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Paul Evans Modern Chess Set Game Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Wayne, NJ
This is a rare Paul Evans chess gaming set. It includes the table and playing pieces. The table is
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table Chess Set and Chairs, c.1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
motif pair of curule chairs.
Mid-century chess coffee table, chess set and matching chairs. Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Gesso, Wood
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game by Jaques of London, Mid Century
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality Miniature or travelling chess set game of 32 pieces in its original box by
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century Italian Romeo Rega Chrome, Brass and Lucite Chess Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chic vintage Italian chess set designed by Romeo Rega.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Glass Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful glass chess set, a wonderful addition to the game room. Glass is in very good condition
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Glass
$275
Midcentury Onyx Chess Set
Located in Denton, TX
Midcentury onyx chess set. Chess board and all pieces included. This set is a great addition for
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Onyx
Chess Set with Ceramic Game Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning set features a black and tan wood checkerboard with walnut trim. It is paired with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Alcoa Aluminum Chess Set
By Austin Enterprises, Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Hamburg, PA
Austin Cox for Alcoa aluminum chess set. Includes 32 pieces.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Indian Chess Set with Solid Brass Chess Pieces
Located in San Francisco, CA
Midcentury chess set with solid brass chess pieces and wooden chess board with brass detailing
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Allan Calhamer Chess Set
By Allan Calhamer
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted wood chess set was designed and made by Allan B. Calhamer, the inventor of the highly
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Onyx and Bronze Chess Set
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid-20th century Mexican Onyx and bronze chess set. The chess pieces are hefty and appear to be
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx
Michel Dumas Lucite Chess Set
By Michel Dumas
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage chess set by Michel Dumas.
Largest piece is 4 inches high. Pawns are 1-3/4 inches
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Brass Chess Set with Wodden Board/Box by Hans Teppich, Israel
By Hans Teppich
Located in North Miami, FL
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Place of origin: Israel
A mid-20th-century chess set by Israeli author Hans
Category
Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal, Zinc, Copper, Brass
FORNASETTI Chess Board Game Set Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage chess board - game set box for Dal Negro by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Mark Cross Miniature Travel Chess Set
By Mark Cross
Located in Westport, CT
Mark cross leather and wood travel chess set, made for mark cross Spain, all original box and
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
1970s Psychedelic Studio Pottery Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Psychedelic Studio pottery chess set, complete with 32 3" and 4" multicolored chess pieces
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Porcelain
Backgammon and Chess Travel Set, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini portable backgammon and chess board. Magnetic game pieces stick to board. Metal and skai
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Magnets
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning chess set designed by the Lucite master, Charles Hollis Jones.
The set is from the mid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Lucite
Modernist Chess Set by Austin Cox
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A striking and beautiful modernist chess set in polished aluminum and produced as gifts for ALCOA's
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Aldo Tura Goatskin and Bronze Chess Set
By Aldo Tura
Located in Miami, FL
Chess set rendered in two-tone checkerboard goatskin and white and gold bronze chess pieces
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Black and White Marble Chess Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage late 1970’s complete chess set of black and white marble in a velvet box with a padded and
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Marble
Austin Cox for Alcoa Modernist Chess Set
By ALCOA
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
An innovative and attractive chess set by Austin Coxfor Alcoa. Each piece is comprised of nicely
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Lucite and Aluminum Chess Set, circa 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Lucite and aluminum chess set designed and manufactured in the 1970s.
The set is very
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Frederick Weinberg, Chess Set and Board, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb chess set by the artist and designer Frederick Weinberg (1922-1970). Pieces are in patinated
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand Carved Wood and Leather Chess Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Intricately hand-carved wooden chess with leather game board. King piece measures 4.25" high.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
A chessboard made from black and natural leather with 32 nickel pieces.
Designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck. Made in Vienna.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Nickel
Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
A chessboard made from black and natural leather with 32 nickel pieces.
Designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck. Made in Vienna.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Nickel
Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
A chessboard made from black and natural leather with 32 nickel pieces.
Designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck. Made in Vienna.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Nickel
Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
A chessboard made from black and natural leather with 32 nickel pieces.
Designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck. Made in Vienna.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Nickel
Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
A chessboard made from black and natural leather with 32 nickel pieces.
Designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck. Made in Vienna.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Nickel
Austin Cox Modernist Aluminum Chess Set, 1962
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A nice modernist design.
They are little pieces of sculpture, and can even look great in the box atop a dresser as a piece of art.
Made of cast aluminum with handmade walnut box. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Wooden Pierre Cardin Chess Set and Backgammon Board
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Astoria, NY
French 1970s mid-century wooden Pierre Cardin chess set and backgammon board. Contains 32 chess
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Modernist Bauhaus Chess Set designed by Josef Hartwig
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 Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Pearwood
Travertine and Brass Modernist Chess Set Vintage Italian
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and dual Italian vintage travertine and brass vintage chess set is now so modern. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Vintage Red and Cream Bakelite Chess Pieces Set
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage chess set bakelite butterscotch and red 3" King.
A rather rare set of E. S. Lowe Bakelite
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Bakelite
Medieval Chess Set by Duncan on Onyx Board
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful medieval style chess set with onyx chessboard. The ceramic chess pieces are made by
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx
1960s Lucite Chess Set by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning chess set designed by the Lucite master, Charles Hollis Jones.
The set is from the mid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Chess Set by Austin Cox for ALCOA, 1962
Located in Washington, DC
An excellent example of the Austin Cox aluminum designed chess set for ALCOA. Chess set is complete
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Carl Auböck Set of Chess Pieces, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck chess Pieces, Austria, 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass
Set of three Mario Bellini
Gli Scacchi
Chess pieces
By B&B Italia
Located in London, GB
of design. The Gli Chess series works both as modular tables or seating. The versitility in
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Set of Oversized Hand Carved Wooden Chess Pieces
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage set of oversized hand carved wooden chess pieces, circa 1970s. The pawns measure 4.5"H x
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Modernist Austin Cox Vintage Aluminum Chess Set in Original Case
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury chess set by Austin Cox and manufactured by ALCOA.
The chess pieces fit into walnut box
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Malachite Large Chess Set with Meta Pieces 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Malachite Large Chess Set from the 1960s is a captivating masterpiece of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Stylized Modernist Aztec Hardwood Carved Chess Set, South America, Teki
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stylized modernist Aztec hardwood carved chess set. South America, Teki Modern. Beautifully carved
Category
Vintage 1960s Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Harewood
1970s White and Blue Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Elegant white and blue chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade. Made in Italy, the items are
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s White and Blue Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade
Located in Milano, IT
1970s elegant white and blue chess set in Volterra Alabaster handmade. Made in Italy, the items are
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s White and Blue Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade
Located in Milano, IT
1970s elegant white and blue chess set in Volterra Alabaster handmade. Made in Italy, the items are
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
"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
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Swarovski Chess Set Silver Crystal Glass Gift Box Original, Austria
By Swarovski
Located in Vienna, AT
Swarovski chess set in original gift box, Austria, never used
Sparkling Swarovski chess board in
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Leather, Cut Glass, Mirror
Set of Three Mario Bellini
Gli Scacchi
Chess Pieces Coffee Table, Set of Three
By B&B Italia
Located in London, GB
of design. The Gli Chess series works both as modular tables or seating. The versatility in
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Plastic
1970s Gorgeous Blue and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous blue and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade Made in Italy, the items
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1960s Gorgeous Black and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous black and white chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade in excellent condition
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Elegant Blue and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade
Located in Milano, IT
1970s elegant blue and white chess set in Volterra Alabaster handmade. Made in Italy , the items
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Gorgeous Green and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Green and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made in Italy, the items
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Elegant Blue and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade.
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Elegant Blue and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade. Made in Italy , the items
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Emerald Green Onyx Pieces 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage marble large chess set with hand-carved green onyx pieces.
Vintage mid 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Malachite, Onyx, Marble
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Find a variety of midcentury modern chess sets available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique midcentury modern chess sets was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and plastic. Midcentury modern chess sets have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco midcentury modern chess sets are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made midcentury modern chess sets over the years, but those made by Austin E. Cox, Werkstätte Carl Auböck and Austin Enterprises are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Midcentury modern chess sets can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $90 and the highest can go for as much as $125,000.
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