The theme of the set is the French vs the Turks/Ottoman empire battle, around 1800.

The rooks are elephants with towers on top, dark Turkish bishops as advisors hold scales and book, white bishops are finely modeled jesters, each pawn is unique, and all pieces carved by hand from one block of wood.

French pieces represented by the white side. White side king and queen are Napoleon and Josephine.

Each piece is unique. King is 14.5 cm tall.

Light side carved out of spalted wood, which creates a unique marbleized effect.