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Free Shipping Antique Chinese Dama Wood Glass Chess
Located in Sofia, BG
Authentic beautiful wood Chinese dama chess with beautiful different color glasses balls.
Free
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Games
Materials
Glass, Wood
Modernist Mid Century Chess Set by Austin Vintage
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Miami, FL
Extraordinary mid century chess set by Austin Enterprises. Original board. The case has walnut
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Aluminum
Austro Hungarian Silver Gilt and Enamel Chess Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Two medieval armies square off in this magnificently crafted Austro-Hungarian silver gilt chess and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Games
Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Chess Wooden Game Board Box
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
-of-pearl .
A genuine work of art.
All the pieces of the chess game are present and original.
4
Category
Mid-20th Century Syrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Wooden 8 x 8 Chess or Checkers Board
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage checkerboard or chess board made of alternating stained pieces of fruitwood veneer. This
Category
20th Century French Other Games
Materials
Wood
Small Satinwood and Rosewood Chess Board, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
A fabulous smaller scale mahogany framed chess board with mahogany back and squares of satinwood
Category
Vintage 1920s British Games
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Large and Unusual Vintage Leather Bound Chess Set
Located in London, GB
A huge and amazing vintage leather bound chess board with carved wooden figures, probably the most
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Leather
English 1870 Mahogany Chess Game Signed Jaques, London
Located in Stamford, CT
English 1870 mahogany chess game signed Jaques/London.
One of several antiques we have acquired
Category
Antique 1870s English Games
Materials
Mahogany
Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Game Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Syrian inlaid marquetry mosaic backgammon and chess game box.
Amazing craftsmanship the intricate
Category
20th Century Syrian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Webb Corbett and Royal Doulton Crystal Chess Set
By Royal Doulton
Located in London, GB
This set of chess pieces is formed from cut lead crystal, one side of blue crystal and the other of
Category
Vintage 1960s English Games
Materials
Crystal
$2,048 / set
Large Italian 1960s Brutalist "Etruscan" Bronze Chess Set
Located in Austin, TX
A massive 1960s Italian Brutalist chess set. The pieces heavily cast in bronze, one set patinated
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Brutalist Games
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Winter Park, FL
Modern lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones. Chess board is a nice large size 18
Category
Vintage 1970s Games
Materials
Lucite, Glass
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board
Located in Winter Park, FL
Modern lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones. Chess board is a nice large size: 1/4
Category
Vintage 1970s Games
Saarinen Style Tulip Table and Chairs Ebony Chess Set
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Truly one of a kind ebony wood chess set gaming table. The large chess board is mounted to a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Pietra Dura Chess Board with Semi-Precious Stone
Located in Astoria, NY
A chess board crafted using the Pietra Dura technique out of malachite, lapis, onyx and marble
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Luscious and Sculptural Thermoplastic Rubber Chess Set /SAT.SALE
Located in North Miami, FL
This colorful, artful and fun chess set by the wonderful designer, inventor and innovator: Karim
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Games
Materials
Lucite
Rare Millenium Three Rosewood Chess Set and Storage Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rosewood Millenium Three Chess set with the storage box.
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Materials
Rosewood
Jaques of London Chess Set Made for Joaquin Amarro
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important and unique chess set crafted by Jaques & Son Ltd. of London for the Mexican General
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games
Materials
Brass
Pietra Dura Chess Board in Black and White Marble
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This exquisite chess board is crafted using the pietra dura technique, featuring high-quality black
Category
Mid-20th Century Games
Materials
Marble
Carved Green Malachite and Marble Chess Set - Mexico
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Complete green Malachite and white marble stone chessboard with game pieces. Hand carved from three different types of stone, this striking gameboard will be a gorgeous addition to a...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Quartz, Marble
Chess, Hommage à Marcel Duchamp by Brigitte Kowanz
Located in Vienna, AT
Execution Brigitte Kowanz (chessmen) and Woka Lamps VIENNA (car and board) Chessmen made from kaiser rolls, carved and covered with acrylic, car from bicycle-wheels, iron frame, etch...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Games
Materials
Iron
Romeo Rega Chess Set in Lucite, Brass and Chrome
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous chess set with steel board and Lucite playing pieces with gilt brass and polished nickel
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Games
Materials
Lucite
Large Antique English Wooden Chess / Games Board, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome large late Victorian / Edwardian chess or games board dating to circa 1900.
A good
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modernist Lucite Chess Set by Rona Cutler
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous set is made of black and white and clear thick lucite chess pieces with a board as
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Antique Wooden Travel Chess Board, Roll Up, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely example of a roll up travel chess board in lovely polished condition and retaining the
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Games
Restoration Hardware Backgammon Chess Game Set Folding Case 28"
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century chess / backgammon game set by Restoration Hardware. Reversible, folding
Category
Late 20th Century Games
Materials
Leather, Burlap, Hardwood
Large English Staunton Style Boxwood Chess Set c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome large antique English Chess set in the Staunton style dating to the Edwardian era
Category
Antique 1890s British Edwardian Games
Materials
Boxwood
Vintage Monumental Carved Wood Game Table and Chess Pieces
By Paul Cunningham
Located in Astoria, NY
A large pedestal base game table with matching chess pieces. Both table and pieces have elaborately
Category
20th Century American Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Malachite
Carrara Marble Chess Board Early 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Large and Rare Antique Malachite & Carrara Marble Chess Board Early 20th Century
This is a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Games
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Chess Game With Leatherboard and Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Very exceptional and beautiful chess game/chess men in original woodbox, plus black & white leather
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Michael Graves Contemporary Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Wooden Board
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This contemporary modern chess and checkers set, designed by Michael Graves, features a beautifully
Category
20th Century Games
Materials
Wood
1980s Nason
Toso White and Black Murano Glass Chess Set
By Ermanno Nason
Located in North Miami, FL
1980s Italian Nason & Toso white and black murano glass chess set on red and gold board. A very
Category
20th Century Italian Games
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century British Mahogany Cased Chess Set, Staunton, circa 1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th century Edwardian mahogany chess set, contains club sized chess set by Staunton
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Pine
Large Antique English Chess Board / Jeu Des Dames, c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome large English chess board consisting of two separate boards, one each side, one for
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Games
Materials
Wood
1960s Hand Made African Brass Chess Set on Marble Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s African handmade brass chess set on marble board.
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Materials
Brass
Antique English Boxwood Chess Set With Storage Box c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A smart antique English Staunton style chess set made in Boxwood, the black chessmen having been
Category
Vintage 1910s English Games
Materials
Boxwood
Large Vintage Complete Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Game
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage large Mid Century Syrian inlaid mosaic backgammon and chess game.
Great inlaid micro mosaic
Category
Mid-20th Century Syrian Moorish Games
Materials
Wood
Vintage Large Complete Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Game
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage midcentury Syrian inlaid mosaic backgammon and chess game.
Great inlaid micro mosaic
Category
Mid-20th Century Syrian Moorish Games
Materials
Wood
Macassar Ebony and Teak Exotic Hardwood Chess Set Table Set
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This spectacular chess table set is one of a kind. The game board is a magnificent creation of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Lovely Small Games Table Metamorphic Chess Backgammon Board Sliding Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely little Chess Backgammon games table with metamorphic
Category
20th Century English Modern Game Tables
Materials
Beech
Vintage wooden chess set in wooden box, year 1952
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
The set shows signs of use (see photo)
Figures have a patina
The box has peeled veneer
The box measures:
Height-7.5cm
Depth-20cm
Width-40cm
Original Vintage c...
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Backgammon and Chess Set Game in Thuya Wood Box
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative Moroccan handcrafted Thuya wood box with backgammon and chess set game.
Morrocan
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Jaques London Victorian Burr Walnut Chessboard Staunton Chess Backgammon Pieces
By Jaques of London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Walnut and Mahogany chessboard with the original Jaques Chessmen Staunton Chess set & Backgammon suite
Category
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Rare Artisan Christoforus Sklavenitis "Minoan" Ancient Greek Bronze Chess Set
By Christoforus Sklavenitis
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare handmade bronze complete chess set by Christoforus Sklavenitis, a famous Greek-Crete artist
Category
Vintage 1960s Greek Archaistic Games
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Faberge Walnut Amboyna Marble
Malachite Chess Set 20th Century
By Franklin MInt
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful vintage House of Faberge ormolu mounted, burr walnut and amboyna chess board
Category
Late 20th Century American Games
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Antique Parlour Games Compendium, English, Gaming Box, Chess, Cards, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
drawer hosts a fine selection of chess pieces, dominoes, and instruction manuals
Held securely from above
Category
Antique 1860s British Victorian Games
Materials
Mahogany
Micro Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Game Backgammon and Chess
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage Moorish Syrian style micro mosaic Inlay marquetry mosaic backgammon and chess game
Category
20th Century Lebanese Moorish Games
Materials
Fruitwood
Genuine Hand-Carved Onyx Chess Set With Deluxe Velvet Case
Located in New York, NY
This handcrafted complete chess set weighs a total of 13 pounds and features a hefty board made
Category
2010s Pakistani Games
Materials
Onyx
French Red and Black Marble Octagonal Chess Board, circa 1980
Located in Labrit, Landes
Chess in red and black marble. The pieces are in pink marble with with some yellow veins.
The
Category
Vintage 1980s French Games
Materials
Marble
Antique Malachite
Bloodstone Chess Set with Malachite Board 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Italian malachite and bloodstone carved and polished chess set
Category
20th Century Italian Games
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Rare Aluminum Chess Set by Austin Enterprises for Alcoa 1962
Located in New York, NY
A sophisticated chess set designed by Austin Cox for the Alcoa aluminum co. in 1962. The individual
Category
20th Century American Games
Materials
Aluminum
1960
s vintage colored acrylic chess set new glass board
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful vintage 60's lucite or acrylic multicolored chess set on a new glass board. The set is
Category
Vintage 1960s American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Lucite, Glass
Aluminum Chess Set by Austin Enterprises with Green Felt Board
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare and collectible chess set designed by Austin Cox of Austin Enterprises commissioned by the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Unique Hand Thrown Art Pottery Chess Set Custom Leather Board
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A magnificent hand thrown art pottery chess set of large scale with a hand made leather patch board
Category
Vintage 1960s American Game Boards
Materials
Leather
Vintage Marble Chess Set with Brutalist Carved Bronze and Brass Figurines
Located in West Hartford, CT
Vintage mid century chess set with marble game board and carved brutalist bronze and brass chess
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Games
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Black and White Alabaster Checker / Chess Game Board, English, circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique black and white alabaster checker / chess game board with black and white porcelain chess
Category
Early 20th Century English Games
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Oriental Woodcraft Taiwan Ming Chess Checker Table Top Game Board
Located in Dayton, OH
A handmade kiln dried hardwood tabletop chess board with ming styling featuring a sliding drawer
Category
Late 20th Century Ming Game Boards
Materials
Plastic, Hardwood
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Antique Chess Boards For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique chess boards for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique chess boards — often made from wood, metal and stone — can elevate any home. Find 924 antique and vintage antique chess boards at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 83 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of antique chess boards available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, Victorian and modern antique chess boards are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique chess boards over the years, but those made by Michael Graves (b.1934), Werkstätte Carl Auböck and Austin E. Cox are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
Finding the Right Games for You
There’s no better way to wind down after a week of work than with a well-designed antique, new or vintage game.
A beautifully designed contemporary or vintage game can introduce an element of fun to any room in your home — and it doesn’t have to be limited to the game room. The right mid-century or antique chess set or backgammon board can mean high stakes as well as high style for any entertainment room or cheery home bar area, with works from the period proving as pivotal to relaxation as they are eye-catching statement pieces.
While trends come and go, a unique vintage games table never goes out of style. Chess has an enduring and universal appeal, of which we were reminded following 2020’s successful Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, while classic tric-trac tables are showstoppers in a secretive way, affording party guests a treasury of gaming under the guise of a fine neoclassical writing desk. But in shopping for the latter, strategize your next move carefully — an 18th-century tric-trac table designed in the Louis XVI style can get costly. Gambling games are always on trend, and, in a pinch, you can turn your standard console table or coffee table into a platform for roulette, cards or craps to introduce a little cheeky fun at your next soiree.
Table games such as pool, foosball and Ping-Pong — which is getting a makeover in the hands of today’s designers — can transform your already winning game room, while integrating games or games tables in any corner of your home can support your effort to make every bit of your space more warm and inviting. Browse a vast collection of antique, new and vintage games today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Antique Chess Boards
- What is the best chess board?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Chess boards are made from different types of material – it is really a matter of preference. Materials such as wood, ivory, glass, plastic, clay, stone, and various metals have been used over time to create chess boards. An assortment of antique and vintage chessboards is available on 1stDibs.
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