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Staunton Chess-Men Boxwood Mahogany Red and white Bone Library Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Staunton Chess-men pieces are available for viewing at our Beverly Hills Boutique.
This set
Category
Late 19th Century English Games
American Mid-Century Modern Demountable Sofa by Robert Whitley
Located in Manhasset, NY
own unique designs. Perhaps his best known original commission is a chess set presented by President
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
American Mid-Century Modern Demountable Sofa by Robert Whitley
Located in Manhasset, NY
own unique designs. Perhaps his best known original commission is a chess set presented by President
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Carved Giant Chess Piece
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique carved giant chess piece for an outdoor set in great original paint: A whimsical seahorse
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Mario Bellini
Gli Scacchi
Chess Pieces, Extra Pieces Available
By B&B Italia
Located in London, GB
of design. The Gli Chess series works both as modular tables or seating. The versitility in
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Plastic
Set of Three Mario Bellini
Gli Scacchi
Chess Pieces, Extra Pieces Available
By B&B Italia
Located in London, GB
of design. The Gli Chess series works both as modular tables or seating. The versatility in
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Plastic
Set of Three Mario Bellini
Gli Scacchi
Chess Pieces, Five modules Available
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in London, GB
of design. The Gli Chess series works both as modular tables or seating. The versitility in
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Plastic
APPLE GREEN SETTEE WITH EXCEPTIONAL FOLK STYLE PAINT DECORATION.
Located in York County, PA
features. The whimsical designs along the crest rail look pawns from a chess set in the center, with fish
Category
Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Set of Bronze Chess Pieces with Walnut Game Table
Located in Mexico City, MX
Elegant set of Mexican Mid-Century Modern bronze chess pieces. Available with a walnut harp leg
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Bronze
Luxury Chess and Draughts Set by Ghiso for Dunhill Ebony and Boxwood Pieces
By Ghiso
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A luxury games set by Ghisó for Dunhill. Hand carved ebony and boxwood chess and draughts pieces in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Games
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony
Modular The Chess Tables by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, Set of 6
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Modular the chess tables by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, Set of 6
good condition with slight
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Polystyrene
Italian Black and White Marble and Onyx Chess, Backgammon, and Tic-Tac-Toe Set
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Italian black and white marble and onyx double-sided game board for chess, backgammon, and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Onyx
Set of Five Mario Bellini
Gli Scacchi
Chess Pieces for C&B Italia, 1971
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in London, GB
of design. The Gli Chess series works both as modular tables or seating. The versitility in
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Plastic
Sterling Silver Presentation Chess Trophy /Gentleman’s Desk Paperweight- Antique
By Fattorini
Sons 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
be dispatched separately prior to completion.
* Within a set of chess pieces the cross finial is a
Category
Vintage 1920s English Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of 14 Elements
Gli Scacchi
or
Chess
by Mario Bellini for C&B/B&B, Italia
By C&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 14 seating or table elements by Mario Bellini.
As they are made of duraplum plastic, they
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs
Maitland-Smith Inlaid with Exotic Woods Marquetry Game Table Chess
By Maitland Smith
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Maitland-Smith. Inlaid with exotic woods and marquetry Convertable chess game table board with
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Game Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Burl
Victorian Revival Chess Table
Pieces with Marble Top
Bronze Base
Located in Plainview, NY
This Victorian Revival set of chess table pieces exudes intricate craftsmanship, combining
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Agate, Marble, Bronze
Sculptural Chess and Casket by Gianfranco Frattini in Silver 925
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Exclusive and rare set of silver chess in a wooden casket designed by Gianfranco Frattini in the
Category
Vintage 1970s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Antique Parlour Games Compendium, English, Gaming Box, Chess, Cards, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Steeplechase play, with chess pieces and counters present
Set also includes coin counters, a mechanical pencil
Category
Antique 1860s British Victorian Games
Materials
Mahogany
Coromandel Brass Bound Jewellery Box Edwards
Jones
Located in Northampton, GB
, Country House Letter Boxes, Chess Sets and Games compendiums and Inkwells. They were also retailers for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Dry Bar 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. These included Dressing Cases and Bags, Country House or Hotel Letter Boxes, Chess Sets and Games
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
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
Vintage Italian Burr Walnut Games Card Roulette Table Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
green roulette baize marked scoring panel.
Complete with chess set, draughts & backgammon sets, 2
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Unique Horse Head Game Table and Seats in the Style of Billy Haines
By William Billy Haines
Located in San Diego, CA
An iconic knight / horse head chess / backgammon game table with matching horse head seats, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Louis XVI Amboyna Backgammon or Tric Trac Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
/chess board, set on square tapered legs with brass casters, comes with set of (15) bone and (15) bone
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Renzo Romagnoli Clock
By Renzo Romagnoli
Located in Palm Springs, CA
designer and purveyor of luxury games, chess and backgammon sets, jewelry boxes, watch winders and other
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Leather
Games Table
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A burr elm and Lucite games table. Interchangeable lid with inlaid chess board to one side, set
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Elm
$6,459
Chuck Berry in Chicago, 1988 - B&W Photograph of Famed Musician, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago. In 1988, Chess Records released a boxed set of Berry's greatest hits. The same year he went on a
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chess Set
By Atlas Industries
Located in Newburgh, NY
A bronze and cast concrete chess set. The chess pieces are machined from solid bronze bar and half
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Game Boards
Materials
Concrete, Bronze
$10,000
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
1960s Marble Chess Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s marble chess set.
Category
Vintage 1960s Game Boards
Materials
Marble
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
$1,885
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
Alcoa Aluminum Chess Set
By Alcoa Aluminum, Austin Enterprises
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 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
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
Oversized Wood Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive oversized wood chess set. Box unfolds into chess board. Board newly cleaned. Great vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Hermes Leather and Wood Chess Set
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Absolutely amazing and rare Hermes chess set. No longer in production.
Sizes:
Leather is 36
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Midcentury Onyx Chess Set
Located in Denton, TX
Midcentury onyx chess set. Chess board and all pieces included. This set is a great addition for
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Onyx
1970s Mexican Marble Chess Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Mexican hand carved marble chess set.
Category
Vintage 1970s Game Boards
Materials
Marble
Paul Stuart Leather Chess Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Paul Stuart leather chess set. Magnetic board.
Category
1990s Games
Materials
Leather
Malachite and Marble Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Malachite and marble chess set with matching pieces.
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Games
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
1960s Mexican Onyx Chess Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Mexican hand carved onyx chess set. Never used, still in the box.
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Materials
Onyx
Jacob Asbaek, Chess Set, 1970s
By Jacob Asbaek
Located in Stockholm, SE
A chess set in brass and stainless steel, designed by Jacob Asbaek. Denmark, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Games
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
19th Century Italian Chess Set
Located in San Marino, CA
Chess set in Ash, circa 1860. Ranging in height from 2-inches to 3.75-inches tall.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Games
Materials
Ash
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
Neon Lucite Chess Set
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
1970s with our oversized, chunky, Lucite chess set. It's perfect for permanent display on a cocktail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Games
Materials
Acrylic
Green Carved Marble Modernist Chess Set
Located in Round Top, TX
Carved green and black marble complete chess set.
Absolutely beautiful tone and quality for each
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Modern Chess Set by Robert Lander
By Robert Lander
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Chess Set by Robert Lander
Category
Vintage 1960s 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
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
Modernist Chess Set and Board
By Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Chicago, IL
Aluminum chess set designed in 1962 by Austin Cox. With matching board and display case.
Board
Category
Vintage 1960s American Space Age Games
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
1970s Psychedelic Studio Pottery Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Psychedelic Studio pottery chess set, complete with 32 3" and 4" multicolored chess pieces
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Porcelain
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- Where is the oldest chess set?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Pieces from the oldest known chess set are on display at the State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The seven figurines are known as the Afrasiab chessmen and date back to the 6th to 8th centuries. Shop a range of antique chess sets on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023The name of the oldest European chess set is the Venafro Chess Set. Experts estimate that artisans produced the set sometime between 885 to 1017 CE, and archaeologists discovered it in a Roman tomb in 1932. On 1stDibs, find a variety of chess sets from some of the world’s top sellers.
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