Custom Made Chess Sets in Boston

Galleria Florentia to Exhibit World-Renowned Artist Aldo Marsili’s Custom Made Chess Sets in Boston
Exhibit Will Launch with Chess Tournament May 22
Last update: 8:00 a.m. EDT May 5, 2009

BOSTON, May 05, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Galleria Florentia, 79 Newbury Street, will exhibit the world-renowned artist Aldo Marsili’s custom made chess collection from May 22 to June 27 and launches with Galleria Florentia Chess Tournament, sponsored in conjunction with the Boylston Chess Foundation and the International Chess Institute.

The exhibit will feature more than 50 hand-crafted chess sets made of gold, silver, bronze, wood, metal and plastic materials with marble, onyx, wood and leather chess boards and table tops. The 2009 Galleria Florentia Chess Tournament will be held May 22 at 10 a.m. Prize and contributions to the Warren-Prescott Foundation will total $5,000.

“We are thrilled to present Aldo Marsili’s breathtaking and unique work of art at our gallery,” said Pamela Yassini, president of Galleria Florentia. “These magnificent and unique chess sets are true museum quality and we are confident that art collectors and especially chess enthusiasts will be captivated by this one of a kind exhibit in the area.”

The chess collection, which will be utilized for the final tournament, features various designs including table tops chess sets and chess tables with stools. The assortment of styles consists of Roman, Medieval, Louis XIV, Napoleno and Robinhood. The sets to be used for the chess tournament are furnished by Galleria Florentia’s exclusive artist Aldo Marsili.

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