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Hand Made European Studded Leather Case Chessboard with Hand Painted Game Pieces
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chess set comprised of hand made studded leather case and hand painted chess pieces circa 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century English Game Board
Located in Norwalk, CT
Inlaid wood chess board on top and inlaid wood backgammon board inside. Fine quality carved chess
Category
Antique 19th Century English Games
Materials
Wood
Faux Bamboo Brass and Wood Games Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic game table with reversible top for Chess or Backgammon. Both sides feature wood and brass
Category
20th Century French Regency Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Anglo Indian Ivory And Sandalwood Checker And Backgammon Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large and rare Anglo Indian ivory and sandalwood checker, chess and backgammon box, with a hinged
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Games
Walnut Games Compendium
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
consists of chess, backgammon, draughts, cards and dominoes. The box has a hinged lid and a front draw
Category
Antique 19th Century British Games
$13,376
Vintage Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Game Board
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large vintage Syrian inlaid with mother of pearl mosaic backgammon and chess game board. Great
Category
Early 20th Century Anglo Raj Games
Materials
Wood
Vintage Midcentury Folding Mosaic Inlaid Box with Backgammon Game
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Eastern folding game box inlaid with micro mosaic marquetry features a chess and checker board on the
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Games
Materials
Wood
English Coromandel Game Box with Cats Eye Agate, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
English coromandel game box with cats eye agate, consisting of chess, checkers, backgammon, and
Category
Antique 1830s English George IV Games
Materials
Wood
Early 18th century Swedish Gaming Board
Located in Allerum, SE
Fantastic early 18th century Swedish gaming board with chess, Backgammon and Nine Men's Morris
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Games
Materials
Ebony, Oak
Graphically Beautiful Chinese Hand Painted Lacquered Game Board
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An ingenious and absolutely gorgeous 19th century Chinese lacquered checker chess box that opens to
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Games
Materials
Wood
Antique English Games Box / Compendium, circa 1905
Located in Bath, GB
:
Three games boards: Chess / draughts / checkers; the race game and go bang. Original instruction booklet
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Games
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Glass Coromandel and Games Compendium / Box, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
original instruction book "The Royal Cabinet of Games".
The book explains the various games, Chess
Category
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Boxed Games Set by J.A. Jost, Paris
Located in London, GB
A games set or "Coffre a Jeux" by J.A.J. (J.A. Jost, Paris).
The set contains chess, backgammon
Category
Vintage 1930s French Games
Alcoa Aluminum 32 Piece Set for Austin Productions
By Austin Productions, Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alcoa Aluminum 32 piece chess set with it's original display box and Lucite sliding door. Case has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Tropical Inlay Games Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare one of a kind game board for Chess or Checkers. Featuring inlays of dark and light toned
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Game Boards
Diminutive Table Top Antique Inlaid Moroccan Games Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
marquetry with mother of pearl, mahogany, kingwood and ebony, flip top games including chess, backgammon and
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Games
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Game Box, France, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Square game box for backgammon, Domino, chess and Nine men's morris from circa 1780-1800. The
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Games
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Games Box, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
". Leather wrapped wood. Chess or checkers board exterior with backgammon game board interior. Complete with
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Games
Materials
Leather, Wood
Boxed Set of Tournament Size Chessmen, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A large scale set of classic English chess pieces with weighted turned and carved boxwood and ebony
Category
Vintage 1930s English Games
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony
20th Century British Games Compendium, Cards
Board Games, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century British made games compendium, the interior comprising a chess set
Category
20th Century British Games
Materials
Pine
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Games Compendium, Cards
Board Games c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
boxwood and ebony chess set, draughts, dominoes, dice, cribbage board with markers, leather bound boards
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Games Compendium, Cards
Board Games, C.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th Century Victorian walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a chess
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium, Cards
Board Games, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
carved white and red chess set, draughts, dominoes, dice, cribbage board with markers, leather bound
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
Brass Bound Mahogany Games Box / Compendium, circa 1890-1900
Located in Bath, GB
linen tape.
The hinged doors to the front swing open to reveal the full boxwood and ebony chess set
Category
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Mahogany Games Compendium, Cards and Board Games, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
boxwood and ebony chess set, Draughts, dominoes, dice, cribbage board with markers, leather bound boards
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Mahogany
Lacquered Bone Game Table with Anglo-Raj Style Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
upholstered seats, on saber legs. The game table includes a detached chess and checkers board, which lifts to
Category
20th Century Anglo Raj Games
Materials
Brass
English Gaming Compendium and Tantalus of Oak with Three Decanters
Located in Austin, TX
) pins, a set of (5) poker dice, a pack of playing cards, a full set of (32) chess pieces, three dice, as
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Barware
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Italian Modernist Hand Carved Marble Chessmen
Located in New Windsor, NY
A complete set of Italian modernist hand carved chess figures. These marble chessmen were
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
17th Century German Games Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
fauna both outside and within. The lid features a chess board surrounded by a border of floral sprigs
Category
Antique 17th Century German Other Games
Marble Chess Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Marble chess board.
Category
1990s Games
Materials
Marble
Bakelite Chess Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1930s bakelite cherry red and butterscotch yellow chess set. Great chess set in desireable colors
Category
Vintage 1930s American Games
Materials
Bakelite
Italian Chess Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully fossilized marble and onyx chess board with inlaid brass detail, all hand-carved
Category
20th Century Italian Games
Materials
Breccia Marble, Marble, Onyx
$1,600
Modern Chess Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome chess set with modern stylized game pieces. Board / game box is wooden and fitted with
Category
20th Century Unknown Games
Materials
Wood
$315
Malachite Chess Pieces
Located in New York, NY
One beautiful set of 16 (pieces) green malachite chess pieces, pieces are hand-carved, circa 20th
Category
20th Century Games
Materials
Malachite
Glass Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful glass chess set, a wonderful addition to the game room. Glass is in very good condition
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Glass
$275
Early American Chess Set
Located in NYC, NY
A fine wooden chess set with unusual chess pieces.
Category
Early 20th Century American Games
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Indian Chess Board
Located in San Francisco, CA
Solid brass chess pieces varying in sizes from 3" tall to 6". The chess board is marble trimmed in
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Games
Materials
Marble, Brass
Empire Chess Set Game
Located in Kastrup, DK
Early 19th century Empire mahogany chess set with drawer.
Checkerboard with inlaid squares of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Games
Materials
Bone, Mahogany, Satinwood
$1,875
Neon Lucite Chess Set
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Raise your game. Never get beat up for playing chess again. Conjure the glamour of Halston in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Games
Materials
Acrylic
Alcoa Aluminum Chess Set
By Austin Enterprises, Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Hamburg, PA
Austin Cox for Alcoa aluminum chess set. Includes 32 pieces.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Chess And Backgammon
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Book Form Folding Backgammon, Chess and Draughts Board.
An attractive leather games board
Category
20th Century British Games
Materials
Leather, Softwood
Vintage Hardstone Chess Set
Located in Savannah, GA
A vintage hardstone and marble chess set, mid-20th century.
12 inches wide by 12 inches deep by 3
Category
Mid-20th Century Games
Materials
Marble
19th Century Chess Board
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century chess board, of typical square form with alternating piece squares.
Dimensions
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Games
Materials
Walnut
$2,286
Vintage Marble Chess Board with Metal Greek against Roman Chess Pieces
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage marble and onyx stone chess set complete board in white and black with chess set metal
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Brass, Nickel
Midcentury Onyx Chess Board
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury white and brown onyx chess board, circa 1970s. The board is in very nice vintage
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx
Metal Mexican Chess Board Table with Hand-Carved Wooden Chess Men
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metal Mexican chess board with hand-carved wooden chess men - the table is felt backed and can be
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal
Large Vizagapatam Chess Set with Elaborately Hand-Carved Bone Chess Pieces
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Vizagapatam chess set with elaborately ox bone hand-carved chess pieces.
The set was made in
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Games
Materials
Bone
Antique English Folding Chess/Games Box with Chess Set, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Edwardian games box, folding in the centre, creating storage inside for the Chess set
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Allan Calhamer Chess Set
By Allan Calhamer
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted wood chess set was designed and made by Allan B. Calhamer, the inventor of the highly
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Antique Hardwood Weighted Chess Set in Chess Board Box Kings, Ca 1900
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century Italian STERLING SILVER Chess Board SILVER GOLD PLATED Chess Game
By Luigi Benzoni
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive Sterling Silver Chess Board and Silver Plated Medieval Style Chess Set.
The chess board
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Games
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
African chess set of Namibia
Located in Delft, NL
African chess set of Namibia
An African chess set with figures of Namibia, made by hand of walnut
Category
Late 20th Century Namibian Games
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Michel Dumas Lucite Chess Set
By Michel Dumas
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage chess set by Michel Dumas.
Largest piece is 4 inches high. Pawns are 1-3/4 inches
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Glass, Lucite
English Carved Fruitwood Chess Set
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A darling English chess set made of light and dark fruit wood with carved wood chess pieces, early
Category
20th Century French Games
Onyx and Bronze Chess Set
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid-20th century Mexican Onyx and bronze chess set. The chess pieces are hefty and appear to be
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx
Specimen Marble Board Chess Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exceptional English chess set with a walnut framed specimen marble board and bone chess pieces. The
Category
Early 20th Century British Games
Materials
Marble
Small Inlaid Marble Chess Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Small inlaid marble chess board.
Category
Vintage 1980s Games
Materials
Marble
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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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