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Steuben Figurative Crystal Sculpture Knight Chess Piece Paperweight, Signed
By Steuben Glass
Located in Big Flats, NY
Midcentury Steuben figurative mouth blown crystal sculptural paperweight features colorless art
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Austin Cox Modernist Aluminum Chess Set, 1962
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Los Angeles, CA
atop a dresser as a piece of art.
Made of cast aluminum with handmade walnut box. The box is missing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Marquetry Inlaid Wooden Game Board for Chess, Checkers, and Parcheesi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a fine handmade inlaid wooden game board. The front is for checkers and chess. They reverse
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Antique Round With Barley Twist Column Rosewood Game Chess Table C1920
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular chess & side table in Rosewood and other fabulous veneers, walnut maple etc. With a
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Game Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut, Rosewood
Early 1900s Dutch
Nieuwe Kunst
Chess Table, Set of 33
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A stylish 'Nieuwe Kunst' (Dutch version of Art Nouveau) wooden chesstable from around 1905 in
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Game Tables
Materials
Macassar, Oak, Palmwood
Mid-Century Chess Set with Russian Resin Pieces
Located in Astoria, NY
A circa 1970s chess set, including intricately detailed Russian pieces, reminiscent of Folk Art
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Burl, Resin
Carrera
Verde Guatemala Marble Pedestal Chess Set
Two Stools, circa 1980
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning marble chess set which includes one pedestal table with removable chess board and two
Category
Vintage 1980s Art Deco Games
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Brass
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Brass
Vintage Walnut
Hardwood Marquetry Inlaid Chess Board Games Table with Drawer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage marquetry inlaid Chess board games table
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Game Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1930
s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1930
s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Jaques of London Staunton Chessmen Set with Board Chess Board and Pieces
By Jaques of London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chess set in boxwood.
A well made good looking and very lightly used suite.
We have cleaned waxed
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Games
Materials
Boxwood
Solitary Island
By Douglas Downs
Located in Soquel, CA
Presidents Reagan & Carter
The Nixon Library The Long Island Chess Museum
ART ASSOCIATIONS
Elected to
Category
Early 2000s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Complete Chess Set in Oak Dovetailed Box Apprentice Piece, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete handmade chess set game of 32 pieces in an Oak Lidded Box, probably
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Games
Materials
Wood, Oak
Handmade Wood Chess Set Complete Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete handmade wood chess set game of 32 pieces in a good pine box with a
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood, Pine
Handmade Wood Complete Chess Set Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete handmade wood chess set game of 32 pieces in an pine lidded box, which
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chess Set with Crusader and Saracen Figures An interesting slant on the game
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Chess Set with Crusader and Saracen Figures
An interesting slant on the game of chess, these large
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art Games
Materials
Resin
Porcelain Figurine of a Couple Playing Chess, Germany, Hand Painted
By Furstenberg Porcelain
Located in Lantau, HK
A 19th century porcelain figurine of a couple paying chess, the gentleman kissing the lady’s hand
Category
Antique 19th Century German Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sublime Solid Malachite and Marble Full Sized Chess Set Must See Pictures
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage solid Malachite and Marble chess board and
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Games
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Handmade Boxwood Chess Set Complete Game Pine Lidded Box 70mm Kings, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade boxwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a good jointed
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Boxwood, Pine
Handmade Boxwood Chess Set Complete Game Pine Lidded Box 78mm Kings, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, boxwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a good jointed
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Boxwood, Pine
Lovely Solid Marble Vintage Medium Sized Chess Board Must See Pictures Good Gift
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage solid marble chess board
A very good
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Games
Materials
Marble
Lovely Solid Marble Vintage Medium Sized Chess Set Must See Pictures Good Gift
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Marble chess board with marble pieces
A very good looking decorative and well made set, I have
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Games
Materials
Marble
Danish Teak Checker Board Coffee Table by Cado with Carved Modernist Chess Set
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Peabody, MA
inlay, paired with a vintage modernist American folk art chess set.
Table measures 31.5" square by
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Man Ray Le Monde des Echecs Framed Photographic Print of Marcel Duchamp
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
connection between chess and art, highlighted in Duchamp's chess manual "L'opposition et les cases conjuguées
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
Rainthorpe - Chess Set
By Harry Steen
Located in London, GB
Natural light from the window draws one's attention to a chess set and ornate panelling on the
Category
2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
F. Lanier Graham Chess Set for MoMA
By Josef Hartwig
Located in New York, NY
, art historian, and chess aficionado F. Lanier Graham. Issued by the Museum of Modern Art in 1966, and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Minimalist Games
Materials
Plastic, Wood, Paper
Folk Art Chess Set
Located in Hudson, NY
complete chess set - each piece individually hand sculpted - mounted on copper plumbers pipe
Category
Vintage 1970s American Ceramics
$1,200
Too dump to play chess - expressive, Abstract Art, Painting, Contemporary, chess
By Manuela Karin Knaut
Located in Munich, DE
Master of Arts in Fine Art at the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Apart
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
American Folk Art Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century American folk art chess set painted in yellow and deep brown.
Category
20th Century American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Feuding Farmers Carved Folk Art Chess Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
You have to love this! The table is hand painted on all surfaces, and all characters are hand carved and painted wood. The white woman holds a rolling pin, while her husband hold his...
Category
20th Century American Game Boards
Oversized Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized chess set . The board folds into a storage box for the set. Chess players range in height
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
$1,600
Marble Chess Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Marble and onyx chess board with brass inlay and hand carved pieces in black and pale green
Category
20th Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass
$390 / set
Espenet Chess board.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand crafted chess board by Arthur Espenet Carpenter. The board is unsigned, but has a letter of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Game Boards
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany
Hand Carved Ivory Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand carved ivory chess set in fabulous condition. This wonderful set is very desirable
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Game Boards
Materials
Ivory
Casa Shop Chess Set 5
Located in Richmond, VA
Introducing the Chess Set by Casa Shop, the second design in our stone collection handmade by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
$1,105 / set
Casa Shop Chess Set 3
Located in Richmond, VA
Introducing the chess set by Casa Shop, the second design in our stone collection handmade by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
$1,105 / set
Large Figurative Oil Painting SPANISH CAVALIERS PLAYING CHESS
Located in Gallatin, TN
Large Figurative Oil Painting SPANISH CAVALIERS / SOLDIERS PLAYING CHESS Oil on Canvas Hand
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Chess or Games Board
Located in London, GB
English, c1780-1800, incorporating lustrous yew wood and ebony.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Game Boards
All the Right Moves
Portrait Painting by Alan Fears Pop Art Chess
By Alan Fears
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
a slice of each. My style is simple and direct. The theme in most of my art revolves around
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Art Deco Style Chess Table
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in London, GB
centre is inlayed with a chess panel framed by lines of polished bronze. Two soft closing drawers with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Game Tables
$13,500
Art Deco Ivory Chess Set
Located in London, GB
Both sides natural, one with applied back circles to the bases.
Please note: This chess set is
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Games
$2,193
Carved Wood and Leather Chess Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This item is included in our massive moving sale at Off the Wall Antiques on Melrose. All items at the Melrose location are 50% off!
A very charming set of whimsical painted woode...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Vintage Brazilian Chess or Checkers Marble Gameboard
Located in New York, NY
Game on! This vintage Brazilian chess or checkers game board is a mix of different marbles
Category
20th Century Brazilian Game Boards
Materials
Marble
Modernist Mahogany Chess Set and Undultating Gameboard
Located in Oakland, CA
A beautiful modernist chess set and undulating gameboard. Hand carved pieces from solid mahogany
Category
Vintage 1950s American Game Boards
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
OVERSCALED MODERNISTIC ALUMINUM CHESS SET WITH GAME BOARD
Located in Miami, FL
Modernistic aluminum chess set with black and white eglomise game board designed by Austin
Category
Vintage 1960s American Game Boards
Materials
Aluminum
Complete Chinese Chess Set with Puzzle Ball Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 19th century thirty two piece complete Chinese chess set with puzzle ball bases in original
Category
20th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Bone
Original Vintage Poster Munich Olympic Summer Festival Horse Racing Chess Sport
By Ludwig Lutz Ehrenberger
Located in London, GB
Colourful Nights 1 June to 25 October and the Chess Olympics / Schach Olympia 26 August to 3 September
Category
1930s Art Deco More Prints
Materials
Paper
Classic Art Deco Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and stylish Art Deco chess board with two internal drawers containing a complete set of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Games
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
"Actors Vs. Producers" Chess Set Signed Doug Anderson #3/25
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Show at age 17. After graduating San Jose State University with a degree in Ceramics and Glass, he
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics
Materials
Acrylic
Folk Art Machinist Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Funky and unusual folk art chess set made of various nuts, bolts and other industrial parts. Pieces
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Chess Set by Austin Cox for ALCOA, 1962
By ALCOA
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fabulous, Mid-Century Modern chess set produced in 1962 by Austin COX for ALCOA includes the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Very Big Rare and Unique Chess Table from Sweden 1850-1900
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very big and rare chess table with pieces made of carved wood.
Made in Sweden probably around 1850
Category
Early 20th Century Game Boards
Original Vintage Event Poster World Chess Master Tournament San Juan Puerto Rico
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the 40th World Chess Congress - Congreso Mundial de Ajedrez
Category
1960s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Vintage Chess Game Board in Painted Wood, USA, Early 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
USA, early 20th century.
Game board in painted wood.
Measures: H 68 x W 44 x D 3 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
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