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Thirty-two handmade marble chess pieces in genuine natural travertine and green onyx — the rarest, most mineralogically complex, and most visually distinctive natural stone pairing in the Speshstones chess figures range. The 16 green onyx pieces carry flowing organic curved banding in sage green, olive, warm amber-brown, and cream tones with a semi-translucent polished surface that allows light to pass through the stone — a visual and material quality found in no other stone in the Speshstones collection. These stone chess pieces weigh 5.1 pounds as a complete 32-piece set, use a pure two-side stone split rather than alternating stone assignment, and ship without a board for buyers who want the most genuinely rare natural stone chess figure set available at this price point.
Key Features
- 32 hand-carved natural stone chess figures — all six piece types at tournament Staunton proportions: King (3.5", 0.21 lbs), Queen (3", 0.19 lbs), Bishop (2.75", 0.14 lbs), Knight (2.75", 0.14 lbs), Rook (2.75", 0.19 lbs), Pawn (2.25", 0.15 lbs); 5.1 pounds total
- Pure two-side stone split — unique in the range — all 16 green onyx figures on one side; all 16 travertine figures on the other; no alternating stone assignment by piece type; each player holds 16 pieces carved entirely from a single stone type — the only chess figure set in the Speshstones collection structured this way
- Semi-translucent green onyx — the rarest stone in the Speshstones range — the green onyx pieces carry flowing organic curved banding in sage green, olive, warm amber-brown, and cream; the polished surface is semi-translucent allowing light to pass through the stone body; no two green onyx pieces carry identical banding, with color dominance shifting from sage-dominant to amber-dominant across individual pieces
- Hand-carved, not molded — each of the six piece types is individually carved from genuine natural stone; the green onyx knight shows warm amber-orange tones in the horse head and face carving; the green onyx rook's horizontal crenellated ring bands align with the stone's natural flowing banding; no two pieces in the full set are machine-identical
- No board included — standalone chess figures only — compatible with all Speshstones 15-inch and 12-inch chess boards; pairs directly with the Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 15 Inch and Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 12 Inch
- SpeshStones branded secure fragile packaging — purpose-built protective packaging for natural stone transit; free US shipping included
Benefits & Use Cases
The Most Mineralogically Rare Chess Figures in the Speshstones Range — and the Only Set With a Pure Two-Side Stone Split
Every other Speshstones chess figure set alternates stone assignment by piece type — the King and certain other pieces are always travertine, and the second stone appears on specific piece types for both players. This green onyx and travertine set does something structurally different: all 16 green onyx figures belong entirely to one player, and all 16 travertine figures belong entirely to the other. No piece type carries both stones — the green onyx side has a green onyx King, green onyx Queen, green onyx Bishop, green onyx Knight, green onyx Rook, and green onyx Pawn. The travertine side mirrors this exactly in warm beige-cream matte stone with heavy natural pitting.
This pure two-side structure delivers something the alternating-assignment sets cannot — each player holds pieces in a single, fully consistent stone, and the full visual character of each stone appears on every piece type. The green onyx King at 3.5 inches shows the same flowing organic banding as the green onyx Pawn at 2.25 inches — the stone's semi-translucent sage, olive, and amber character appears at every scale, from the tallest piece to the smallest. At 5.1 pounds for the complete set, these stone chess pieces carry the genuine weight of geological material in hand for every move.
A Standalone Piece Upgrade in the Rarest Stone Available in the Speshstones Collection
These replacement chess pieces ship without a board and serve buyers who own a chess board and want to upgrade their existing pieces to something genuinely rare in natural stone. Green onyx is not a standard chess piece material — it is a semi-translucent banded stone more commonly associated with decorative objects, lamp bases, and carved stone art than with game pieces. As hand-carved chess figures, the green onyx pieces carry the organic flowing banding that appears in high-end decorative onyx objects — the sage-to-amber color shift across the queen's profile, the warm amber-orange concentrated in the knight's carved horse face, the bishop's uniformly cool sage-green surface — all in a functional tournament-size chess figure set at $79.85.
For buyers who own a Speshstones travertine and green onyx chess board, these pieces extend the natural stone material consistency from board surface to playing figures. The Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 15 Inch and Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 12 Inch both use the same two stone types — natural travertine and green onyx — creating a fully matched natural stone setup when used together.
A Botanical and Biophilic Display Object for Nature-Forward Interior Spaces
Between games, 32 hand-carved natural stone chess figures arranged in starting position on a board produce a display object that is visually unlike any standard chess set. The 16 green onyx pieces — carrying sage green, olive, warm amber, and cream banding in a semi-translucent stone — arranged across one half of a natural stone board create a display that reads as a collection of individually banded green stone sculptural objects, not simply game pieces. The warm beige-cream travertine pieces on the opposite side provide a natural warm-material contrast to the green onyx without competing for visual attention.
The green onyx and travertine combination — botanically evocative sage and olive tones alongside warm beige-cream pitted stone — works in nature-forward interior spaces: rooms built around botanical, biophilic, organic-modern, and sage-green material palettes where the stone tones coordinate with surrounding plant life, natural wood, and green textile accents. For buyers who want to use the same chess board for checkers, the Green and Travertine Checker Figures 1.25 Inch use the same two stone types in 32 handmade stone checker discs.
Materials & Craftsmanship
These handmade chess pieces are hand-carved from two genuine natural geological stones — green onyx and natural travertine — with no synthetic materials, dyes, or coatings used at any point in production.
Green onyx is a natural stone with a calcium-silica mineral composition that produces its characteristic semi-translucent quality and flowing organic curved banding. Unlike standard opaque marble — which recrystallizes under heat and pressure into a fully dense, light-blocking crystal structure — green onyx retains a partial translucency that allows light to pass through the stone body. This translucency is a natural material property of onyx, not a treatment or coating. The flowing organic curved banding in sage green, olive, warm amber-brown, and cream visible across every green onyx chess figure results from layered mineral deposits in the source stone. Unlike the directional linear banding of red marble — which runs in consistent horizontal layers — the green onyx banding follows organic curved paths through the stone, producing a flowing, nature-like surface pattern. Every green onyx piece in this set carries a different banding composition: the queen shows amber-brown concentrated in the crown area with sage green below; the bishop shows the most uniformly cool sage-green surface in the set; the knight shows warm amber and orange-brown in the carved horse head; the rook shows banding that aligns with the carved horizontal ring bands of the cylindrical tower; the king shows flowing sage-to-amber banding across the full 3.5-inch carved column. No two green onyx pieces carry identical banding patterns, composition, or color dominance — confirming individually hand-carved genuine stone throughout. The semi-translucent waxy surface refracts light differently from the flat polished faces of standard marble, producing a visual depth on every carved surface that opaque stone cannot replicate.
Natural travertine is a sedimentary limestone formed by calcium carbonate precipitation from mineral spring water. The warm beige-cream color and heavy characteristic natural surface pitting across every travertine chess figure in this set are geological properties of genuine sedimentary stone. The pitting distributes differently across the three-dimensional carved surface of each piece type — concentrated across the king's full 3.5-inch ringed column, visible on the queen's crown point recesses, pronounced across the knight's horse head and face carving, and particularly visible on the pawn's small sphere top where each individual pore reads clearly at the smallest scale in the set. No two travertine pieces carry identical pitting distribution, confirming individually hand-carved genuine stone.
No paint, dye, resin, adhesive, or synthetic coating is used anywhere in this natural stone chess pieces set.
Product Specifications
Full Piece-by-Piece Dimensions and Weights
| Piece | Stone | Height | Weight | Green onyx banding character |
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| King | Green Onyx | 3.5 inches | 0.21 lbs | Flowing sage-to-amber-brown banding across full column; cross-and-crown top |
| Queen | Green Onyx | 3 inches | 0.19 lbs | Amber-brown dominant at crown; sage green on body and base |
| Bishop | Green Onyx | 2.75 inches | 0.14 lbs | Most uniformly sage-green piece in the set; minimal amber on this piece type |
| Knight | Green Onyx | 2.75 inches | 0.14 lbs | Warm amber-orange dominant in horse head and face carving; faces left |
| Rook | Green Onyx | 2.75 inches | 0.19 lbs | Banding aligns with carved horizontal ring bands; crenellated battlements at top |
| Pawn | Green Onyx | 2.25 inches | 0.15 lbs | Tightly packed sage and amber banding on small sphere top form |
| King | Natural Travertine | 3.5 inches | 0.21 lbs | Heavy open pitting across full ringed column; cross-and-crown top; Knight faces right |
| Queen | Natural Travertine | 3 inches | 0.19 lbs | Pitting across crown point detail and body |
| Bishop | Natural Travertine | 2.75 inches | 0.14 lbs | Pitting on narrow split mitre finial |
| Knight | Natural Travertine | 2.75 inches | 0.14 lbs | Horse head facing right; heavy pitting on horse face and neck |
| Rook | Natural Travertine | 2.75 inches | 0.19 lbs | Pitting across crenellated battlements and flat top |
| Pawn | Natural Travertine | 2.25 inches | 0.15 lbs | Heavy pitting on sphere top; each pore individually visible |
Full Product Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Material type | Green Onyx and Natural Travertine |
| Color | Travertine and Green |
| Number of players | 2 |
| Educational objective | Enhance cognitive skills through strategic gameplay |
| Operation mode | Manual |
| Batteries required | No |
| King height | 3.5 inches |
| Item dimensions (L × W) | 3.5 × 3.5 inches |
| Item weight | 5.1 pounds (full set of 32) |
| Total pieces | 32 hand-carved stone chess figures |
| Number of items | 32 |
| Unit count | 1 set |
| Size | 3.5 inch (King height) |
| Green onyx pieces | All 6 piece types — 16 total figures; pure green onyx side |
| Travertine pieces | All 6 piece types — 16 total figures; pure travertine side |
| Stone assignment | Pure two-side split — all green onyx vs. all travertine; no alternating assignment by piece type |
| Green onyx surface | Semi-translucent; flowing organic curved banding in sage green, olive, amber-brown, and cream |
| Travertine surface | Warm beige-cream matte; heavy open natural pitting across all carved surfaces |
| Knight orientation | Travertine Knight faces right; green onyx Knight faces left |
| Piece style | Staunton proportions — tournament-size |
| Subject character | Chess Figures |
| Board included | No — standalone chess figures only |
| Compatible boards | All standard chess boards; all Speshstones 12-inch and 15-inch marble and travertine chess boards |
| Construction | Hand-carved — no synthetic materials |
| Indoor use | Yes |
| Outdoor use | Yes |
| Packaging | SpeshStones branded secure fragile packaging |
| Shipping | Free US shipping |
Care Instructions
Green onyx pieces (all 16 figures): Wipe the semi-translucent polished surfaces with a soft damp microfibre cloth after each game session to remove fingerprint oils and dust. The refractive quality of the green onyx surface — the property that produces its semi-translucent visual depth — is most visible when the stone is clean. A routine damp cloth wipe after play maintains the visual depth and the clarity of the flowing banding on every carved figure. For deeper cleaning, use mild pH-neutral soap with a soft cloth, rinse with clean water, and dry immediately with a soft cloth. Do not leave water pooled on any stone surface.
Natural travertine pieces (all 16 figures): Use a soft-bristle brush with mild pH-neutral soap and warm water to clean the natural surface pitting across every travertine chess figure. The heavy open pitting on genuine travertine collects fine dust and skin oils during regular play and display — a soft brush clears the pitting channels on three-dimensional carved surfaces without scratching the matte stone. Pay particular attention to the travertine knight's horse head and face carving, the queen's crown point recesses, and the pawn's small sphere top where pitting concentration is highest. Rinse with clean water and dry immediately.
Both stone types: Do not use vinegar, lemon juice, citrus-based cleaners, or bleach on any surface — these permanently etch and dull both green onyx and natural travertine. Acidic cleaners specifically reduce the surface refractive quality of green onyx — the semi-translucent visual depth that makes the stone distinctive is produced by the polished surface condition; etching permanently degrades this property. Do not use abrasive cloths, steel wool, or scrubbing pads on any carved surface. Handle the knight pieces with particular care — the horse head carving is the most detailed three-dimensional form in the set and the carved neck is the thinnest structural element on any natural stone chess piece. Apply a food-safe penetrating stone sealer to all 32 marble chess pieces once or twice per year to protect both stone surfaces and maintain the surface clarity and translucency of the green onyx long-term. For outdoor use, bring all pieces inside during extended heavy rain.
Perfect For
- Mother's Day — the sage green, olive, and warm amber tones of the green onyx are the most botanically evocative stone combination in the chess figures range; a functional natural stone chess gift for a mom who plays chess and displays botanical and organic-modern objects at home
- Easter and Spring — the sage green and olive tones of the green onyx are the most seasonally aligned of any stone in the Speshstones chess figures range for spring gifting; a natural stone game gift in the most nature-forward color combination available
- Father's Day — a functional natural stone chess upgrade for a dad who plays chess; the rare green onyx and travertine combination is the most visually distinctive chess figure set in the Speshstones range; the pure two-side stone split makes each side's pieces immediately identifiable during active play
- Birthday gift — for any chess player who owns a board and wants the rarest, most mineralogically distinctive natural stone pieces available in the Speshstones chess figures range
- Christmas / Holiday gift — a genuine natural stone chess gift in SpeshStones branded secure fragile packaging; the sage green tones of the green onyx coordinate naturally with the green palette of Christmas decor; a premium chess accessory no standard game store carries
- Housewarming gift — for new homeowners with botanical, biophilic, organic-modern, or sage-green interior palettes; 32 hand-carved natural stone chess figures that display permanently as a botanical-toned natural stone object between games
- Valentine's Day — a two-player strategy game gift for couples who play chess together; the green onyx and travertine combination suits homes with organic, earthy, and nature-forward interior directions
- New Year — a "new game, rare stone" self-purchase for chess players who want the most visually distinctive natural stone piece upgrade available in the Speshstones range
- St. Patrick's Day — the green onyx is the most color-appropriate natural stone in the Speshstones chess figures range for this occasion; a genuine natural stone gift in the seasonal color
- Black Friday / Cyber Monday — the rarest stone in the Speshstones chess figures range; a self-purchase or gift at promotional pricing for buyers who want something genuinely distinctive
- Wedding / engagement gift — for couples whose home uses sage green, botanical, and organic earth-tone materials; a two-player strategy game in the most nature-forward stone combination in the range
- Graduation gift — for a chess-playing graduate with a botanical or nature-forward home; the most distinctive natural stone chess figure set available at this price point
- Eid — the green onyx carries cultural resonance in Islamic tradition where green stone is particularly valued; a handmade natural stone gift that combines material rarity with cultural color significance
- Diwali — the warm amber-brown and sage green tones of the green onyx coordinate with the rich, warm color palette of Diwali celebration and gifting
- Hanukkah — a handmade natural stone gift suitable for eight-night giving; functional, durable, and permanently displayable
Complete Your Chess & Checker Pieces Collection
Complete Your Travertine & Green Onyx Setup — Board Options
These standalone chess figures pair directly with the Travertine and Green Onyx chess board in both available sizes:
- Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 15 Inch with Rigid Carry Case — the complete 15-inch natural stone chess set ($155.85); the same two stone types as these standalone figures in a fully matched board-and-piece bundle with board, 32 hand-carved pieces, and 2 extra queens
- Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 12 Inch with Foam Storage Box — the complete 12-inch natural stone chess set ($125.89); same travertine and green onyx color combination in the compact board size
Board Without Pieces
If you need a natural stone chess board only, without pieces:
- Marble Chess Board 15 Inch — 4 Color Variants — natural stone board only at $88.00; available in Black+Travertine, Oceanic+Travertine, Travertine+White, and White+Travertine variants; note that a Green Onyx variant is not currently available in the board-only product — see the complete Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 15 Inch for a board in this color combination
Same Board, Different Game — Matching Checker Figures
The standard 8×8 chess board and a standard checkers board share the same layout. Use your chess board for checkers with the color-matched stone checker figures:
- Green and Travertine Checker Figures 1.25 Inch — 32 handmade stone checker discs in the same Green and Travertine color combination; pairs with any Speshstones green onyx and travertine chess board for a fully matched natural stone checkers game on the same board surface
Other Chess Figure Color Combinations
All five natural stone chess figure sets use the same tournament-size Staunton proportions and hand-carved construction — the stone type, assignment structure, and color combination are the variables:
- Travertine and White Marble Chess Figures 3.5 Inch — the brightest, cleanest chess figure pairing; white marble Queen, Knight, and Rook with travertine King, Bishop, and Pawn; entry price at $77.85
- Travertine and Black Marble Chess Figures 3.5 Inch — the highest-contrast set; the only other set where the stone assignment departs from the standard pattern — black marble King, Bishop, Rook with travertine Queen, Knight, Pawn; $79.85
- Travertine and Oceanic Marble Chess Figures 3.5 Inch — warm grey-brown oceanic marble and warm travertine; the most interior-integrated warm-neutral pairing; $79.85
- Travertine and Red Marble Chess Figures 3.5 Inch — red marble with dramatic linear banding and warm travertine; the warmest and most pattern-variable set; $79.85
Complete Natural Stone Chess Sets With Board Included
- 15-Inch Chess Sets Collection — all Speshstones 15-inch natural stone chess sets; Travertine+Green Onyx available at the 15-inch size
- 12-Inch Chess Sets Collection — all Speshstones 12-inch natural stone chess sets; Travertine+Green Onyx available at the 12-inch size
- Marble & Travertine Chess Sets Collection — the full range of 19 complete natural stone chess sets across both sizes
Parent Collection
- Chess & Checker Pieces Collection — all 10 standalone natural stone chess figure and checker figure sets in five color combinations; 3.5-inch hand-carved chess figures from $77.85 and 1.25-inch checker figures from $49.03
These marble chess pieces from Speshstones are a set of 32 handmade stone chess pieces in genuine green onyx and natural travertine — all six piece types hand-carved at tournament Staunton proportions, King height 3.5 inches, full set weight 5.1 pounds, shipped without a board. As the rarest and most mineralogically complex natural stone chess pieces in the Speshstones range, all 16 green onyx figures carry flowing organic curved banding in sage green, olive, warm amber-brown, and cream tones with a semi-translucent polished surface that allows light to pass through the stone — a visual property found in no other stone in the Speshstones chess and checker figure collection. As the only chess figure set in the range using a pure two-side stone split, all 16 green onyx figures belong entirely to one player and all 16 travertine figures belong to the other — every piece type appears in both green onyx and travertine, giving each player a fully consistent single-stone set. As travertine chess pieces, the travertine King (3.5", 0.21 lbs), Queen (3", 0.19 lbs), Bishop (2.75", 0.14 lbs), Knight (2.75", 0.14 lbs) facing right, Rook (2.75", 0.19 lbs), and Pawn (2.25", 0.15 lbs) carry warm beige-cream matte stone with heavy open natural pitting across every carved surface. As replacement chess pieces, this set ships without a board and serves any existing standard chess board sized for tournament pieces. These pieces pair directly with the Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 15 Inch and Travertine & Green Onyx Chess Set 12 Inch. For checkers on the same board, the Green and Travertine Checker Figures deliver the same color combination in 32 stone checker discs. Free US shipping from Speshstones in Norcross, GA. Browse all standalone stone chess figure options in the Chess & Checker Pieces Collection and complete natural stone chess sets in the Marble & Travertine Chess Sets Collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's in the box:
- 16 × green onyx chess figures — one complete side: King (3.5", 0.21 lbs), Queen (3", 0.19 lbs), Bishop (2.75", 0.14 lbs), Knight (2.75", 0.14 lbs) facing left, Rook (2.75", 0.19 lbs), Pawn (2.25", 0.15 lbs); all 16 figures carry flowing organic curved banding in sage green, olive, amber-brown, and cream on a semi-translucent polished surface
- 16 × natural travertine chess figures — one complete side: all six piece types at the same heights and weights; warm beige-cream matte surface with heavy open natural pitting across every carved surface; travertine Knight faces right
- SpeshStones branded secure fragile packaging — designed for natural stone transit
Full set weight: 5.1 pounds. No board is included — these are standalone stone chess pieces for use with any existing standard chess board.