protected storage and gift presentation are worth the price difference.
- With storage box: Black & White 15-inch ($172) · Black & Fossil Coral 15-inch ($172) · White & Green Onyx 15-inch ($172) — plus every antique-style set listed above
- Without storage box (standard, lower price): Black & White 15-inch ($149) · Black & Fossil Coral 15-inch ($125.90) · Green Onyx & White 15-inch ($125.90)
Why Choose a Handmade Marble Chess Set
A genuine marble chess set is cut, carved, and polished by hand from solid natural stone — not cast, molded, or 3D printed. Every board in this collection is hand-cut and squared; every piece is individually carved and hand-polished, which means no two sets are perfectly identical and the natural veining, fossil patterns, or onyx banding on your set is unique to it. This is the meaningful difference between a handmade marble chess set and a mass-produced resin or composite imitation: the weight, the cool touch of real stone, the way light moves differently across a polished natural surface than a synthetic one, and the permanence of an object built to be an heirloom rather than a seasonal purchase.
Marble Chess Sets as Gifts
A marble chess set is one of the few gifts that functions as both a plaything and permanent home decor — most recipients display theirs as often as they play on it. Our collection covers gifting across the full calendar: Father's Day and birthday gifts for chess-playing dads and collectors, housewarming presents scaled to the recipient's space (12-inch for apartments, 15-inch for larger living rooms), Christmas and holiday gifts across every price point from $99.50 to $214.90, and corporate or client gifts where the classic black and white pairing is the safest, most universally appropriate choice. For a recipient who already owns a standard chess set, our medieval figurative antique sets or rarer stones like fossil coral and green onyx make a more distinctive upgrade gift.
Complete Your Natural Stone Game Collection
Already own a marble chess set and want a matching second game in the same stone? Our Black & White Marble Checkers Set and White & Black Marble Checkers Set use the same black and white marble at a 15-inch board size. If you already own pieces and need a replacement or second board, our 15-inch board-only listing is available in five color combinations starting at $79.35.
Browse our full Board Games collection for the complete range of RADICALn natural stone games, or explore by size with our 15-inch chess sets and 12-inch chess sets sub-collections.
Shipping & Returns
Every marble chess set ships free to US addresses, with an estimated delivery of 4 to 9 business days. All RADICALn marble chess sets are backed by a 30-day return policy — if your set isn't right, return it free of charge for any reason.
Frequently Asked Questions
RADICALn marble chess sets are hand-carved from genuine natural stone. Most use true metamorphic marble — black marble and white marble being the most common. Several sets use rarer stones that are technically not marble: fossil coral is a sedimentary stone formed from ancient coral reef organisms, and green onyx is a variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) known for its natural semi-translucency. Oceanic grey marble and red marble round out the collection's other natural stone varieties. Every board and piece is hand-cut, hand-carved, and hand-polished — none are cast, moulded, or 3D printed.
The 12-inch boards are RADICALn's most accessible size, starting at $99.50, with King pieces typically around 2.75 to 3 inches tall. They suit desks, side tables, and bookshelves. The 15-inch boards start at $125.90 and have King pieces between 3 and 3.5 inches depending on style, giving them the scale to function as a coffee table or game room centrepiece. Both sizes use the same stone varieties and the same hand-carving process — the difference is purely scale and price, not quality.
Staunton pieces are the abstract, geometric shapes used in standard tournament chess worldwide — most chess sets, including most of the RADICALn standard collection, use this style. Medieval figurative pieces are carved as actual representational figures — robed kings and queens, mitred bishops, mounted knights, and architectural rook towers — in the broad tradition of historical artefacts like the Isle of Lewis chessmen. RADICALn's antique-style sets use medieval figurative carving with a hand-distressed finish, while the rest of the collection uses Staunton form.
Every RADICALn antique-style medieval figurative chess set includes a storage box at no extra cost. Several of our 15-inch Staunton-style sets also offer a storage box version at a higher price point alongside a lower-priced standard version without one — for example, the Black & White, Black & Fossil Coral, and White & Green Onyx families each offer both options. Our 12-inch sets do not include a storage box at any price point.
Fossil coral is not living coral — it is a sedimentary stone formed over hundreds of millions of years from the compressed and mineralised remains of ancient coral reef organisms. The warm beige-tan base with dark brown fossil organism patterns is the natural surface of the stone. Because each piece is cut from a different section of stone, no two fossil coral chess pieces carry exactly the same pattern.
Green onyx is a variety of chalcedony with a naturally semi-translucent structure — light penetrates the stone rather than simply reflecting from its surface. This means green onyx pieces appear to shift between forest green, amber, and cream tones depending on the light source and viewing angle. This colour-shifting behaviour is unique to onyx-family stones and does not occur in standard opaque marble.
Every RADICALn chess set is fully playable. Staunton-style sets use the same recognisable piece shapes used in tournament chess worldwide, making them comfortable for regular play. Medieval figurative antique sets are also playable, though their finer sculptural detail makes them slightly more suited to careful, considered play than to fast casual games — many collectors use the included storage box to move antique sets between display and protected play storage.
RADICALn's marble chess sets range from $79.35 for a board-only purchase to $214.90 for our most premium antique green onyx set. Most complete 32-piece sets fall between $99.50 (12-inch entry sets) and $172 (15-inch sets with storage box). Medieval figurative antique sets run from $169 to $214.90 depending on stone rarity.
For a first marble chess set, the 12-inch Black & White set at $99.50 is the most accessible starting point — classic Staunton pieces in the most universally recognised colour pairing, at the lowest price in the collection. It works in any interior style and carries no risk for buyers unsure which stone or colour combination they want.
For a chess collector or history enthusiast, RADICALn's antique-style medieval figurative sets are the most distinctive gift option — particularly the White & Green Antique set, which combines the rarest stone in the collection (green onyx) with the most labour-intensive carving style. Fossil coral sets are also a strong choice for buyers who appreciate natural history, since each piece carries genuine ancient fossil organism patterns.
Wipe pieces and boards with a slightly damp soft cloth and dry immediately — never let moisture sit on the stone, especially on more porous varieties like fossil coral. Never use acid-based cleaners such as vinegar, lemon juice, or bleach, which permanently etch and damage polished marble and onyx. Store pieces separated in soft cloth bags between uses to prevent scratching, and keep boards out of direct sunlight to preserve natural stone colouring long-term.
Yes — RADICALn offers a 15-inch board-only listing starting at $79.35, available in five colour combinations. This is useful if you already own a set of pieces and need a replacement board, or if you want to build a custom pairing of board and pieces from different products in the collection.
Yes — RADICALn offers Black & White marble checkers sets at 15 inches, using the same black and white marble as the chess collection, with 1.25-inch diameter discs. It's the natural companion purchase for buyers who already own a matching chess set and want a second game in the same stone and colour family.
These are three distinct natural stones used across the collection. Fossil coral is a sedimentary stone with a warm beige-tan base and genuine fossil organism patterns. Green onyx is a chalcedony variety with a naturally translucent, multi-tonal green-amber-cream appearance that shifts in different light. Oceanic grey marble is a true metamorphic marble with a cool blue-grey tone and subtle mineral-flecked veining. Each offers a different visual character — fossil coral and oceanic grey are more consistent and subtle, while green onyx is the most visually dramatic and variable.
Yes — every marble chess set in this collection ships free to US addresses, with an estimated delivery window of 4 to 9 business days. All sets are also covered by a 30-day return policy.
