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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ehallspqr, post: 9606725, member: 84140&quot;]Definitely these are the official British Museum replicas and are cast 1:1 scale from the originals. We have a large collection of these pieces that we have collected over many years. The material used to cast has varied over the time as well as the antiqued finishing. You can still buy 5 or 6 different pieces directly from the museum’s gift shop. Ebay, Etsy are two good places to find them. All have Red or violet/red felt cushion except the newest ones which lack any cushion. Some say BM others BMPL. Some do not have markings at all. The older version from the 1960s-1980s are the best versions British Museum replicas and the best most accurate true to scale Lewis Chessmen pieces overall. All other 1:1 replicas being sold by small shops are castings of the BM castings. The quality and finishing really varies so beware when purchasing. Some knockoffs are even made from plaster and painted. These will chip very easily. Good hunting. BTW my Wife and I have seen the original Isle of Lewis Chessmen in both the British Museum and National Scotland Museum. She is from Norway, and some her Family is from Trondheim where these figures were made by Norse craftsmen. In Trondheim they excavated a Stave Church and found similar carved figures which now reside in a Norwegian museum we visited. Also some similar figures and carvings have been found in old Norse colonies in Ireland, Scotland as well as Norway and even Iceland. Medieval Experts and Scholars are still debating the origins but almost certainly they where made in Medieval Trondheim Norway which was the center of the Walrus Ivory and Whalebone trade during the time these were made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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