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Boxwood and Ebony Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A well turned chess set in mahogany box with sliding lid. The set has boxwood and ebonized figures
Category
Vintage 1930s British Games
Materials
Boxwood
Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Chess Set
By Josef Hartwig
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist chess set, originally designed by Josef Hartwig at the Bauhaus, circa 1920s. This set is
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Art Deco Games
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
Chanel Limited Edition Chess Set
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This authentic Chanel Limited Edition Chess Set is in pristine condition. A must have for any
Category
2010s Games
Antique Hand Carved Chess Set
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a large hand carved chess set with a backgammon board on the reverse. The board is Maple
Category
Mid-20th Century American Game Boards
Materials
Maple
Austin Enterprises Aluminum Chess Set and Board
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Austin Enterprises aluminum chess set and board.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Oversize Chess Set in Lacquered Wood
Located in Chicago, IL
This dramatically over-scaled chess set is made from poplar wood, covered in natural lacquer. The
Category
Late 20th Century French Games
Materials
Poplar
Karim Rashid Acrylic Black
White Chess Set
By Karim Rashid
Located in New York, NY
A Minimalist Lucite chess set designed by Karim Rashid (born 1960) for Bozart. Made in USA, circa
Category
Early 2000s American Minimalist Games
Materials
Acrylic, Rubber
Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite chess set and board. Lucite game pieces made of stacked colored lucite
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Lucite
$1,850 / set
Italian Antique Ceramic Chess Set
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is one of the most interesting chess sets I have come across. Illegibly sign, but with a made
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Game Boards
1966 Custom Bruce Friedle Chess Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Purchased in 1966 directly from the artist this chess set was custom-made by Bruce Friedle. We have
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Metal
$4,800 / set
Jacques Staunton Chess Set
By Jaques of London
Located in Flower Mound, TX
Jaques of London. Original Staunton limited edition chess set, no. 035184 (kings 9cm), in original
Category
20th Century English Other Games
Materials
Wood, Boxwood
$1,500 / set
Scaccomoto chess set by Franco Rocco
Located in Dallas, TX
A puzzle sculpture and chess set designed by Franco Rocco and sold in very limited numbers. Made of
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures
Chess set, onyx and pewter, French 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare chess set in onyx with players in pewter and gold colored finish. Decorative, sculptural set
Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Games
Materials
Onyx
Oversized Wooden Chess Set, 1980s USSR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large oversized folding wooden chess set made in the USSR in the 1980s. Box unfolds into chess
Category
Vintage 1980s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Marble Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved marble and bone chess set. This stunning monochrome set features a marble checkerboard
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Marble
1970s Acrylic and Glass Chess Set / Table
Located in Weesp, NL
Acrylic chess set and glass chess table made in the 1970s.
The set is a real eye catcher and in
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Vintage Signed Nigri Animal Kingdom Chess Set
Located in Aspen, CO
Vintage signed Nigri animal kingdom chess set. Entirely hand painted and signed. Pieces vary in
Category
20th Century European Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Superlative Faux Tortoise and Inlaid Chess Set
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning chess set in faux tortoise shell and inlay. The board has Asian figures and scenes painted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Games
Materials
Bone
Charles Hollis Jones Acrylic
Glass Chess Set
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Very cool Modern lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones. with chess pieces all done in
Category
Late 20th Century American Games
Materials
Lucite, Glass
Lucite Chess Set and table by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Winnetka, IL
Victor Vasarely French-Hungarian 1908-1987
Vasarely Chess Set
1979 or 1982
A complete chess set
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Game Tables
Materials
Acrylic
An All-Lucite Game Table
Chess Set
Located in North Miami, FL
This one-of-a-kind low game table and chess set in lucite is two-toned colored. Note the chess
Category
Vintage 1970s French Game Tables
Mid-Century Malachite and Marble Chess Set
Located in Astoria, NY
A chess set from circa 1960s, with board and 32 hand-carved pieces in malachite and marble. Very
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Malachite, Marble
German Jewel-Encrusted Sterling Silver Chess Set
Located in Houston, TX
The magnificent 32 pieces chess set is made, circa 1900-1910 in Germany for export to England. The
Category
Early 20th Century German Other Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grand Vintage Chess Set "Charlemagne and Moors"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grand Chess Set "Charlemagne and Moors"
Created by Piero Benzoni and Anna Dausieu
Stamped with
Category
20th Century Italian Games
Materials
Bronze
HERMES: “Samarcande” chess set circa 2010
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Natural mahogany and cassia chess set
Leather, natural mahogany and Cassia.
- The drawer handles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique English Chess Board and Chess Set, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart antique mahogany chess board paired with a boxwood Staunton style chess set inside a
Category
Vintage 1910s English Games
Materials
Wood
Carved Wooden Inlaid Hinged Folding Chess Set
Located in Montreal, QC
Carved wooden chess set featuring inlaid hinged folding board. Intricately carved exterior and
Category
2010s Modern Games
Rare Millenium Three Rosewood Chess Set and Storage Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rosewood Millenium Three Chess set with the storage box.
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Materials
Rosewood
Modernist Mid Century Chess Set by Austin Vintage
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Miami, FL
Extraordinary mid century chess set by Austin Enterprises. Original board. The case has walnut
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Aluminum
Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An fabulous early Victorian Jaques & Son of London turned ebony and boxwood weighted chess set
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games
Materials
Ebony
Franklin Mint Star Trek 25th Anniversary Chess Set
By Franklin MInt
Located in New York, NY
Commemorative Star Trek chess set by Franklin Mint, 25th Anniversary Special Edition, with finely
Category
Late 20th Century American Games
Materials
Metal
1970s Sterling Silver and Silver Gilt Chess Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver and silver gilt chess set
Category
20th Century English Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
After Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Wood Chess Set
Located in Astoria, NY
Bauhaus hardwood chess set and board, the Bauhaus-Schachspiel originally designed by Josef Hartwig
Category
20th Century Bauhaus Games
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Ivory Chess Set
Located in London, GB
English ivory chess set
We are proud to offer an English ivory chess set in the ‘Washington
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Games
Materials
Ivory
20th Century British Mahogany Cased Chess Set, Staunton, circa 1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th century Edwardian mahogany chess set, contains club sized chess set by Staunton
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Pine
Rare Brutalist Welded Steel Chess Set by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare brutalist welded steel chess set by Paul Evans. Chess board made of wood typical applied resin
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
1960s Hand Made African Brass Chess Set on Marble Board
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s African handmade brass chess set on marble board.
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Materials
Brass
Large European Wooden Sculptural Chess Set, Circa 1960s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Large vintage European custom made wooden sculptural chess set includes all 32 pieces, circa 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Saint George chess and checker set names after the London chess club.
Category
Early 20th Century English Games
Materials
Wood
$1,675
Modernist Bauhaus Chess Set designed by Josef Hartwig
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Chess Set, originally designed by Josef Hartwig for the Bauhaus in 1923, this example is
Category
Vintage 1970s American Games
Materials
Pearwood
1962 Aluminum Chess Set by Austin Enterprises
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular aluminum chess set designed by Austin Cox for Austin Enterprises in 1962. The set is
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Pierre Cardin Wood Chess Set and Backgammon Set
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Astoria, NY
Pierre Cardin Wood Chess Set and Backgammon Set with 32 pieces stored in the case. Made in the
Category
Vintage 1970s Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass
Romeo Rega Chess Set in Lucite, Brass and Chrome
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous chess set with steel board and Lucite playing pieces with gilt brass and polished nickel
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Games
Materials
Lucite
Late 20th century French Leather and Metal Chess Set, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Superb chess set with a leather-clad board, adorned with finely crafted decorative motifs. The
Category
Vintage 1980s French Toys
Materials
Metal
Civil War Lead Soldier Themed Chess Set Vintage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Civil War-Themed Chess Set with Hand-Painted Lead or Metal Figures
This meticulously crafted
Category
20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Machine Age Art Deco Bakelite Chess Set w/ Machined Alumminum Bases
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Machine Age Art Deco bakelite chess set w/ machined alumminum bases.
Category
Vintage 1930s Game Boards
Materials
Bakelite
Midcentury Malachite and Marble Chess Set Game Board and Pieces
Located in Astoria, NY
A Midcentury malachite and marble chess set game board with a complete set of 32 pieces.
Good
Category
Vintage 1950s Game Boards
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Large Mid-Century Modern Lucite Chess Set with Elaborate Chess Pieces
Located in Astoria, NY
A large Mid-Century Modern Lucite black, white and clear chess set with elaborate chess pieces and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Lucite
Unique Modernist Sterling Silver Chess Set on American Walnut - Michael Benstead
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1988 by Michael Robert Benstead, this 'one of a kind' chess set is
Category
Vintage 1980s English Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Winter Park, FL
Modern lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones. Chess board is a nice large size 18
Category
Vintage 1970s Games
Materials
Lucite, Glass
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board
Located in Winter Park, FL
Modern lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones. Chess board is a nice large size: 1/4
Category
Vintage 1970s Games
Mid-Century Modern Bronze and Suede Chess Set, Cubist, Art Deco
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modernist Chess Set. Bronze and steel stylized pieces. Cubist. Art Deco. Retains original
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Cut Steel
Fine and Complete Blue and Green Enamel Chess Set in Original Box
Located in New York, NY
Fine and complete blue and green enamel chess set in original box.
Category
20th Century Game Boards
Vintage Duncan Medieval Style Red and Black Chess Set and Board
Located in Aspen, CO
Vintage Duncan red and black chess set with ceramic players. Entirely hand painted pieces which
Category
20th Century Game Boards
Materials
Ceramic
Macassar Ebony and Teak Exotic Hardwood Chess Set Table Set
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This spectacular chess table set is one of a kind. The game board is a magnificent creation of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
20th Italian Chess Set in Crystal, Stone and Sterling Silver
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chess set in molded crystal, hard stone and sterling silver
The pawns hallmarked 925
Italian
Category
Vintage 1970s Sterling Silver
Materials
Stone, Crystal, Sterling Silver
Large Italian 1960s Brutalist "Etruscan" Bronze Chess Set
Located in Austin, TX
A massive 1960s Italian Brutalist chess set. The pieces heavily cast in bronze, one set patinated
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Brutalist Games
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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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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