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1950s Oak Chessboard Table+Chess Set Barrel Rustic Scandinavian Wegner style
By Wendell Castle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1950s, Studio Craft oak staved chessboard chess set. Amazing presence. Was meant to be illuminating
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Oak
Staunton 3.5 Hardwood Weighted Chess Set Original Box 3.5inch Kings, Ca 1950
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Hardwood
32-Piece Chess Set, Brutalist Style Handcrafted Steel Nail Silver and Bronze
Located in Chattanooga, TN
32-piece, Brutalist style handcrafted steel nail silver and bronze chess set. Each individual nail
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Gorgeous Turquoise and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous turquoise and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade Made in Italy, the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
Complete Austin Cox Alcoa chess set 1962 with display box and board
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Ferndale, MI
AUSTIN E. COX (American 1924-2015) Designed this aluminum chess set originally for Alcoa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
1972 Modernist Blue Design Aluminum Chess Set Board Game by Scott Wolfe
By Scott Wolfe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Modernism Extraordinary Chess Set designed by Scott Wolfe in 1972
Maker Columbia Aluminum
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Chess Game Board or Set with Pieces by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage chess set or game board with 32 rare colored pieces designed by Charles Hollis Jones
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Chessboard Coffee Table with Marble Board and ebonized Chess Set Pieces
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chess board and period ebonised chess set.
A good looking and well made piece, it can be used as a
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Marble
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess Board - Game Set Box. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess board - Game set Box for Dal Negro in walnut wood , the set
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood, Walnut
32 Large Marble Chess Set Pieces Emerald Green and Onyx Pieces 1950
s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 32 Marble Large Chess Set Hand-carved Emerald Green Malachite Onyx Pieces.
Vintage mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Set of Eight Life-Size Decorative and Sculptural Ceramic Chess Pieces, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large set of modern midcentury eight natural clay ceramic chess pieces, decorative figures of the
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Brown and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
are in excellent condition.
This chess set is a beautiful piece of modern art.
Dimension:
14,56" x
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Blue and Black Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
are in excellent condition.
This chess set is a beautiful piece of modern art. So rare to find these
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
Danish Teak Checker Board Coffee Table by Cado with Carved Modernist Chess Set
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Peabody, MA
inlay, paired with a vintage modernist American folk art chess set.
Table measures 31.5" square by
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Chess Set Designed by Austin E. Cox for Alcoa in 1962 USA
Located in Jersey City, NJ
A wall mounted case made of wood with acrylic sliding doors that hold aluminum chess pieces
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
1970s White and Brown Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster.Handmade. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
are in excellent condition, all the pieces are perfect.
This chess set is a beautiful piece of modern
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Black and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous black and white chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade. Made in Italy. The set is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Red and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Elegant red and white chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade. Made in Italy. The items are
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Pink and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning pink and white chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade. Made in Italy, the items
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Green and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous green and white chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade. Made in Italy. The set is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1970s Green and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous green and white chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade. Made in Italy. The set is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
Unique Chess Set in the Style of Frededrick Weinberg on Oversized Onyx Board
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful chess set in the style of Frederick Weinberg on an oversized onyx chessboard. The chess
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx, Brass
1960s Vintage White and Bronze Color Bohemia Glass Czech Chess Set in Blue Box
By Bohemia Crystal
Located in New York, NY
A one-of-a-kind vintage Bohemian chess game of modern design, the detailed figurative chess pieces
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Marble Chess Board with Hand Carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage mid 20th century Mexican stone marble chess set complete board in white and brown marble
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Post-Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Stone, Onyx
Mid 20th Century Malachite and Marble Chessboard Wit Pieces
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Mid-Century Modern chess set, made of malachite and marble. The chess set is probably made in Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Malachite, Marble
German Modernist Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Modernist chess set with lathe-turned metal pieces and a board of translucent plastic adhered to
Category
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Brass Chess Set
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass chess set by Viennese master designer Carl Auböck, made in Austria in the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid Century Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These great chess pieces are made of brass and patinated brass. They come with an inlaid wood box
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chess Set by Austin Cox for ALCOA, 1962
By ALCOA
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fabulous, Mid-Century Modern chess set produced in 1962 by Austin COX for ALCOA includes the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
1970s Modern Lucite Chess Set
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist Lucite Chess Set. Overall very nice condition with minor wear to chess board. Board
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Lucite
Gothic Modern Chess Set by Ganine
By Ganine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful modern designed chess set comes in it's original box. It was designed by Ganine in
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Plastic
Mid Century Ironwood Chess and Domino Set, Don Shoemaker Style
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Chess Set with domino included, the case has the form of a book, made of ironwood, good condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Rare Mid-Century Bronzed Metal Evolution Chess Set by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Port Hope, ON
This distinctively crafted bronzed metal Mid-Century Modern 'Evolution' chess set was created by
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Oversized Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental chess set with folding inlay board for storage. Pieces measure approximately 6-9" high.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
1970s Acrylic Chess Set with Board
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
1970s, acrylic black and clear chess set. The board is black, white and clear acrylic. The black
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Acrylic
Italian Peach / Malachite Green Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy. One only in stock, contact for pre orders.
Condition: New
Dimension: 9.75" x 9.75".
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
A Studio Art Glass and Alabaster Chess Set
Located in Asheville, NC
A wonderfully bright and entertaining studio made chess set with blue and red glass pieces, encased
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Steel
Sigi Pineda Sterling Chess Set W/travel Case
By Sigfrido Pineda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional and rare. This Sigi Pineda travel chess set is a unique find. All pieces are made in
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oversized Wooden Chess Set, Handcrafted in California, circa 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and complete handcrafted chess set in a grand oversize scale. The contrasting dark
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Coffee Table with Chess Set, U.S.A, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage and custom coffee table made of maple and walnut with a chess set. Includes all pieces
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Austin Creations Metal Chess Set, with Storage or Display Case
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Striking hand spun aluminum modern chess set, in a great Industrial motif made by Austin Creations
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal
1960s Bespoke Brutalist Gold Anodised Aluminum and Walnut Chess Set
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1960s bespoke chess set designed and manufactured in England.
Walnut and sycamore wooden
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Star Trek Space Age Chess Set by Arthur Elliot for Anri
By Arthur Elliot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This chess set comes in the original box which has great graphic design by Arthur Elliot. The box
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Space Age Chess Set by Arthur Elliott for Anri w/ Box
Board
By Arthur Elliot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an early deluxe edition of the Space Age Chess Set. It has it's custom fitted box with a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Maple, Walnut
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
Category
Vintage 1950s American Outsider Art Games
Materials
Metal
Giacometti Inspired Bronze Chess Set
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Waltham, MA
Stunning chess set comprised of cast bronze player pieces and verdigris hammered brass board
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Space Age Chess Set by Anri
By ANRI, Arthur Elliot
Located in High Point, NC
Beautiful carved "Space Age" chess set pieces designed by Arthur Elliott for ANRI
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Austin Cox Chess Set for Alcoa
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Chicago, IL
agency Ketchum, McLeod & Grove. The game: Chess.
In 1962, Austin Cox designed these sleek pieces which
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Modernist Aluminum and Walnut Chess Set
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1970s chess set designed and manufactured in France.
Walnut and sycamore wooden chessboard
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mustard / Lilac Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy. One only in stock, contact for pre orders.
Condition: New
Dimension: 13.5" x 13.5".
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
1970s Modernist Chess Set Onyx Board Gold Steel Pieces
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1970s chess set designed and manufactured in Italy.
Solid polished gold and nickel-plated steel
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx, Steel, Nickel
1970s French Lucite, Brass and Chromed Steel Chess Set
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1970s chess set designed and manufactured in France.
Solid polished brass and steel cylindrical
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Steel
Lucite Chess Game Set by Michel Dumas on a Metal Board
By Michel Dumas
Located in Staphorst, NL
Seventies design chess game.
Designer: Michel Dumas.
Manufacturer: Michel Dumas Creations
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Games
American Midcentury, Hand Cast
Polished, Limited Edition, Shah Mat Chess Set
Located in Port Hope, ON
This magnificent American midcentury "Shah Mat" (the original Persian name for chess) set is
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Bronze
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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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