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Mid-Century Brass and Gunmetal Chess Set With Mirrored Glass Inset Board, 1970s
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century modern chess set with brass and gunmetal pieces on a mirrored glass board. The glass
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Angelo Mangiarotti Travertine Chess Set
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Inspired by the timeless design language of Angelo Mangiarotti, this exquisite chess set is a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Travertine
Set of 3 Vintage Chess Coffee Table "Chess" in Work Iron by Luigi Colli, Italy
By Colli Torino
Located in Biella, IT
Luigi Colli Italy set of chess glass coffee table in work iron years ’40 perfect and original
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Iron
Vintage wooden chess set in wooden box
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
The set shows signs of use (see photo)
Figures have a patina
The board
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
$286 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Extruded Aluminum Chess Set
By ALCOA
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Modern extruded aluminum chess set with 32 stylized figures in the original
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
$3,750 / set
Mid-Century Modern Extruded Aluminum Chess Set
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Modern extruded aluminum chess set with 32 stylized figures in the original
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal
Jacques Adnet Chess Set
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning and rare original chess board and set of thirty-two game pieces were designed by
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Games
Materials
Leather
$9,500 / set
Chess Talent Walnut Set
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Chessboard in matt Canaletto walnut and white maple. It contains boxwood chessmen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Walnut
$1,380 / item
Carl Auböck Chess Set #5606
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck chess set, originally designed in the 1950s.
Authorized re-edition of a design
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Iron, Nickel
$3,875 / item
Chess set by Romeo Rega c1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in London, GB
A rare Romeo Rega 1970s chess set in polished brass and chrome.
The tallest chess piece 8.8cm
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Brass, Chrome
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
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
Category
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
$3,468 / set
Trafalgar Chess Set by A. Andreucci
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
chess pieces in matt horn and burnished brass, the Trafalgar Chess Set, designed by A. Andreucci is a
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Brass
$11,480 / item
Nelson Chess Set by A. Andreucci
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by A. Andreucci, the spectacular board of this dynamic Nelson Chess Set has been crafted
Category
2010s Italian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Horn, Wool, Glass, Mirror
$8,705 / item
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
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
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 (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
$3,600 / 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
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
Vintage Israeli Art Chess Set by Hans Teppich
By Hans Teppich
Located in San Diego, CA
and 2.25"H for the kings. Very modern and hard to find set! #4782
This mid-20th-century chess set by
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic, Rubber
$1,500 / set
Vintage French Lucite Modernist Chess Set, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A particular minimalist french chess game dated to the 1970’s. It features a modernist design with
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Original Vintage 1966 Austin Cox Chess Set
By Austin Enterprises
Located in North Miami, FL
Marked Austin Enterprises to the bottom of every piece, this wonderful vintage aluminum chess game
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Columbia Aluminum Chess Set by Scott Wolfe
By Scott Wolfe
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Columbia aluminum chess set by Scott Wolfe. Chess board measures 15.75" wide. Chess pieces vary
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Aluminum
Carl Auböck modern wooden chess set for Werkstätte Auböck, Austria Vienna 1960´s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Very rare, extra large minimalist wooden chess set of the 1960´s by Carl Auböck for Werkstätte
Category
Vintage 1960s Bauhaus Games
Materials
Wood, Beech, Paint
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
$2,990 / item
Romans vs Greeks Chess Set with Marble Pedestal Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cast metal chess set depicting Romans versus Greeks on custom marble pedestal table.
The chess
Category
20th Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Marble
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Game
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in North Miami, FL
This original Postmodern Michael Graves chess set with checkers pieces has been fully restored with
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Games
Materials
Velvet, Wood
"one of a kind" Industrial Pop Art Chess Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Industrial Pop Art Chess Set
chess pieces:
industrial solid brass and aluminum
custom made in a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Metal
$1,900 / set
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
Category
2010s Czech Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
$3,504 / set
Gino Cenedese Ultra Rare Murano Glass Chess Set 1960s
By Cenedese, Gino Cenedese
Located in Meer, VAN
Gino Cenedese Ultra Rare Murano Glass Chess Set, Venice, Italy, 1960s.
This is a highly rare
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal
Chess Set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Steel, 1960S
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Stafford, TX
agency Ketchum, McLeod & Grove.
The game: Chess. In 1962, Austin Cox designed these sleek pieces which
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Aluminum
Golf Inspired Chess Set in White Bird
s-Eye Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
White bird’s-eye maple and green marble chess set. Hand painted Golf chessmen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Birdseye Maple
$2,400 / item
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
Golf Inspired Chess Set in White Bird
s-Eye Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
White bird's-eye maple and erable. Hand-painted golf chessmen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Birdseye Maple
$2,400 / item
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
Mid-Century Studio Craft Chess Set in Brazilian Rosewood
Philippine Mahogany
Located in Dallas, TX
This striking hand-turned chess set, crafted in the 1960s by an unknown artisan, embodies the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
LARGE WEiGHTED VINTAGE JACQUE STAUNTON CHESSMAN STAMPED CHESS SET ORIGINAL BOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, large weighted, vintage Jaques Staunton Chessmen Crown stamped chess set in the original box
A truly
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Hardwood, Satinwood, Walnut
$2,563 Sale Price
20% Off
Colorful Lucite Chess Set by Charles Hollis Jones, USA circa 1960s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and visually striking Lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones, a celebrated
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
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
$768 Sale Price
20% Off
Set/12 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 12 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with hand carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces
Vintage mid 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx, Marble
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
LOVELY ANTIQUE VICTORIAN AYRES STAUNTON CROWN STAMPED CHESS SET IN ORiGINAL BOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1880 F.H.Ayres Staunton Crown stamped chess set in the original box
A truly stunning and highly
Category
Antique 1880s English Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Hardwood, Satinwood, Walnut
$1,909 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois Plexiglass and Aluminum Chess Game Set, circa 1970
By Roche Bobois, Michel Dumas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Michel Dumas Chess Set with Original Board, France, circa 1970
Designed by renowned
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Games
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Marble Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise and White Onyx Pieces
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with hand carved Turquoise and White Onyx Pieces. 1950s.
Vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx, Marble
1970s Stunning Black and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning black and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade. Made in Italy, this set
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
1960s Carl Aubock Werkstatte #5606 Nickel Chess Set in Box Vintage Midcentury
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Carl Aubock III
chess set
Austria, 1968
Beech, stained beech, nickel-plated steel, enameled
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Nickel
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Chess", Set of 4 Portraits King-Queen-Bishop-Knight Figurative Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A set of portraits of four chess characters - "the king, the queen, the bishop and the knight
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
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
Set of 6 Wooden Chess Pieces, Linden Wood, Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Lusitanus Home, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 6 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,311 Sale Price / set
50% Off
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
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the modern chess set you’re looking for. A modern chess set — often made from metal, wood and plastic — can elevate any home. There are 127 variations of the antique or vintage modern chess set you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer modern chess set, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A modern chess set is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made modern chess set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Michael Graves (b.1934), Austin E. Cox and Austin Enterprises are consistently popular.
How Much is a Modern Chess Set?
Prices for a modern chess set can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $17,784, while the average can fetch as much as $1,800.
Questions About Modern Chess Set
- 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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