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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 (Black)
Located in Ostrava, CZ
We've broadened our family of Trojan chess tables with a richly dark variant. The hue is achieved
Category
2010s Czech Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
$3,500 / set
Trojan IXX Chess Table and Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
composite materials used already in ancient Rome.Chess, which have evolved from Persian chess-like game
Category
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
$3,131 / set
Jaques London Victorian Faux Book Chessboard Staunton Pieces
Hardwood Clock
By Jaques of London, House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather folding book chessboard with the original Staunton Chess set dating to circa 1880, a travel chess
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Boxwood
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set.
Original postmodern Michael Graves chess and
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Games
Materials
Resin, Wood
Art Nouveau Ceramics Table Lamp Hand Decorated at L. Hjort, Denmark, 1930s
By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in Odense, DK
, tea and coffee sets, lamps, buttons, brooches, door signs and chess sets, etc. The first was decorated
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Beautifully Crafted Artisan Made Chess Pieces
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Marvelously detailed handmade carved wood set of 32 chest pieces having wonderful embellishments
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Games
Materials
Metal
Chess Table with Horse Head Base, Complete Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Complete chess table with chess pieces. Table base and top has been professionally refinished
Category
Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Game Tables
Materials
Wood
A Brass Mezuzah Case by Hans Teppich, Jerusalem Circa 1950. Judaica
Located in New York, NY
, Candlesticks, Mezuzot, Israeli flower-shaped Spice boxes, many beautiful pieces of jewelry, and unique chess
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Chess Game Set - Pietra Dura Marble 19th Century Italy
Located in Stockholm, SE
chessboard is framed with a wooden frame. The chess pieces are made in metal and are probably not the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Game Boards
Materials
Marble
Vintage Croquet Set on Stand
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
as Croquet, Ping Pong, Snakes and Ladders, Ludo, Tiddledy Winks, The Staunton Chess Set, Happy
Category
Antique 1890s British Edwardian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
EXQUISITE ANTiQUE EXTRA LARGE FOSSIL TOP CHESSBOARD TABLE TOP IN MARBLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, the squares are very large so its idea for those jumbo Staunton Chess sets that never fit on normal
Category
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Game Tables
Materials
Marble
Chess Game Set French Israeli Surrealist Watercolor Gouache Painting
By Zvi Milshtein
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large hand signed mixed media paiting on Arches French paper. A chess game encounter
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache
"Make 300 Holes with Any Implement: This Is My Gift" Takako Saito, Concept Art
Located in New York, NY
Maciunas.
Saito is best known for her special chess sets, which include Spice Chess, but her larger body
Category
1960s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
1960s Modernist Striking Chess Game Set Aluminum and Walnut Wood
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern chess game set in aluminum and walnut wood
Unmarked
Preowned vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Chess Piece Stool and Side Table by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
A set of chess piece stool and side table by Panorammma
Materials: wood, resin.
Dimensions: 25 x H
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Stools
Materials
Resin, Wood
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Board Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Modern Board. Item features a
Category
1990s Modern Toys
Materials
Maple
Handcarved
Crafted Mid Century Wood Chess Table! Teak Maple Walnut Set 1950s
Located in Peoria, AZ
PASTIME OF KINGS!
MID CENTURY HANDCRAFTED
CUSTOM CHESS TABLE
A MID CENTURY MASTERPIECE
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Game Tables
Materials
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Teak, Walnut
$6,000 Sale Price
53% Off
Sven Wejsfelt for Gustavsberg, Complete Set of Chess Pieces in Ceramics
Located in København, Copenhagen
Sven Wejsfelt for Gustavsberg, complete set of chess pieces in ceramics.
Presumably unique
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Blu Marble and Art Glass Chess Game Set, Italy, circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian marble and art glass chess game set, circa 1960s, Italy. Marble game board has a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Marble
Vintage 1970 Backgammon
Chess Rare Etienne Aigner Black Soft Leather Set
By Etienne Aigner
Located in Vis, NL
Vintage 1970 backgammon & chess rare Etienne Aigner black and burgundy handmade soft leather
Category
Vintage 1970s French Arts and Crafts Games
Materials
Leather
Regency Rosewood and Marquetry Chess Table with Game Set, England, 19th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
chess table dates to the mid-19th century and exemplifies the elegance, balance, and masterful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Chess Game Set with Handmade Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Chessboard Black Lacquered
Located in Bochum, NRW
Chess Game Set with Handmade Board Made of Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlaid
An early 1920s Chinese
Category
Vintage 1920s Asian Japonisme Games
Materials
Wood, Bakelite, Plastic
Carl Aubock Modernist Cast Iron Chess Game Set with Handmade Leather Board
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A very exceptional and beautiful Minimalist Mid-Century Modern chess game, model #5606, designed by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Iron, Nickel
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
Complete Set of Vintage Oversized Chess Pieces in Black and Cream Plastic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Uniquely large chess pieces in black and cream plastic, ca. 1970s USA.
Full and complete set with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Felt, Plastic
e15 Nona Leather Chess Board and Chess Figures by Annabelle Klute in STOCK
By e15
Located in New York, NY
black, Chess figures set, L240
W120 H90 mm, 16 x clear lacquered, 16 x
black lacquered, HS-Code 44201190
Category
2010s German Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of Green Armchairs by E. Homa and Chess Table, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
.
Beautiful antique chess table from the 1960s. It was manufactured in Poland in 1960s. The table was made of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of 3 Chess Figure Bookends, King, Queen, Bishop
Pawn, Italy 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Channeling old world glamor into your home decor, this set of three brass finish bookends is both a
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Chess Stool / Sculptural Side Table Convex
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
Set Of 2 Chess Sculptures in Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel by Julian Mayor
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Chess Sculptures in Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel by Julian Mayor
Limited Edition of 8
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
19th Century Spider Legs Maple Table
Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th century victorian Spider Legs Maple Table and Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set in good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Maple
Chess Stool / Sculptural Side Table Convex
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
George V Sterling Silver Presentation Chess Trophy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
engraved with a personal inscription if so desired.
Within a set of chess pieces the cross finial is a
Category
Vintage 1930s British Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Single Pedestal Square Game Table Pull Out Trays Chess Board Set Mint!
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art Deco single pedestal square game table pull out trays dovetail drawers chess board set mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Set of 4 Rare Polished Weighed Composite Pawn Form Chess Pieces Bar Stool
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of unique studio made polished composite weighted bottoms round bar stools.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Composition
Edwardian Satinwood Hand-Painted Metamorphic Game Table
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Chicago, IL
included: a complete ivory chess set. 4 playing decks, poker chips (51 white + 1 for the dealer, 49 blue
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
English Chess Game Portable, Circa Late 19th Century
By John Jaques
Son Ltd.
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique English portable chess game set, Campaign design, turn-of-the-century, circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Games
Materials
Composition, Brass
Ceramic Set of 32 Chess Pieces, Design Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s
By Enzo Bioli
Located in taranto, IT
Very rare set of 32 pieces in ceramic art, production "il picchio" from the 1970s based on a design
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
FiNE ANTIQUE BURR WALNUT BROWN LEATHER CONVERSATION CHESSBOARD COUCH TETA A TETA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
as you would hope to find
Please note the Chess set pictured is not included in the listing and is
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Damascan Games Chess Table Side Arabic Inlay 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Damascus games table with a parquetry top set out for chess and dominos
Circa 1890
Offered in great shape
Category
Antique 1890s Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Moorish Persian Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
with this exceptional backgammon and chess game set.
Closed the box measure: 2.5in. H x 7.5in x 16in
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Moorish Games
Materials
Fruitwood
"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" Polaroid lift from the collective archive
By Shawn Theodore
Located in Philadelphia, PA
objects like church fans, family photo albums, or wooden chess sets, seeing them as symbols of cultural
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid
Black + White Porous Ceramic Chess + Checkers Board, Wooden Pieces, Walnut Edge
By Jordan Keaney
Located in London, GB
Porous ceramic chess and checkers set with pieces. This simple game would make a lovely, light
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Games
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
18k Yellow Gold Wide "Chess Piece" Link Bracelet with Rubies
Sapphires
Located in Fairfield, CT
is a wide linked chess piece motif style, set with alternating oval links, set with alternating
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Link Bracelets
Materials
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century Italian Leather Chess Board with Brass Pieces Handcrafted in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
perfectly matches with the timeless beauty of genuine leather. A full chess and checkers set that doesn't go
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Brass
Moooi Small Sketched Collage Rug in Wool with Blind Hem by Joost van Bleiswijk
By Moooi, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
work references iconic designs such as grandfather clocks, high-backed chairs, chess sets, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch More Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moooi Large Sketched Collage Rug in Soft Yarn Polyamide by Joost van Bleiswijk
By Moooi, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
work references iconic designs such as grandfather clocks, high-backed chairs, chess sets, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch More Carpets
Materials
Yarn
Moooi Large Sketched Collage Rug in Wool with Blind Hem by Joost van Bleiswijk
By Moooi, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
work references iconic designs such as grandfather clocks, high-backed chairs, chess sets, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch More Carpets
Materials
Wool
Moooi Small Sketched Collage Rug in Low Pile Polyamide by Joost van Bleiswijk
By Moooi, Joost van Bleiswijk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
work references iconic designs such as grandfather clocks, high-backed chairs, chess sets, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch More Carpets
Materials
Polyester
Moooi Small Sketched Collage Rug in Soft Yarn Polyamide by Joost van Bleiswijk
By Joost van Bleiswijk, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
work references iconic designs such as grandfather clocks, high-backed chairs, chess sets, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch More Carpets
Materials
Yarn
Moooi Large Sketched Collage Rug in Low Pile Polyamide by Joost van Bleiswijk
By Joost van Bleiswijk, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
work references iconic designs such as grandfather clocks, high-backed chairs, chess sets, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch More Carpets
Materials
Polyester
"Artemis" Figurative Sculpture 6.5 x 7 in Ed. of 5 by Colin Burn
By Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
represents.
A compelling example of this is his Pearl Royale chess set, an opulent reimagining of the classic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Copper
"Yoniverse" Figurative Sculpture 10 x 14.5 in Ed. of 5 by Colin Burn
By Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
example of this is his Pearl Royale chess set, an opulent reimagining of the classic game. Beyond its
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Blue Morphos" Figurative Sculpture 8.5 x 7.5 in Ed. of 5 by Colin Burn
By Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
example of this is his Pearl Royale chess set, an opulent reimagining of the classic game. Beyond its
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"As Above" Figurative Sculpture 8 x 7 in Ed. of 5 by Colin Burn
By Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
compelling example of this is his Pearl Royale chess set, an opulent reimagining of the classic game. Beyond
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"So Below" Figurative Sculpture 8 x 6 in Ed. of 5 by Colin Burn
By Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
Royale chess set, an opulent reimagining of the classic game. Beyond its luxurious design, the set
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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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.
- 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.
- 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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