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Lucite and Aluminum Chess Set, circa 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Lucite and aluminum chess set designed and manufactured in the 1970s.
The set is very
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Chess Set Kings in Jointed Box, 19th Century
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game by Jaques of London, Mid Century
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality Miniature or travelling chess set game of 32 pieces in its original box by
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Acrylic
Midcentury Danish Chess Set in Ceramics and Wengé, 1960s Denmark
Located in Balen, BE
Rare chess set made in ceramics and wengé in Denmark. Wonderful handmade chess pieces. The glaze of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Games
Materials
Ceramic, Wenge
32 Large Marble Chess Set Pieces Emerald Green and Onyx Pieces 1950
s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 32 Marble Large Chess Set Hand-carved Emerald Green Malachite Onyx Pieces.
Vintage mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Malachite, Onyx, Marble
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
1972 Modernist Blue Design Aluminum Chess Set Board Game by Scott Wolfe
By Scott Wolfe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Modernism Extraordinary Chess Set designed by Scott Wolfe in 1972
Maker Columbia Aluminum
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Lucite Chess Set by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning chess set designed by the Lucite master, Charles Hollis Jones.
The set is from the mid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Lazuli and Marble 8"
Located in Somis, CA
An elegant gemstone lapis and marble chess set, demonstrating traditional craftsmanship and
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble, Serpentine
Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Lazuli and Marble 8"
Located in Somis, CA
An elegant gemstone lapis and marble chess set, demonstrating traditional craftsmanship and
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble, Serpentine
Handmade Hardwood Chess Set Regence Style Pine Lidded Box 78mm Kings, circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Régence Games
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Swarovski Chess Set Silver Crystal Glass Gift Box Original, Austria
By Swarovski
Located in Vienna, AT
Swarovski chess set in original gift box, Austria, never used
Sparkling Swarovski chess board in
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Leather, Cut Glass, Mirror
Vintage Chess Set Terracota Aztec Figurines and Board, 20th Century, Mexico
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a rare 20th-century chess set made with terracotta and wood in Mexico. The figurines are in
Category
20th Century Mexican Pre-Columbian Game Boards
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Modern Solid Wood Travel Chess Set by Dal Negro
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice vintage, high quality solid wood chess set made in Treviso, Italy by Dal Negro, circa
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut
Frederick Weinberg, Chess Set and Board, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb chess set by the artist and designer Frederick Weinberg (1922-1970). Pieces are in patinated
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Classical Revival Parian Chess Set circa 1880 Attributed, Austrian
Located in Litchfield, CT
temples are the theme of this classic chess set. Perfect to play chess with or brilliant randomly
Category
Antique 1880s Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Malachite Large Chess Set with Meta Pieces 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Malachite Large Chess Set from the 1960s is a captivating masterpiece of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Wooden Cased Chess Set, J Jacques
Sons c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Edwardian wooden chess set, contains a club sized chess set by John
Category
20th Century British Other Games
Materials
Wood
Austin Cox for Alcoa aluminum chess set in it
s original case
By Alcoa Aluminum, Austin Enterprises
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An increasingly hard to find chess set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Aluminum in 1962. More unusual to
Category
Vintage 1960s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Handmade Hardwood Weighted Lardy Chess Set in Box Kings, France, Circa 1930
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete French handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood
Hermes Samarcande Chess Set Sycamore Mahogany Lambskin Drawers New w/ Box
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offer a guaranteed authentic Hermes Samarcande Chess Set.
Composed of Natural Sycamore
Category
2010s French Games
Vintage 1970s Hand-Painted Stone and Resin Backgammon/Chess Set
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage 1970s backgammon and chess set depicting the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, 1519-21
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Stone
Magnificent Romeo Rega Brass Chrome Chess Set with Board Mid-Century Modern
By Romeo Rega
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A magnificent 1970s Italian chess set by Romeo Rega. Constructed of polish chrome and brass. The
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass, Chrome
19th Century Handmade Hardwood Chess Set in St. George or Old English Pattern
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete English handmade hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces, which we
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood
19th C Antique Chess Set Game in Regency Shape with Pine Lidded Box Kings
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Régence Games
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
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
Pink and Cream Geometric African Stone Marble Complete Chess Set, Kenya
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A complete chess set in pink and cream stone. This board will make a lovely addition to any coffee
Category
20th Century Kenyan Hollywood Regency Games
Materials
Stone
Italian Marbled Pink and White Quartz Stone Chess Set
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A complete pink Italian marble and white quartz stone chess set. This board includes all of the
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Games
Materials
Stone, Quartz, Marble
Hermes Mini Samarcande Chess Set Let
s Play! New w/ Box
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offer a guaranteed authentic Hermes Mini Samarcande Chess Set featured in Brique offered
Category
2010s French Games
Mid-20th Century Brass Chess Set with Wodden Board/Box by Hans Teppich, Israel
By Hans Teppich
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century golden and black brass chess set with wooden board/box by Hans Teppich, Israel
By
Category
Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal, Zinc, Copper, Brass
Game Table with Bauhaus Chess Set by Josef Hartwig, Germany, 1924
By Josef Hartwig
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Minimalist;
Bauhaus game table with chess set designed by Josef Hartwig in 1924. This chess table features
Category
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Game Tables
Materials
Stone, Chrome
Midcentury Italian Hand Carved and Painted Medieval Style Chess Set and Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Midcentury Italian hand carved and painted medieval style chess set and table
removable glass top
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Medieval Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
W. T. Pinney "Liberty" Club Chess Set in Original Box, circa 1940-1945
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a W. T. Pinney "Liberty" club chess set with its original cedar wood box. The chess
Category
Vintage 1940s American Games
Materials
Cedar
Midcentury Sodalite and Marble Chess Set Game Board and Pieces
By Vaibhav Dhadda
Located in Jaipur, Rajasthan
Beautiful luxurious Chess Board made of sodalite and marble. The set consists of 32 chess pieces
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures
Vintage wooden chess set in wooden box
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
The set shows signs of use (see photo)
Figures have a patina
The board
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Greek Key Mid-Century Modern Chrome, Brass
Copper Chess Set /SALE
Located in North Miami, FL
These signed small vintage Greek chess set has the modernist yet Classic Greek key pattern. Signed
Category
Vintage 1960s Greek Classical Greek Games
Materials
Brass, Copper, Chrome
Danish Teak Checker Board Coffee Table by Cado with Carved Modernist Chess Set
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
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
Vintage Modern Black and White Marble and Onyx Chess Set, Circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A vintage modern black and white marble and onyx chess set. Complete set of 32 pieces plus board
Category
Vintage 1970s Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Onyx
Mid-Century Modern South African Hand Made Brass and Leather Chess Set
Located in Weesp, NL
South African 1970's rare hand made brass chess set in perfect condition. The foldable board is
Category
Vintage 1970s South African Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass
Large Antique English Regency Style Chess Set in Wooden Case, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
Dating to circa 1900, this is a really super and highly sought-after large wooden chess set, based
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Games
Materials
Boxwood
VICTORiAN 1880 ENGLISH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CHESS BOARD TABLE + STAUNTON CHESS SET
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Chessboard table with Staunton style Victorian Chess set house in a Chinese
Category
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Game Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table Chess Set and Chairs, c.1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
motif pair of curule chairs.
Mid-century chess coffee table, chess set and matching chairs. Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Gesso, Wood
Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Chess Set 6.5cm Kings Carved oak Box, Ca 1920
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, high quality and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood
Herend Hungary Porcelain Limited Edition Chess Set 2006 with Board in Blue Case
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain limited edition chess set 2006 with board in blue case
Herend has this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Complete Austin Cox Alcoa chess set 1962 with display box and board
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Ferndale, MI
AUSTIN E. COX (American 1924-2015) Designed this aluminum chess set originally for Alcoa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Weighted Club Chess Set 9cm Kings Staunton Pattern No. 5 Boxed, Circa 1930
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, high quality vintage English handmade, boxwood "weighted" chess set club game
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood
Handmade Hardwood Weighted Club Chess Set Pine Jointed Box 90 mm Kings, Ca 1920
By Jaques of London
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 Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood
Midcentury Bronze and Brass Inlay Indian Chess Set, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is an original chess set made in India with solid bronze and solid brass chess pieces
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Games
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
Unique Chess Set in the Style of Frededrick Weinberg on Oversized Onyx Board
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful chess set in the style of Frederick Weinberg on an oversized onyx chessboard. The chess
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Vintage Chessboard Coffee Table with Marble Board and ebonized Chess Set Pieces
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chess board and period ebonised chess set.
A good looking and well made piece, it can be used as a
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Antique Carved Bone Chess Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
.
Condition: Red dye is nearly obliterated from all the pieces, some repairs and chips. The set is in as found
Category
Antique 19th Century European Gothic Games
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Jaques Staunton Chess Set
By Jaques of London
Located in Montreal, QC
This Classic set was made by the celebrated Jaques of London before 1855 and is the model with the
Category
Antique 1860s English Games
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony
Staunton 3.5 Hardwood Weighted Chess Set Original Box 3.5inch Kings, Ca 1950
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Weighted Chess Set 95mm Kings Fierce Knight Boxed, K&C London Ca 1900
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, high quality antique English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Games
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-century Hand Carved Indian Chess Set with Original Carrying Case c. 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Midcentury chess set with hand-carved bone chess pieces depicting various deities and wooden chess
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Games
Materials
Bone, Wood
Vintage Hand Carved Bone Chess Set Chinese Asian Art with Travel Board Game
Located in Greer, SC
Wonderful vintage hand carved bone chess set in fabulous condition. Perfect to put on a game table
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Games
Materials
Bone
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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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