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Set of three Mario Bellini
Gli Scacchi
Chess pieces
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
Backgammon and Chess Game Set, with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Somis, CA
This is a dual purpose game set that consists of both backgammon and chess. The wood box is
Category
2010s Egyptian Games
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1990s Skagen of Denmark Modernist Mini Chess Game Travel Set
By Michael Aram
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist design Skagen of Denmark mini chess game travel set
Stainless Brushed silver and black
Category
1990s Danish Modern Games
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique Hand-Turned and Quality Carved Boxwood Chess Pieces/Set
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, complete and stylish chess pieces.
For the lovers of the game of chess we present
Category
Early 20th Century German Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Boxwood
Antique Hand Turned and Quality Carved Boxwood Chess Pieces / Set
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, complete and stylish chess pieces.
For the lovers of the game of chess we present
Category
Early 20th Century German Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Boxwood
Black and White Onyx and Acrylic Chess and Tic-Tac-Toe Set Game Set
Located in New York, NY
A chic black and white chess and tic-tac-toe game set, with onyx and acrylic pieces, circa late
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Games
Materials
Onyx
Wood and Composites Chess and Checkers Set by Architect Michael Graves
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful sculptural chess and checkers set by Renowned Architect Michael Graves born in 1934 and
Category
1990s American Memphis Group Game Boards
Materials
Steel
Vintage Chess
Draughts Board, English, Hardstone, Marble, Gaming Set, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage chess and draughts board. An English, hardstone and marble gaming set, dating to
Category
Late 20th Century British Games
Materials
Marble
Carved Bone Chess Pieces
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Hand carved bone chess pieces set. The red pieces are dyed bone. Comes in a wood carrying
Category
Vintage 1960s Toys
Materials
Bone
Set of Three Mario Bellini
Gli Scacchi
Chess Pieces Coffee Table, Set of Three
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
Modern Italian Black and White Marble and Brass Chess Game Set
Located in New York, NY
game set. Italy, circa 1970s. Board is black and white marble with a green marble trim. Chess pieces
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1970 Backgammon
Chess Rare Etienne Aigner Handmade Soft Leather Set
By Etienne Aigner
Located in Vis, NL
Vintage 1970 backgammon & chess rare Etienne Aigner handmade soft leather complete set a rare find
Category
Vintage 1970s French Arts and Crafts Games
Materials
Leather
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess Board - Game Set Box. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess board - Game set Box for Dal Negro in walnut wood , the set
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Chess Table Set, Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Chairs and Walnut Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chess table set. A pair of 19th century mahogany chairs and a walnut table.
Good for board games
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Set of Eight Life-Size Decorative and Sculptural Ceramic Chess Pieces, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large set of modern midcentury eight natural clay ceramic chess pieces, decorative figures of the
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Hand-Turned and Quality Carved, Complete Set of Boxwood Chess Pieces
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and stylish set of chess pieces.
For the lovers of the game of chess we present these
Category
Early 20th Century German Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Boxwood
Chess Stool/ Sculptural Side Table
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
stools or side table sets. Directly referencing chess pieces, these stools luidically evidence objet's
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Resin, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Chess Game Board Set with Lucite Pieces Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chess game board or set with pieces by Charles Hollis Jones. The playing pieces
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Gucci Vintage Leather Case with Webbing Poker Dice Cards Chess Travel Game Set
By Gucci
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
This travel game set was made by Gucci in the 1970s as a special order. Made from brown leather
Category
1970s Italian Games
19th Century French Louis XIII Walnut Game Table
Chess Board with Checker Set
Located in Dallas, TX
chess or checker board on one side and a red felt on the other. The table top pulls up and open to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Game Tables
Materials
Felt, Walnut
19th Century British Trumpet Shaped Table with Games Top
Located in Dallas, TX
feet is exquisite in detail and execution.
NOW WITH WOODEN CHESS SET (as seen in the photos) INCLUDED !
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Maple, Satinwood, Walnut
Antique Marble Bust of Iullette by Prof G.Bessi Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
chess sets made of alabaster and onyx and lamps.
Major museums have today works by Bessi in their
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Heavyweight Bronze Chess Pieces, Staunton Design, 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional set of solid bronze chess pieces, dating from the 1970s. Their design follows the
Category
Vintage 1970s European Games
Materials
Bronze
Parquetry Wooden Game Board Box for Checkers Chess Backgammon
Located in Fayetteville, AR
. Complete with hand carved wooden chess pieces, a complete set of wooden checkers, and a pair of wooden dice
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Games
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Politically Themed Chess Pieces by Artist Myrna Goldberg
By Myrna Goldberg
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage set of chess pieces in a wooden storage box by New York Artist Myrna Goldberg. The chess
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Political and Patriotic Mem...
Materials
Clay, Glass, Paint
19th Century Chess Table, Italy
Sorrento
, circa 1850, Walnut with Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chess table with set of chess pieces included
Italy (Sorrento)
Walnut etc.
19th century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century, Walnut Marquetry Folding Game Box for Chess, Checkers, Backgammon
Located in Fayetteville, AR
, chess, and backgammon. It is finely constructed with dovetailed corners, inset hinges, and a locking
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood, Walnut, Holly
Antique Nutwood and Satinwood Tilt-Top Chess Table with Nautilus Shell Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
and warm atmosphere in your study or living room. With a set of quality chess pieces on top, this
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Olive, Satinwood, Walnut
Antique 1800s Mahogany and Nutwood Tilt-Top Chess Table with Stunning Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
atmosphere in a study or living room. With a set of quality chess pieces on top, this table will never fail
Category
Antique 1890s European Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Nutwood and Burl Nutwood Tilt-Top Chess Table with Nautilus Shell Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
and warm atmosphere in a study or living room. With a set of quality chess pieces on top, this table
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Olive, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
Vintage Italian Blackjack Games Card Roulette Table, Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
, dice, etc, with a central panel containing a roulette wheel.
Complete with chess set, draughts
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Solitary Island
By Douglas Downs
Located in Soquel, CA
. One of his chess sets was featured in the Bruce Lee movie ‘Game of Death’ and was purchased by the
Category
Early 2000s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Cardin Different Game
s Set Vintage NEW In Briefcase
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Cardin games set including backgammon, chess, dominoes, cards
Some pieces still wrapped
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Games
Italian Pair of Heavy Cognac/Opalescent Murano Glass Vases Sign by P. Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
- U.S.A.
Signoretto works with Martin Bradley at the glass chess-set.
He executes The boodygarden series
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique and Versatile Midcentury Gaming Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage-modern gaming table features multi-game set up for chess, checkers, mancala, and backgammon
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Vintage Modern Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Game Table with Two Chairs
By Maitland Smith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
set of granite chess pieces to match. The pair of tessellated stone chairs have a sculpted frame with
Category
Vintage 1960s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Antique French Burr Walnut Games Roulette Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
boxes, containing chess, draughts, backgammon and dominoes sets as well as a cup with dice. The boxes
Category
Antique 1860s French Game Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
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
Carl Auböck Brass Chess Set
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass chess set by Viennese master designer Carl Auböck, made in Austria in the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
German Modernist Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Modernist chess set with lathe-turned metal pieces and a board of translucent plastic adhered to
Category
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass
Austin Cox Modernist Chess Set
By Austin Enterprises
Located in New York, NY
Modernist chess set of milled and anodized aluminum designed by Austin Cox in 1962 and produced by
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Aluminum
Austin Cox Chess Table
Located in New York, NY
cubic tubular chrome base. Designed by Austin Cox to accompany the celebrated aluminum chess set he
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,200
Herringbone Games Table
By David Linley
Located in London, GB
playing set, and an original Linley metal chess piece set, surrounded by complimentary grey flocking
Category
2010s British Game Tables
$41,126
F. Lanier Graham Chess Set for MoMA
By Josef Hartwig
Located in New York, NY
Minimalist chess set in walnut and korina (white limba) wood by American sculptor, museum curator
Category
Vintage 1960s American Minimalist Games
Materials
Plastic, Wood, Paper
Doulton Chess Set
By Royal Doulton
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5017
Doulton Chess set modelled by George Tinworth.
Only three of these chess sets were
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
$30,159 / set
lucite chess set
Located in New York, NY
1970's french black and clear and white lucite chess set.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
$2,800
Chess Set - Alcoa
Located in Bridport, CT
Aluminum chess set in original wood and blue plexi display box by Alcoa, USA.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Aluminum
$1,375
Overscale Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Over scale vintage chess set made of wood with collapsible board for storage and transport.
Category
20th Century Unknown Games
Materials
Wood
Oversized Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental chess set with folding inlay board for storage. Pieces measure approximately 6-9" high.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
bone chess set
Located in St. Helena, CA
carabao(water buffalo) bone chess set.
some pieces topped with vintage u.s
Category
20th Century Thai Decorative Objects
$1,932
Lyon chess set
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Early 19th.Century bone and tropical chess set, made in Lyon.
Height king, 8cm, height pawn 4.5cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Games
Materials
Bone
$2,553
Vintage Chess Set
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Staunton Chess Set made by important chess piece maker Lardy complete with original board
Category
Vintage 1960s French Games
Materials
Wood
Modernist Chess Set
Located in London, GB
French, circa 1960.
A modernist chess set with polished aluminium, and black painted, pieces
Category
Vintage 1960s French Games
Materials
Aluminum
$1,113
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 South Pasadena, CA
Vintage grey and peach colored marble chess set with a carved wood stand, in the style of Art Deco
Category
Vintage 1960s Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles
$500
French chess set table
Located in New York, NY
Great 1970's French chess set table.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Game Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,700
Stone Garden Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Painted concrete and stone garden chess set
Category
Vintage 1950s French Garden Ornaments
$7,750
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- What is a gilded chess set?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A gilded chess set is a game set that includes a board and chess pieces that are highly decorative. Traditionally, the word gilded indicates something covered in gold. However, for chess sets, it can describe any pieces that feature decorative embellishments, such as carvings or inlays. You'll find a selection of antique and vintage chess sets on 1stDibs.
- 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.
- 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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