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Good English ‘Washington’ Pattern Turned Ivory Chess Set, circa 1800-1820
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The English ivory chess set in the ‘Washington’ pattern, one side stained red, the other side
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Games
Materials
Ivory
Space Age Chess Set by Arthur Elliott for Anri w/ Box
Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an early deluxe edition of the Space Age Chess Set. It has it's custom fitted box with a
Category
20th Century Italian Games
Space Age Chess Set by Arthur Elliott for Anri w/ Box
Board
By Arthur Elliot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an early deluxe edition of the Space Age Chess Set. It has it's custom fitted box with a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Classic Art Deco Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and stylish Art Deco chess board with two internal drawers containing a complete set of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Games
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
Italian Mid Century Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These great chess pieces are made of brass and patinated brass. They come with an inlaid wood box
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass
Spectacular Brutalist Bronze Chess Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very unique set.
Category
20th Century American Games
Finely Carved Ivory Chess Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This lovely set consists of fully hand carved ivory figures, of all different characters. Even the
Category
Vintage 1930s Asian Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Emerald Green Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
Period: New
Condition: Excellent
Dimensions: Board: 15” x 15”Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
Period: New
Condit...
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
French Modernist Chess Set Lucite Base.
Located in Gravesend, GB
Modernist Brass and Chrome Chess Pieces on Lucite Base.
20x20x2cm
Some wear to silver foil on
Category
Vintage 1970s French Games
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Anri Hand Carved Wooden Chess Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This wonderful hand carved and painted set is of the highest quality, and is in beautiful condition
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Objects
Carved Wood and Leather Chess Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the Melrose location are 50% off!
A very charming set of whimsical painted wooden figures in very
Category
Vintage 1960s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Modernist Bronze and Aluminum Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
French 1970's on original lucite stand. The scale is great. Tallest pieces are 4". The board is 12.5" square.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Games
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
Italian Magenta Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
Category
2010s Italian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
1970s - Beautiful Multi-Colored Acrylic Chess Set
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Chess pieces made of laminated multicolored acrylic. The pieces change color depending on the way
Category
Vintage 1970s American Games
Modernist Chess Set Attributed to Pierre Cardin
Located in New York, NY
Smoke glass base with square chrome plates, enameled metal chess pieces.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Game Tables
Antique Backgammon and Chess Set, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
- This beautiful antique backgammon set features an original marquetry board, made by hand in
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Games
Materials
Wood
$1,190 / set
Italian Emerald Green Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
Category
2010s Italian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Emerald Green Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
Category
2010s Italian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Peach / Malachite Green Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy. One only in stock, contact for pre orders.
Condition: New
Dimension: 9.75" x 9.75".
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Chess Set Peter H. Ernst, Denmark, 2010
Located in New York, NY
Two varieties of amber, culled from the Danish coast, encased in silver fittings, previously in the collection of the Skagen Amber Museum. This piece is not composed of resin but amb...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Games
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Marquetry Backgammon and Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
- This gorgeous antique backgammon set features an original marquetry board, made by hand in France
Category
Early 20th Century French Games
Materials
Wood
German Jewel Encrusted Silver and Bone Chess Set
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
bone heads.
This is one of three identical sets made during the early 1970s, one commissioned for the
Category
Late 20th Century German More Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver
Italian Forest Green/White Small Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
Arthur "Espenet" Carpenter Hand Carved Chess Set and Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
rosewood chess pieces. Hand crafted chess board by Arthur Espenet Carpenter. The board is unsigned, but has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Walnut
A Michel Dumas Stainless Steel and Lucite Chess Set
By Michel Dumas
Located in New York, NY
The stylized clear and colored lucite chess pieces of cylindrical form, on a stainless steel
Category
Vintage 1970s French Games
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Forest Green/White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
New.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Lapis Blue/White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
New.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Rose Pink / White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy.
New.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
Chess Set and Backgammon Board on History of Australia Book Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
backgammon on the other. It comes with a set of hand-carved chess pieces.
Dimensions closed: 4"H X 10.25
Category
20th Century English Games
Fine Gilt Metal Chess Set Andmarble Game Board by the Italian Visual Artist
By Giuseppe Vasari
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Designed by Giuseppe Vasari
Signed Vasari
Silvered and gilt metal
Chess board dimensions 23 3
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures and Carvings
Chess Table by Jakob Asbaek
By Jacob Asbaek
Located in Chicago, IL
Sold with a full chess set.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Game Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Giant Chess Pieces
Located in Atlanta, GA
* Oversized plastic chess set
* Full set available
* Weighted with sand
* Black & White playing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Garden Ornaments
Cartier Display Oversized Glass Chess Pieces
By Cartier
Located in Stamford, CT
introduced chess sets.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Rosewood Chess/backgammon flip-top table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
European Rosewood table with inset backgammon set that can be flipped to a chess set.This table
Category
Vintage 1950s European Game Tables
Materials
Rosewood
PAIR OF CHESS PIECE LAMPS
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of ebonized wood giant chess piece (rook) lamps, from an out door chess set. Drilled for lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Ironwood Chess and Domino Set, Don Shoemaker Style
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Chess Set with domino included, the case has the form of a book, made of ironwood, good condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Georgian Games Box, Complete with a ‘Stalton’ Chess and Soapstone Backgammon Set
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Georgian games box, complete with a ‘Stalton’ chess set and a soapstone backgammon set.
An
Category
Antique 1820s English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Minoan Style Chess Game
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a very interesting and handsome chess set. The pieces are sculptural objects in themselves
Category
Vintage 1950s Greek Games
Materials
Bronze, Metal
$2,200
Brutalist Chess by Henry Burstynowicz
By Henry Burstynowicz
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Beautiful chess set designed by Pittsburgh based sculptor Henry Burstynowicz. Chessboard
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Metal
1970s Lucite and Glass Game Table with Lucite Chess Pieces
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
and solid, large Lucite chess pieces. The price is for the table and chess set.
Pieces range from
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Horse Head Chess Knights Carved Alabaster Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This lovely pair of horse head lamps represent knights from a chess set. They are beautifully
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Avery Needlecase "Worktable", circa 1890
Located in Baltimore, MD
Antique Avery brass needle case "Worktable", circa 1890 with chess set.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cast Iron Horseheads
Located in San Francisco, CA
delicate details and wonderful patina
like knights from a giant chess set
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Monumental pair of glazed terracotta Cheval figures
Located in Palm Springs, CA
representing pieces in a chess set. Right and left facing with opposing details.
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Massive Iron Horsehead
Located in San Francisco, CA
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like knights from a giant chess set
Category
Early 20th Century American Statues
Materials
Iron
Nest of Two Regency Rosewood Games Tables
Located in New York, NY
century red-stained and white ivory chess set.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
Antique Signed Games Compendium
By Toulmin
Gale
Located in Vancouver, BC
A handsome two drawer Games compendium featuring ivory chess set with board, cribbage board
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Verdura Inspired Maharajah Chess Piece Pin
Located in New York City, NY
bedecked these objects with odd jewelry components. We ordered replica chess sets from India and started to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Asprey Burr Walnut Games Chess Backgammon Draughts Box Compendium 19th Century
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
bone chess set with three layers of games: the first layer contains bone dominoes, six bone dice
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Brass
Large Martin Bradley Pelican Sculpture, Murano
By Pino Signoretto, Martin Bradley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
& Studio and blown by Murano Master glassblower, Pino Signoretto (b. 1944). References: The Glass Chess-Set
Category
1990s English Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
1960s, Dining Chairs by Nestor Basterretxea for Biok, Set of Two
By Nestor Basterretxea
Located in Bilbao, ES
), the chess set (1967) and the Sua candelabra set (1968).
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Aldo Tura Game Table and Chairs
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chicago, IL
compete stone chess set, with the address Stamped Bigliocchi, Via 2 Macelli, 25-26 Roma. Which is now a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables
Antique Satinwood Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
delicate chess set and draughts or backgammon pieces. The underside of the lid features a beautiful cube
Category
Antique 19th Century British Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Games Box by Leuchars, circa 1870
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Ivory chess set stained red, and left natural, a brass cribbage board, two bone "finger"
Category
Antique 19th Century British Games
Materials
Brass
Victorian Games Compendium.
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
, has a lift up lid and two doors that open at the front. The front opening doors hold a chess set made
Category
Antique 19th Century British Games
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Rosewood Carved Table/ Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pieces in chess sets, etc.), handles, furniture, luxury flooring, etc. Rosewood oil, used in perfume, is
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Pedestals
Materials
Rosewood
Oliver Clegg, Untitled McDonald
s Cone, oil on canvas painting
By Oliver Clegg
Located in Dallas, TX
left behind.” Painting on found ordinary objects such as drawing boards, chess sets, dismantled school
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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