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Louis XVI Console Table
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
brass gallery top above two drawers and lidded fitted compartments, with a chess board and counter
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Vietnamese Louis XVI Console Tables

Mahogany Serving Table
Located in Brno, CZ
the top of the piece and the lower shelf. The top has a “chess board” composition of four mahogany
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Serving Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Anglo-Indian Padouk Games Table
Located in New York, NY
a satinwood border, the removable central section between two flaps and with a chess board on the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Ebony, Padouk

1930s Mackintosh Style Ebonized Wood Chairs
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
structure is black painted ebonized wood with amazing crafting technique, matched with chess board style
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Regency Rosewood Games Table, Brass Inlay, English, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
a fine example of a Regency rosewood brass inlaid occasional table with chess board, backgammon
Category

Antique 1820s British Regency Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Hoshiarpur Bone and Ebony Inlaid Games Table
Located in London, GB
19th century Indian Hoshiarpur bone ebony and hardwood inset games table the octagonal chess board
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Game Tables

Materials

Ebony, Bone

English Edwardian Game Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
reversible sliding top with a chess board on one side with pretty mahogany on the other. There is one
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Game Tables

Syrian Games Table
Located in Dublin, IE
a bolt and unfolds to reveal several surface options: a green baize card table, a chess board and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Syrian Islamic Game Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Georgian Mahogany Irish Games Table
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
out, removeable, chess board. Each end with a candle slide. The whole supported on cabriole legs
Category

Antique 1760s Irish Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Chessboard
By Tarek Elkassouf
Located in Beirute, LB
circumstances, anyone can enjoy a good fight over the chess board. A chess set stripped bare, refined and
Category

2010s Lebanese Minimalist Game Boards

Materials

Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Chessboard
Chessboard
$2,950 / item
Black Lacquer Lady s Desk in Two Parts
Located in Woodbury, CT
mother of pearl chess board. There is one drawer below that, probably for the chess or checkers playing
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

"LOVE PRESENTATION", Japanese painting with natural pigments
By Hiroomi Ito
Located in New York, NY
stretched and mounted upon a classical, wooden frame prepared by the artist in a chess-board pattern. This
Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Pigment

Oil On Board Painting Of Chess Players By Benjamin Kopman
By Benjamin Kopman
Located in Stamford, CT
Oil on board painting of chess players by the well listed artist benjamin Kopman
Category

Vintage 1950s Russian Paintings

Materials

Board

"Self Consuming Vessel", contemporary Japanese painting natural pigments
By Hiroomi Ito
Located in New York, NY
artist in a chess-board pattern. This process of producing the colours, paper and the wooden canvas is an
Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"The Vessel Purified", contemporary Japanese painting natural pigments
By Hiroomi Ito
Located in New York, NY
by the artist in a chess-board pattern. This process of producing the colours, paper and the wooden
Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Silver

Contemporary Photography: NY Street Portrait 3
By Steven Siegel
Located in London, GB
chess player in Washington Square Park in the mid-1980s (you can actually see the chess board reflected
Category

1970s Other Art Style Color Photography

Materials

Ink, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Art Glass Murano Chess Set and Inlaid Wood Board
Located in Fall River, MA
Stunning Murano glass chess set featuring juicy handblown pieces. No chips or cracks, purchased
Category

1990s Games

Materials

Murano Glass, Wood

Chess Set with Painted Lead Medieval Figures on Lucite Board
Located in North Hollywood, CA
RETIREMENT SALE!!! EVERYTHING MUST GO - CHECK OUT OUR OTHER ITEMS. A great decorative chess
Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Boards

Materials

Lead

Irish Art Deco Hand-Carved Burl Wood Geometric Chess Set with Inlaid Wood Board
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stunningly hand-crafted, all original, Irish Art Deco chess set features a board with inlaid
Category

Vintage 1930s Irish Art Deco Games

Materials

Burl

Folding Games Board
Located in Houston, TX
Leather and paper covered folding game board/box with chess and checkers on the outside and
Category

Early 20th Century English Games

Materials

Leather, Paper

Large Philippine Moro Chess Set Game Box
Located in Seattle, WA
storage box with single drawer, the top inset with removable game board. The chess set of carved hardwood
Category

Early 20th Century Philippine Games

Materials

Wood

CHESS TOURNAMENT , 2018 Oil on linen 76 x 51 cm Signed and dated verso
Located in London, GB
'CHESS TOURNAMENT', 2018 Oil on linen 76 x 51 cm Signed and dated verso Zebedee Jones’ practice
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage Pierre Balmain Grey Plaid Fabric with Irish Linen Cushion Pillow
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
rusty orange and charcoal laying out the pattern like a tartan chess board. Note the ‘Pierre Balmain
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton, Linen

Antique Backgammon Chess Games Compendium Poker Box with Ornate Brasswork
By Howell James Co.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
watered silk, incorporating a red leather chess and backgammon board housed in the underside of the lid, a
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

Materials

Wood

19th Century Walnut Games and Work Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
and leather writing surface to the top, above a concave drawer and chess and backgammon board
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Game Coffee Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Parquetry top cocktail table with sliding chess and backgammon board on turned legs. Game pieces
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Papier Mâché Game Table on Stand
Located in Kirkland, WA
custom made stand to create a table. The game board is chess a pattern with gilt and abalone inlay
Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Game Tables

Rare Louis XVI Game Table of Mixed Fruitwoods
Located in Charlottesville, VA
as a chess / checker board.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Game Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century game table with inlaid marquetry. The top is a chess game board and comes out. Under
Category

Antique 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Rosewood Tray Top Table
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
gallery and brass handles, with a sycamore, rosewood and satinwood chess and backgammon board below and a
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Vietnamese George III Card Tables and Tea Tables

Late 19th Century Coromandel Fitted Games Compendium
By Leuchars Son
Located in Suffolk, GB
opening to reveal a games board for either chess, draughts, back gammon or a horse racing game, turned
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Games

Materials

Wood

Grid Cabinet in Maple by Tate Pray
Located in Charlottesville, VA
/ game playing table as the gridded top was designed with intent to be used as a chess or checkers board
Category

2010s American Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Irish Specimen Marble-Top Rosewood Center Table or Chess Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This extraordinary octagonal center table has a specimen marble chess table-top with Pietra Dura
Category

Antique 19th Century Irish Regency Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Caissa Concrete Chess Board with Oracle Pattern
By Concrete Cat
Located in Edmonton, Alberta
Caissa concrete chess board with oracle pattern. This is a special made-to-order item.
Category

2010s Canadian Organic Modern Games

Materials

Concrete

Caissa Concrete Chess Board with Oracle Pattern
By Concrete Cat
Located in Edmonton, Alberta
Caissa concrete chess board with oracle pattern. This is a special made-to-order item.
Category

2010s Canadian Organic Modern Games

Materials

Concrete

Marble Chess Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Inlaid marble chess board.
Category

Vintage 1980s Games

Materials

Marble

1980s Onyx Chess Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Inlaid onyx chess board.
Category

Vintage 1980s Games

Materials

Onyx

Onyx and Marble Chess Board
Located in Denton, TX
Onyx and marble chess board. Nuetral colored chess board that can be added to any game room. Chess
Category

Vintage 1960s Modern Game Tables

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Marble and Onyx Chess Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s marble and onyx chess board.
Category

Vintage 1980s Games

Materials

Marble

Malachite and Marble Chess Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Malachite and marble chess board with brass inlay.
Category

Vintage 1970s Games

A Russian Traveling Malachite Chess Board
Located in Kent, Dover
A Russian Travelling Malachite & white marble Chess Board.
Category

Vintage 1960s Russian Game Boards

Vintage Mother of Pearl Chess Board
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage footed chess board with mother of pearl inlaid squares and border.        
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Persian Chased Metal Chess Board Pieces
Located in Astoria, NY
Persian chased metal chess board with 32 pieces in two tones. Dimensions: Board: 15.75" Diameter
Category

Mid-20th Century Other Games

Materials

Metal

Fossil and Stone Chess Board Game
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stone chess board with fossil game pieces in original fitted box. In excellent vintage condition
Category

20th Century Games

Materials

Stone, Marble

Italian Marble Backgammon and Chess Board Game, 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Italian marble backgammon and chess board game, 1960s Play this beloved centuries old games in
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Malachite Chess Board On Beveled Lucite Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Solid malachite chess board inlaid on a table top, with a gold line surrounding the game board
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables

Materials

Onyx

Large Wooden Chess Board, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A truly handsome and grand chess board with metallic stringing between the playing tiles. Late
Category

Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Games

Materials

Wood

Italian Chess Board Box, Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ITALIAN CHESS BOARD BOX late 19th century in exotic wood with inlays. Usage signs. Dim.: 8 x
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Games

Materials

Wood

Edwardian Framed Hanging Chess Board, Britain, 1910
Located in London, England
Highly decorative hanging chess board. Which is framed and glazed. Lovely oak corniced frame and
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Large Antique English Chess Board, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A good sized Edwardian mahogany chess board dating to circa 1900-1910. Excellent condition
Category

Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Games

Materials

Wood

Italian Marble Specimen Chess Board, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marble inlaid chess board with exotic stones, framed with a mahogany border, Italy, 20th century.
Category

20th Century Italian Games

Materials

Stone, Marble

Antique Games Table, English, Rosewood, Mahogany, Chess Board, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique games table. An English, Rosewood over mahogany chess board, dating to the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Midcentury 1960s Italian Desk with Chess Board Print
By Dassi
Located in London, London
Desk or table with chess board print Black steel legs Brass feet Possibly by Dassi One drawer
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Brutalist Metal Chess Pieces with Onyx Chess Board
Located in Astoria, NY
Onyx chess board with green and white contrasting squares, with a set of two-tone Brutalist metal
Category

Vintage 1970s Brutalist Games

Materials

Onyx, Metal

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

Anglo-Indian Octagonal Table with Inlay Chess Board
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
octagonal surface has an inlayed chess board design. The base fold flat.
Category

Antique 19th Century Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Ivory, Ebony

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

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Chess Board For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic chess board available at 1stDibs. Each chess board for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, stone and marble. There are 147 variations of the antique or vintage chess board you’re looking for, while we also have 8 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chess board, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right chess board, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Victorian and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made chess board over the years, but those crafted by Arval Argenti Valenza, Orfeo Quagliata and Austin Enterprises are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Chess Board?

The average selling price for a chess board at 1stDibs is $1,495, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $95,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Chess Board
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    Chess 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.