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Italian Forest Green/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Lapis Blue/Peach Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Lapis Blue/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Pale Pink/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Pale Pink/Peach Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Rare 1930s Karl Hagenauer Chess Set
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
A complete Hagenauer chess set (32 pieces ) there is also an fotograph of the chess game which was
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Games
Materials
Brass
Circa 1900 Carved Wood Chess Set on Lucite
Located in Highland Park, IL
A beautiful carved wood chess set on lucite. C.1900
The longest piece is 16" wide and the tallest
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lucite
HECTOR AGUILAR Chess Set (1950
s)
By Hector Aguilar
Located in New York, NY
A sterling silver and vermeil sterling chess set by Mexican modernist designer, Hector Aguilar
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Games
Materials
Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Indian Ivory Chess Set, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
finials all on circular carved bases.
Two white pawns on different bases.
Please Note: This chess
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Early Victorian Games
Materials
Ivory
1960s Danish Modern Rosewood and Pottery Chess Set
Located in Sacramento, CA
1960s Danish rosewood and pottery chess set. Game board and pieces are pottery, and pieces store in
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Games
Materials
Pottery, Rosewood
Chess side table with chess set by Herman Ohme
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Complete with wooden chess set by Herman Ohme circa 1950’s.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
A Studio Art Glass and Alabaster Chess Set
Located in Asheville, NC
A wonderfully bright and entertaining studio made chess set with blue and red glass pieces, encased
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Steel
Lucite Chess Set by Michel Dumas on Stainless Board
Located in New York, NY
A super cool 1970s chess set with storage box by Michel Dumas Creations.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Games
Materials
Stainless Steel
Arthur Elliot for ANRI Mod Mid Century Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage mod chess set in contrasting carved wood by Anri - made in Italy-
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Games
Materials
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
French Multi Colored Laminated Lucite Chess Set 1960
s
Located in New York, NY
What a wonderful French Chess Set. Its multi colored laminated lucite from the 196's.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Tableware
Materials
Lucite
20th Century Staunton Style Chess Set, circa 1920
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A nice English boxwood Staunton style, weighted chess set with stained pine box which has sliding
Category
Vintage 1920s European Games
Materials
Boxwood
Italian Pale Pink/Malachite Green Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
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
Turned Ivory and Horn Chess Set with Inlaid Board
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large Indian chess set, with all its pieces, made of horn and ivory with its original board with
Category
20th Century Indian Games
Materials
Horn, Ivory
Victorian Staunton Style Chess Set, circa 1890
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A good English Victorian Staunton style boxwood and ebony chess set, presented in its' original oak
Category
Antique 1890s European Victorian Games
Materials
Boxwood, Ebony, Oak
Modern Chess Set and Board Designed by Donna Parker
Located in Water Mill, NY
Modern chess set and board designed by Donna Parker. The board has squares of black horn
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Games
Coffee Table with Chess Set, U.S.A, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage and custom coffee table made of maple and walnut with a chess set. Includes all pieces
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
19th Century Barleycorn Pattern Ivory Chess Set
Located in London, GB
with ball finials all standing on turned finials with round bases.
Please Note: This chess set is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Games
Materials
Ivory
Two-Color Patinated Bronze Chess Set by Pierre Cardin
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Two-color patinated bronze chess set, by Pierre Cardin, French late 1960s. The knights being in the
Category
Vintage 1960s French Decorative Objects
A 1962 Aluminum Chess Set and Table by Austin Cox
By Austin Enterprises
Located in New York, NY
A 1962 Aluminum Chess Set and rare matching Table by Austin Cox
Category
Vintage 1960s American Game Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Nickel
Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Charles Hollis Jones chess set. Made with colored and clear Lucite. The colors are
Category
20th Century American Games
Chess Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
List $ 950.
Net $617
Net $617
Sigi Pineda Sterling Chess Set W/travel Case
By Sigfrido Pineda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional and rare. This Sigi Pineda travel chess set is a unique find. All pieces are made in
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Superb Maitland Smith Stone Veneered Chess Set 1970s
Located in London, GB
A Superb Maitland Smith designed Ebony and Ivory Stone Veneered Chess Set 1970s the Board doubling
Category
Vintage 1970s Games
Materials
Stone
Oversized Wooden Chess Set, Handcrafted in California, circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and complete handcrafted chess set in a grand oversize scale. The contrasting dark
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
A one-of-a-kind "folk Art" chess set dated 1942
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A One of a find carved and painted wood chess set on later wooden bases. The chess set is dated
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Games
Materials
Wood
Important Continental 800 silver and vermeil silver chess set
Located in Miami, FL
Important Continental 800 silver and vermeil silver chess set with malachite, marble and onyx chess
Category
20th Century Games
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Los Castillo Handcrafted Chess Set in Turquoise and Lapiz Lazuli
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Los Castillo, Handcrafted Chess Set, Silver Plated Brass and Polished Brass, with turquoise and
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Games
Materials
Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli
Chess Set with Game Board/Storage Case (GMD#2810)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Carved Chess Set with Maple & Ebony Finished Game Board/Hinged Storage Case. Note: The
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Games
Materials
Wood, Paint
Check-Mate! Hand-Carved Marble and Granite Chess Set
Located in Westport, CT
Check-Mate! Hand-carved marble and granite chess Set." For the Mind" - It's The Holiday's! Whatever
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Hollywood Regency Games
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Granite
Oversize Complete Chess Set with Paul Evans Inspired Board 1960s
Located in London, GB
Unusually large complete chess set with veneered board comprising of walnut and brass tiles in the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Walnut
A Modern Chrome and Glass Games Table with Bronze Chess Set
Located in Riverdale, NY
chess set in dual patinated bronze depicted as Medieval figures
Category
Vintage 1970s American Game Tables
Bronze Chess Set
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Cast bronze pieces,verdigris application to one set on hammered brass chess board.
The board
Category
20th Century Games
$6,000
1960s Bespoke Brutalist Gold Anodised Aluminum and Walnut Chess Set
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1960s bespoke chess set designed and manufactured in England.
Walnut and sycamore wooden
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
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
ITALIAN 1960
S RED ENAMELED COPPER
BRASS CHESS SET
Located in San Francisco, CA
A QUIXOTIC ITALIAN 1960'S COPPER CHESS SET WITH WIRE-FORMED CHESSMEN AND A BRASS AND IRON RED
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Objects
Star Trek Space Age Chess Set by Arthur Elliot for Anri
By Arthur Elliot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This chess set comes in the original box which has great graphic design by Arthur Elliot. The box
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Anri Monsalvat "Cavalry and Indians" Carved Wooden Chess Set
By ANRI
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anri of Italy created some of the finest hand-carved chess sets ever, and ours is no exception. The
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Native American Games
Materials
Wood
Modern Staunton Chess Set by Arthur Elliott for Arni in Hardwood
By Arthur Elliot, ANRI
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a wonderful modern chess set designed by Arthur Elliott for Arni, Italy. Crafted in walnut
Category
20th Century Italian Games
Materials
Walnut, Maple
Austin Cox Aluminum Chess Set and Board with Display Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This complete chess set with board and display box were produced in limited quantities by Alcoa
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Games
Rare Mid-Century Bronzed Metal Evolution Chess Set by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Port Hope, ON
This distinctively crafted bronzed metal Mid-Century Modern 'Evolution' chess set was created by
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Chess Set Bronze Gold and Silver by Piero Beuzoni/Berfons
Located in Sarasota, FL
corner as the foot. Signed plaque by Piero Beuzon extraordinary chess set! Unbelievable detail to each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
A Fine Cartier Custom Order Sterling Silver Chess Set 1950
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
This is the finest and most precious chess set we have handled. The pieces are solid silver
Category
Vintage 1950s American Games
Round Malachite Chess Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare, small round malachite chess board with hand carved pieces in malachite and off-white stone
Category
20th Century Games
Materials
Stone, Malachite
$845 / set
Round Malachite Chess Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare, small round malachite chess board with hand carved pieces in malachite and off-white stone
Category
20th Century Games
Materials
Stone, Malachite
$845 / set
Austin Creations Metal Chess Set, with Storage or Display Case
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Striking hand spun aluminum modern chess set, in a great Industrial motif made by Austin Creations
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal
Lucite Modernist Chess Set
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Stylistically descended from the Bauhaus set, this is a Disco Era relic which I've never
Category
Vintage 1970s American More Furniture and Collectibles
Mark Cross Chess Set
Located in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Handmade in Germany by Mark Cross. Signed on verso.
Category
20th Century German Games
Materials
Brass
$2,800
Great Surrealistic Chess Set
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Dead stock, never taken from it's original box, this is probably a limited edition or possibly artist-made and unique. Fantastic, a la Calder. The royal court on opposing sides are b...
Category
Vintage 1960s More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass, Copper
"Actors Vs. Producers" Chess Set Signed Doug Anderson #3/25
Located in North Hollywood, CA
decorated cookie jars, tea pots, and his extremely successful chess sets. These sets were sold through
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics
Materials
Acrylic
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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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