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Lacquer Chess Set

Chinese Chess Set with Immortals Hardwood Campaign Lacquered Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Campaign Lacquered Board Circa 1960s This exquisite Chinese
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Composition, Brass

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
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Vintage 1920s Asian Japonisme Games

Materials

Wood, Bakelite, Plastic

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
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2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables

Materials

Concrete

Trojan XXI Chess Table 
Set
Trojan XXI Chess Table 
Set
$3,468 / set
H 19.69 in Dm 17.72 in
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
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2010s Czech Modern Game Tables

Materials

Concrete

Trojan XXI Chess Table 
Set (Black)
Trojan XXI Chess Table 
Set (Black)
$3,500 / set
H 19.69 in Dm 17.72 in
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
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2010s Czech Modern Game Tables

Materials

Concrete

Trojan XXI Chess Table 
Set (White)
Trojan XXI Chess Table 
Set (White)
$3,600 / set
H 19.69 in Dm 17.72 in
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
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2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables

Materials

Concrete

Trojan IXX Chess Table and Set
Trojan IXX Chess Table and Set
$3,131 / set
H 19.69 in Dm 17.72 in
Trojan XXI Chess Set and Table, 37 Pieces
Located in Ostrava, CZ
legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by TOWARNA, are cast from concrete, one of first composite
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2010s Czech Modern Game Tables

Materials

Concrete

Trojan XXI Chess Set and Table, 37 Pieces
Trojan XXI Chess Set and Table, 37 Pieces
$3,504 / set
H 29.93 in Dm 17.72 in
Nelson Chess Set in Corno Italiano and Palladium-Plated Brass, Mod. 3010
By A. Andreucci, Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
A modern interpretation of the iconic game of chess, our Nelson chess set will delight generations
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Boards

Materials

Glass, Wood, Lacquer

Otterburn Chess Set Board — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
By Richy Almond, Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid hand-patinated brass. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in
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21st Century and Contemporary British Games

Materials

Limestone, Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Bronze, Copper, Enamel,...

Otterburn Chess Set, Board Box — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
By Richy Almond, Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid, hand-patinated brass and walnut. Handcrafted in the North to order
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21st Century and Contemporary British Games

Materials

Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Copper, Stainless Steel...

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
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Birdseye Maple, Teak, Walnut

Set of 6 Wooden Chess Pieces, Linden Wood, Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Lusitanus Home, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
includes 6 wooden chess pieces artfully hand-carved from linden wood, lacquered in Set of 6 Ceramic
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

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!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Pewter

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
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2010s German Game Boards

Materials

Leather, Oak

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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
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Late 20th Century French Games

Materials

Poplar

Chess Set and Chess Board in Plexiglass and Metal, Italy, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chess game, in plexiglass and metal, Italy, 1970s Exceptional game of chess. A checkered board of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Metal

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Giltwood Board Chess Set
Located in Savannah, GA
This exceptional 19th century Cantonese chess set features thirty-two intricately carved bone
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Bone, Giltwood

19th Century Burmese Chess Set Chinese Export Gilt Lacquered Board
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved 19th century Burmese stained chess set, with a Chinese lacquered and gilt folded
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Antique 19th Century English Games

Materials

Natural Fiber, Pine

Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon, chess and checkers game set Lacquered wood Mother of pearl and abalone shell inlay
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Vintage 1960s Vietnamese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Bone, Horn, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Mid-Century French Lucite Chess Set
By Michel Dumas
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French chess set for the table, featuring a Lucite chess board with brass accents, and 32
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20th Century French Games

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid-Century French Lucite Chess Set
Mid-Century French Lucite Chess Set
H 4.25 in W 17.32 in D 17.32 in
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

Marble and Brass Chess Game Set, ca. 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A marble and brass chess game set, ca. 1970s. Marble game board has a beautiful brass inlaid trim
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Games

Materials

Marble, Alabaster, Brass

Empire Octagonal Chess Table, 1870s, Set of 33
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
comes with an antique English Barleycorn chess set made from bone. The set is not original to the table
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Empire Game Tables

Materials

Bone, Birdseye Maple, Padouk

Empire Octagonal Chess Table, 1870s, Set of 33
Empire Octagonal Chess Table, 1870s, Set of 33
H 29.93 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
"Universum" Chess Set Designed by Arthur Elliot for ANRI, Italy
By Arthur Elliot
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist chess set, designed by Arthur Elliot for ANRI of Italy. This is the "Universum" model set
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Backgammon Chess Set Game Table Cabriole Queen Ann Style Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Backgammon Chess game table Cabriole Queen Ann style legs.
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20th Century Malaysian Queen Anne Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Black and White Onyx and Acrylic Chess and Tic-Tac-Toe Set Game Set
Located in New York, NY
A chic black and white chess and tic-tac-toe game set, with onyx and acrylic pieces, circa late
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Games

Materials

Onyx

1950 Molero Marquetry Chess Set with Board Taracea Inlay wood Compartments Spain
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Presenting a charming 1950s Spanish Molero marquetry chess set, complete with a folding board that
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Bohemian Games

Materials

Softwood, Lacquer

Large Mid-Century Modern Industrial Chess Set with 3D Polychrome Lucite Board
Located in Port Hope, ON
The pieces in this Mid-Century Modern Industrial style chess set are much larger than the
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Vintage 1950s American Outsider Art Games

Materials

Metal

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Swedish Desk Chair Birch Lacquered Mahogany Brown Sweden 1920s
By Karl Johan
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A fine-looking desk chair in Karl Johan style made in Sweden during the 1920s ca. This one with brown mahogany looking lacquer to make the birch look even more exclusive. The seat ha...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Karl Johan Armchairs

Materials

Birch

Contemporary Brutalist Cabinet in Solid Oak, Black
By Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Contemporary Brutalist cabinet made of solid oak by Denis Milovanov for SOHA Concept Dimensions: 180 x 80 x 45 cm - Custom size on request Unique piece made to order. Founded by a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Contemporary Brutalist Cabinet in Solid Oak, Black
Contemporary Brutalist Cabinet in Solid Oak, Black
$20,363 / item
H 70.87 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in
Restored Rare Snake Arm Rattan Rocking Child Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare Paul Frankl inspired one-strand snake arm childrens size rattan rocking chair with stick rattan seat. Professionally restored to original specifications. We only purchase a...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Restored Rare Snake Arm Rattan Rocking Child Chair
Restored Rare Snake Arm Rattan Rocking Child Chair
$390 Sale Price
40% Off
H 22 in W 16 in D 28 in
Antique 19th C. American Empire Flame Mahogany Claw Foot Parlor Sofa Couch 85"
Located in Dayton, OH
Fine American Empire parlor sofa / couch with classical form and masterful carvings. Made of flamed mahogany featuring carved back crest and flared rolled arms accented with carved f...
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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Sofas

Materials

Mahogany, Burl

1960s Italian Ombre Peacock Cut Mohair Velvet Curved Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
1960s Italian ombre peacock cut silk mohair (Astrakhan style) velvet curved sofa with wood and brass legs. Fabric sample available upon request.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Storage Cabinet, 1912–1930 - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique storage cabinet dating from approximately 1912–1930, spanning the late Taishō to early Shōwa period. Originally used in a study, the piece features twenty-four pan...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Brazilian Contemporary Sculptural Brass Pendant Light
By Cristiana Bertolucci
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Sacurá - Sculptural light pendant in brass with natural finish without varnish. The finish on this sculptural pendant light darkens over time. The mall cotton domes in various colors...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Brazilian Contemporary Sculptural Brass Pendant Light
Brazilian Contemporary Sculptural Brass Pendant Light
$4,865 / item
H 33.86 in W 30.71 in D 30.71 in
Solid Bronze Male Torso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze sculpture. This piece features the male form. A beautiful display piece for a shelf or paperweight. Signed G. Shaw. Dimensions 4" width x 1.75" depth x 4.25" height. C...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Solid Bronze Male Torso
Solid Bronze Male Torso
$750
H 4.25 in W 4 in D 1.75 in
Bamboo/Rattan and Brass Wardrobe by Dal Vera, Italy, 1970s
By Vittorio Bonacina, Dal Vera, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Description: This beautiful vintage wardrobe, crafted by Dal Vera in Italy during the 1960s, is a striking example of mid-century modern design with a naturalistic touch. Showcasing...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Astronomici n.1 Decorative Plate by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
This hand-decorated porcelain plate is adorned with exquisite zodiac designs, making this a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies are the result of craftsmanship and attest ...
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2010s Italian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Astronomici n.1 Decorative Plate by Fornasetti
Astronomici n.1 Decorative Plate by Fornasetti
$520
H 1.11 in W 11.89 in D 11.89 in
Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Oak Lounge Chairs in Eucalyptus Velvet
Located in New York, NY
This striking pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs combines bold sculptural design with unmatched craftsmanship, exemplifying the timeless aesthetic of 1950s American design. Cra...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Tri-Fold Solid Walnut Folding Screen or Room Divider
By Atlas Industries
Located in Newburgh, NY
Sculptural, self-supporting screen for use as a stand-alone or combined to create a larger privacy wall. The tri-fold design can be oriented with the form tapering either up or down....
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2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Walnut

Tri-Fold Solid Walnut Folding Screen or Room Divider
Tri-Fold Solid Walnut Folding Screen or Room Divider
$3,575 / item
H 78 in W 42.25 in D 1 in
French Midcentury Star Metal and Glass Light Fixture with Single Bulb
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Midcentury metal star light fixture with frosted glass panels surrounding a central socket, rewired for the USA. This exquisite French Midcentury metal star light fixture ca...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Flecto Fireplace Andirons by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by a love for wood-burning fires and the timeless experience of tending to them and gathering fireside, the Austin-based Muhly designed a series of objects to bring artful d...
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2010s American Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Steel

Flecto Fireplace Andirons by Muhly Studio
Flecto Fireplace Andirons by Muhly Studio
$2,350 / item
H 14 in W 5.5 in D 16.75 in
Tiffany Studios Green Linenfold Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Green Linenfold Lamp Tiffany Studios Circa 1915 This Tiffany Studios library lamp features a lush green favrile fabrique shade, also known as the Linenfold pattern. The shade's gree...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios Green Linenfold Lamp
Tiffany Studios Green Linenfold Lamp
$48,500
H 22.5 in W 16.5 in D 15.75 in
Antique English Brass Cased Compass Reg. No. For 1903
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome cased late Victorian or Edwardian compass with hinged lid, the little button on the top used to open; just like a full hunter pocket watch. The dial is lucky enough to ha...
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Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

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Lacquer Chess Set For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the lacquer chess set you’re looking for. Each lacquer chess set for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and stone. If you’re shopping for a lacquer chess set, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lacquer chess set — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right lacquer chess set, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. Arcahorn Srl., Arthur Elliot and Novocastrian each produced at least one beautiful lacquer chess set that is worth considering.

How Much is a Lacquer Chess Set?

Prices for a lacquer chess set can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $675 and can go as high as $12,658, while the average can fetch as much as $3,131.
Questions About Lacquer Chess Set
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Pieces 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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, 2023
    The 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.