frasiers chess set

[ian]

Does anyone have any ideas as to where I can get a version of the chess set featured behind Frasiers couch ?

[ian]

come on somebody must have a lead to start me off!

[Kittysafe]

I've been looking for it for years, the transcript says:

Paris, 1882! Designed by Jean-Francois Blon, while attending L'Ecole des Beaux Arts!
The inlay was made from the same Travertine marble they used at the Emperor Hadrian's palace outside Tivoli

[tenpercenter]

good luck

[Hakunila]

From another forum:

"The chess set used (in 'Chess Pains') was made by Piero Benzoni, and yes, they're bloody expensive (but worth it).
I was lucky enough to get the Medici vs. Pazzi set, which is similar to the one they used on Frasier, and the detailing is fantastic."

[Patrick]

Actually these chess sets are good for decoration but awfully confusing to play with. It's hard to play a very deep game with them. I speak from experience, I find that nothing is better than the plain competition set that is designed specifically to be comfortable visually as well as conceptually. In fact when you switch from the former to the latter it's like moving from a badly lighted room to and ideally done one, while you're reading a book, your mind goes "ahhhh!!!"...