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"Chess", Set of 4 Portraits King-Queen-Bishop-Knight Figurative Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A set of portraits of four chess characters - "the king, the queen, the bishop and the knight
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Games Chess Set of Handcrafted and Painted Wood Pieces with Table and Board
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Italian chess table set from early 20th century in carved, lacquered, gilded and hand painted
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Materials
Wood
The Figure Game "The Original Game of Chess" Set in Bronze by Gary Sahl Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind! The Figure Game (Siang Ki in Chinese), "The Original Game of Chess as Played in
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Bronze
$7,000 Sale Price
53% Off
Vintage Set Of Chess Figures
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Large vintage Staunton Style Chess Figures.
A large Staunton style chess set with Ebonised and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Games
Materials
Wood
1950s Ceramic Viking Chess Pieces
One Piece Missing
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Ceramic hand painted Viking chess set. One piece missing.
Category
Vintage 1950s Games
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Chess board - reversable tray with bronze chess pieces, Sorrento Ware
Located in Central England, GB
side for opponent’s pieces taken in a tournament.
The chess set is completed with a rare early 20th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Games
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Medieval Chessboard with Chesses, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This Ceramic Medieval Chess is a ceramic chess set consisting of medieval characters and a wooden
Category
Vintage 1970s European Games
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Game
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in North Miami, FL
This original Postmodern Michael Graves chess set with checkers pieces has been fully restored with
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Games
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Chess Black Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
and 2 shelves.
It includes two chess set pieces in solid carved mahogany wood
in black and white
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Nickel
$19,459 / item
Hand-Carved Koa Wood Chess Table with Intricate Horsehead Pedestal and Stools
By William Billy Haines
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Hand-Carved Koa Wood Chess Table with Intricate Horsehead Pedestal and Stools - Complete Chess Set
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois Plexiglass and Aluminum Chess Game Set, circa 1970
By Roche Bobois, Michel Dumas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Michel Dumas Chess Set with Original Board, France, circa 1970
Designed by renowned
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Games
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Malachite mid 20th century Chess Game
Located in MILL, NL
Fantastic mid-20th century chess set.
Original from Congo, Africa.
Fully inlaid with Malachite and
Category
Vintage 1950s Games
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set.
The chess board, made by ARVAL
Category
2010s Italian Medieval Games
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Large Horse Head Chess Knights Carved Alabaster Lamps Italy 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
This beathiful pair of horse head lamps represent knights from a chess set. They are beautifully
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare original Victorian Staunton chess set with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Games
Materials
Marble
The Raj Hand Painted India-British War 1857 Game Chess with Table
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rare – 1987 Franklin Mint ‘The Raj’ Chess Set
"The RAJ" hand painted India-British War 1857
Category
20th Century Malaysian Anglo Raj Games
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Black and White Chess Board
Located in Westwood, NJ
strategic play.
The set includes intricately designed chess pieces, finished in matching black and white to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Game Boards
Materials
Wood
$885 / item
Late 18th George III Provincial Folk Art Painted Oak Games Chess Side Table
Located in Lowestoft, GB
segmented draw with brass handle.
The chess set in a later addition and was produced by Staunton in the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Painted Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Style Wooden Chess Board
Located in Westwood, NJ
strategic play.
The set includes intricately designed chess pieces, finished in matching colors to enhance
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Game Boards
Materials
Wood
$927 / item
Red Multi-Game Set in Briar and Mahogany by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
. Contents: Mahogany Roulette wheel 36 cms and rack, 344 chips, chess set, backgammon, Poker and Gambling
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Mahogany
$12,600 / item
Antique Coromandel Game Box, Hand Carved Chess, Backgammon, Checkers, Horse Race
Located in New York, NY
to reveal a hand carved chess set of cream and light red mounted on brass spires. There is a four
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Boxes and Cases
Green and White Customizable Chess Board
Located in Westwood, NJ
strategic play.
The set includes intricately designed chess pieces, finished in matching colors to enhance
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Game Boards
Materials
Wood
$927 / item
Black and White Chess Board with Storage
Located in Westwood, NJ
strategic play.
The set includes intricately designed chess pieces, finished in matching black and white to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Game Boards
Materials
Wood
$927 / item
Swedish 19th century inlaid birch games table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
. Supplied with a chess set which came with the table. Raised on a turned stem and standing on 3 scrolled
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Set of 6 Wooden Chess Pieces, Linden Wood, Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple, Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 6 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian sterling silver chessboard with a chess game
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
. Sodalite top.
The chess set features a silver finish for one player, while the other player has a 24kt gold
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Games
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Set/12 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 12 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Late 20th Century Chessboard - Vintage - Inlaid Marble - Brass Chess Pieces
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
:
11.6 x 11.6 inches
(29.5 x 29.5 cm)
A stylish and decorative chess set that works equally well as a
Category
1990s Belgian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Marble, Brass
Set of 3 Vintage Chess Coffee Table "Chess" in Work Iron by Luigi Colli, Italy
By Colli Torino
Located in Biella, IT
Luigi Colli Italy set of chess glass coffee table in work iron years ’40 perfect and original
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Iron
Threefold Game Box
Located in Paris, FR
., including 3 sets of games:
draughts, domino and chess. Sets inside includes boxwood
draughts pieces
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Games
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,073 / item
Italian Round Rustic Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
flared column pedestal base. Includes a wooden chess set and Backgammon counters.
Dimensions: 42" W x 42
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Materials
Wood
$5,997 / item
Dark Rustic Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
pedestal base. Includes a wooden chess set and backgammon counters.
Dimensions: 36" W x 36" D x 30" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Materials
Wood
$7,047 / item
Antique Chess Table, English Oak, Games Table, Cotswold School, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
chess set
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Select oak stocks show fine grain interest
Category
Mid-20th Century British Game Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Michael Graves Monopoly Set
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in New York, NY
design new versions of classic games beginning with a chess set in 2000 with inspiration from the famous
Category
Early 2000s Games
Materials
Wood
Marbro Pair of Custom Monumental Marble Chess King and Queen Lamps, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
.
Tall, sculptural, highly detailed figures of king and queen from a chess set are hand-carved in Art
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
SV925 Gold Jewel Chess with Sapphire by MOISEIKIN
By MOISEIKIN
Located in Hong Kong, HK
people for good communication between partners.
Chess, created by MOISEIKIN, is an elite set with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Sapphire, Tiger s Eye, Gold Plate, Silver
19thC Victorian Burr Walnut Games Compendium, Cards
Board Games, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
chess set, draughts, dominoes, dice, cribbage board with markers, leather bound boards for games
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Walnut Games Compendium, Cards
Board Games, C.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century Victorian walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a chess
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Walnut
White Leather Chessboard
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Dynamic and elegant, this chess board set will make a sublime accent in a modern or traditional
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Brass
$3,080
White Leather Chessboard
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Dynamic and elegant, this chess board set will make a sublime accent in a modern or traditional
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Metal, Brass
$3,080 / item
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Gray Bauhaus Sconce Double Wall Light by Linder Germany, 1950
By Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Lindner
Located in Vienna, AT
include the Bauhaus Table Lamp (1924), also known as the "Wagenfeld Lamp," the Kubus Chess Set (1928), a
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Bauhaus Yellow Sconce Double Wall Light, Linder Germany, 1950s
By Lindner, Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Located in Vienna, AT
known as the "Wagenfeld Lamp," the Kubus Chess Set (1928), a minimalist chess set, the WMF Tea Service
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Bauhaus White Sconce Double Wall Light, Linder Germany, 1950s
By Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Lindner
Located in Vienna, AT
"Wagenfeld Lamp," the Kubus Chess Set (1928), a minimalist chess set, the WMF Tea Service (1930), an elegant
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
From the Series " Blue Lagoon Ocean 1, 2, 3 " triptych
Located in Vienna, AT
harmonious focal point. Its integration into a modern living space, above a cozy couch and beside a chess set
Category
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1940s Hector Aguilar Tin Sconce
By Hector Aguilar
Located in Mexico City, MX
copper, tin, and carpentry workshops where he designed and produced flatware, tea sets, trays, chess sets
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Tin
Exceptional Inlaid Games Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
equipped with many Games pieces:
Full turned and carved Chess set (One replaced Pawn).
Two rectangular
Category
20th Century Moorish Games
Materials
Metal
BRAND NEW 2009 LTD EDITION SOLD OUT JAQUES CHAMPIONSHiP CROQUET SET
By Jaques of London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Edition chess set (which is listed under my other items) from Jacques London
This set has never been used
Category
Early 2000s English Victorian Games
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Chess Talent Walnut Set
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Chessboard in matt Canaletto walnut and white maple. It contains boxwood chessmen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Walnut
$1,380 / item
Hard-to-Find Pair of Vintage Carl August III Nickel-Plated Bookends Model 5403
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Minneapolis, MN
, ashtrays, coasters and a chess set. Like most of the pieces in this collection, they are unmarked but this
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron, Nickel
ANTIQUE FORTNUM
MASON BACKGAMMON SET IN ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE WiTH DICE
By Fortnum
Mason
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
my other items with the matching chess set
Dimensions of the case
Height:- 3.9cm
Width:- 19.5cm
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Games
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Bakelite, Oak
Trojan XXI Chess Table
Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one of first composite
Category
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
$3,468 / set
1970s Rustic Hand Carved Wood Chess and Backgammon Set from Mexico
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice unique hand carved wood chess / backgammon set portable complete .
Category
20th Century Mexican Rustic Games
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau "Hjort" Ceramics Table Lamp Hand Decorated Parrots, Denmark, 1930s
By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in Odense, DK
, door signs and chess sets, etc. The first was decorated with simple Art Nouveau patterns. Later it came
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Hommage a Caissa (for the Marcel Duchamp Fund of the American Chess Foundation)
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
, as of 1962 the Daniel Cordier & Arne Ekstrom Gallery, where Dalí revealed his chess set.
Duchamp
Category
1960s Dada Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Chess Stool/ Sculptural Side Table Set
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
stools or side table sets.
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Resin, Wood
$2,070 / set
Chess Stool/ Sculptural Side Table Set
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
stools or side table sets.
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Resin, Wood
$2,070 / set
Trojan XXI Chess Table
Set (White)
Located in Ostrava, CZ
legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one of first composite
Category
2010s Czech Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
$3,600 / set
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