Ringo Chess replica goes on sale
The BBC is reporting that ”a gold and silver-plated chess set, modelled on the hands of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, has gone on show in a Tokyo department store. The piece, commissioned by fellow band member George Harrison in 1973, was displayed at Takashimaya to mark the opening of a new Asprey store. The London jeweller is selling replica sets for £15,000 each. Starr apparently learned to play chess during the making of the Sergeant Pepper album, released in 1967.
The “hands”, designed by Robin Crookshank, are set in a certain gestures to represent each chess figure, and include the rings worn by the star. “