Tolley Marney

Tolley Marney

La Quinta, California

Tolley Marney is an authentic American Western artist. Life as a cowboy, farrier & blacksmith inspires his singular artistic vision — of the New American West.

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Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Yellowstone chess set of 32 bronzes by Tolley Marney shown with custom table.
Yellowstone chess set of 32 bronzes by Tolley Marney shown with custom table.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Bishop Chess piece: Wolf 12.25" x 7" x 3" wide
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Queen Black Chess Piece: Mama Bear with Cubs (apex predator). 13.25" x 4" wide x 4".
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Yellowstone chess set in play on custom game table.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Custom metal game table with Yellowstone Chess set in play. CUSTOM STEEL AND COPPER CHESS GAME TABLE Available as a separate custom order - Tolley makes each table by hand of steel, copper and wood. The size of the table shown is: 30" tall, top is 38" x 38. $4,900. - 6,800. plus shipping. Table weighs approx 90lbs. Tolley can build a custom game table without wood, suitable for exterior use.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Yellowstone chess set
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Custom chess game table. Handmade steel table. Chess board is copper and stainless steel. Oak trim
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Yellowstone chess set: Tolley's hand and arm for scale.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: King Black: Bison (ungulate) 12.5" tall x 6.5" wide x 4"
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Pawn White: Hare 5" tall x 3.5" long x 1.5" wide. Each piece stands or sits.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Handmade wood and steel chess carry chest. Included with the set. Rustic wood storage box with steel carry handles and legs. Four dividers in the box. The box holds 32 bronzes, each in a cotton muslin pouch. Height is 25.5", length 29" x 18" wide.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Yellowstone chess set -- all included: Carry chest, artisan board, 32 bronzes.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Chess set carry box, included with Yellowstone Chess set.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Tabletop view: Yellowstone Chess set.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Queen White: Cougar with Cubs (apex predator) 10.5" tall x 6.5" long x 4".
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: The complete Yellowstone Chess set: Wood Carry Box, Artisan made wood chessboard, 32 bronzes.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Tolley Marney hand built the original models for his Yellowstone chess set from steel in his studio.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Top view Yellowstone chess set.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Man's arm for scale for Yellowstone chess set.
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Overview Yellowstone Chess set
Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board by Tolley Marney Image: Overview II Yellowstone Chess set.

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Tolley shares his creative process describing the two years it took to create his 32 piece chess set. His Yellowstone Chess set is especially unique as the Queens on each side are apex predators with cubs and the kings are ungulates.

  • Tolley Marney
  • Yellowstone Chess set 32 Bronzes with Carry Box and Board
  • Bronze
  • Signature: Individual sculptures are signed.
  • $48,000
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Tolley’s chess set, “Yellowstone”, features animals of North America. Wolves, bison, elk, pumas, horses and bears roam among hares and tortoises across a field of copper and steel. Tolley combines new and old metal techniques into a fresh vision of the future.

Somewhere between the figurative and abstract, Tolley’s sculptures are filled with implied motion. Negative and positive shapes and forms intertwine. Under the power of his hammer, hot steel flows into new forms vibrating with life. 

Life-long cowboy, farrier, blacksmith and artist, Tolley Marney makes art representing the New West. Inspired by centuries of the maker’s traditions of the American West, Tolley creates modern hand built steel sculptures through the contemporary lens of a working cowboy.

  • Subject Matter: Chess set

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