A Napoleon Chess Table and Set

Thanks to Isis for sending me information on this interesting topic. There has been quite a bit published on the internet (much of it false) about Napoleon the chess player. If you do a search, you'll see what I mean :) This information is provided by the Biltmore Estate (Museum), Asheville, North Carolina, USA: The Vanderbilt Vision Continues at Biltmore America's Largest Home and More Asheville, NC August 2007 from press release): ...A chess set and gaming table, which belonged to Napoleon when he was in exile at St. Helena, are on display in the salon ... From the Biltmore Gift Shop!!! - a replica of the Napoleon chess chess, only $300 (image above): Sharpen your chess skills on this tabletop set that is part of Biltmore Estate For Your Home's collection. This piece replicates the beauty of Napoleon's chess set found in the Salon of Biltmore House. Gaming pieces are red and white. No provenance to authenticate the set as Napoleon's was provided at the Biltmore's website. I suppose they figured no one would be interested :)