Collaboration 

purling +

KHAMAMA

Noctua Chess Set

Was

From

GBP

Now

£25,000

GBP

“Haute Art de Papillon” is the creation of art from butterfly wings. Due to the tonal contrasts and varying patterns on the upper and reverse of the wings. both the dark and the light squares are made from the wings of the same species.

Commission our artist
Noctua Chess Set

The delicate surface is protected with a museum-grade anti-reflective & UV panel. The chessboard is made with a striped Ebony Macassar Amara veneer. The KHAMAMA ‘Noctua’ features butterfly wings of the species Caligo atreus, also called the yellow-edged giant owl, due to its great wing span. The species is native to Middle America from Mexico to Peru. The wings used for this art work are from a sustainable butterfly farm and are only harvested, after natural death has occurred.

Noctua Chess Set

The first word from the name of this butterfly Caligo is the Latin word for darkness, which refers to the fact that this butterfly species only flies at night. The second word Atreus is ancient Greek and means fearless. In Greek mythology, Atreus was the king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. The two brothers started the famous Trojan war by raising a fleet of a thousand ships and going to Troy to secure the return of Helen, the wife of king Menelaus and world’s most beautiful woman.

Art Originals

Noctua Chess Set

“Haute Art de Papillon” is the creation of art from butterfly wings. Due to the tonal contrasts and varying patterns on the upper and reverse of the wings. both the dark and the light squares are made from the wings of the same species.

Was

From

GBP

Now

From

£25,000

GBP

Learn more
Do you have a specific colour in mind?
Add Custom Colours at checkout or contact us.
Commission our Artist
Do you have a specific colour in mind?
Add Custom Colours at checkout or contact us.
Commission our Artist
Do you have a specific colour in mind?
Add Custom Colours at checkout or contact us.

Simply complete your details below and if you have an image or design - upload the files and we will bring your ideas to life for you.

Max file size 10MB.
Uploading...
fileuploaded.jpg
Upload failed. Max size for files is 10 MB.
Max file size 10MB.
Uploading...
fileuploaded.jpg
Upload failed. Max size for files is 10 MB.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Features

“Haute Art de Papillon” is the creation of art from butterfly wings. Due to the tonal contrasts and varying patterns on the upper and reverse of the wings. both the dark and the light squares are made from the wings of the same species.

combine with these Recommended chess pieces...

No items found.
Bespoke Chess Pieces

Bespoke Chess Pieces

£1,500

Do you have a specific colour in mind?
Add Custom Colours at checkout or contact us.

combine with these Recommended chess pieces...

Bespoke Chess Pieces

Bespoke Chess Pieces

£1,500

Do you have a specific colour in mind?
Add Custom Colours at checkout or contact us.

combine with these Recommended chess pieces...

combine with a custom chess board...

No items found.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

Specifications

Packaging DIMENSIONS

  • Height - 65cm
  • Width - 20cm
  • Length - 65cm
  • Weight - 20kg

Pieces Size

Between 5.1cm and 10.1cm

pieces

34 hand-carved, triple-weighted, boxwood & ebony pieces

BOard

Museum grade glass, real butterfly wings, mahogany

Pieces BASE


PACKAGing

Flight case packaging, made in England

AUTHENTICITY

Signed, hand-painted 1 of 1

Frequently bought together:

Customised Plaque for Chess Set

Customised Plaque for Chess Set

£125

View details
Noctua Chess Set
Commission our artist

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...