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Set of Tables Gli Scacchi by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, Italy 1971.
By Mario Bellini
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Modular Coffee Tables model " Gli Scacchi " named after and inspired by the game of chess, is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian End Tables
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
Clessidra Wall Lamp by Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte, 1970s
By Fontana Arte, Bobo Piccoli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
the game of chess, Re (king) and Regina (queen), Bobo Piccoli also designed two table lamps with
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Large Oil on Canvas Rococo Painting, circa 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Oil painting on canvas. Extensive craquelure. Illustrations of a chess game in the Rococo period
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
War and Peace, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Grace Diehl
Located in Yardley, PA
York. About the Painting: I have always liked the game of chess and play it frequently. I used my
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian black plastic Gli Scacchi tables by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 1971
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
game of chess. Lightweight and easy to move just like on a chessboard, Gli Scacchi is based on an idea
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plastic
Michael Kanners Black and White Horse Cufflinks
By Michael Kanners
Located in Bal Harbour, FL
In the game of chess the knight moves in the most unique way and is represented by a horse. In the
Category
2010s German Contemporary Cufflinks
Materials
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
The chess game
By Jean d
Esparbès
Located in MORET SUR LOING, FR
This French painter and poet, Jean d'Esparbès (1899-1968) spent his childhood in the castle of Fontainebleau whom his father (also a writer) was the curator from 1904 to 1930. He stu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Contemporary Grandmaster
s Chess Game Table with Walnut and Maple Veneer
By FEYZ
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The ancient game of chess is based on strategy and winning is ultimately being the better
Category
2010s American Modern Game Tables
Materials
Leather, Laminate, Maple, Walnut
Grandmaster
s Chess and Backgammon Table
By FEYZ
Located in New York, US
The ancient game of chess is based on strategy and winning is ultimately being the better
Category
2010s American Game Tables
Materials
Wood
$13,500 / set
George IV Mahogany Chess Table
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
A fine quality George IV mahogany chess table .
The table features an inset leather top which
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Game Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century game table with inlaid marquetry. The top is a chess game board and comes out. Under
Category
Antique 19th Century French Game Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,850
English Papier Mâché Game Table on Stand
Located in Kirkland, WA
custom made stand to create a table.
The game board is chess a pattern with gilt and abalone inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Game Tables
Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Walnut and Sycamore)
Located in Durban, ZA
The game of chess is estimated to be some 1500 years old. It is hard to
imagine all the variations
Category
2010s South African Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper
Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Cherry and Maple)
Located in Durban, ZA
The game of chess is estimated to be some 1500 years old. It is hard to
imagine all the variations
Category
2010s South African Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper
Gold and Silver Chess Set by Max Ernst, Edition Pierre Hugo
By Pierre Hugo, Max Ernst
Located in Geneva, CH
grams. Each piece was entirely made by hand. The chess game was created by Max Ernst in 1965, its like
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Gold, Silver
Chess Set with Painted Lead Medieval Figures on Lucite Board
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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A great decorative chess
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Lead
Collectible Limited Edition Chess Set Another Kingdom: Dichotomy by Yoomoota
By Taras Yoom
Located in วัฒนา, TH
pure opposition. Every move, every decision, every turn of the chess game is now dictated by an
Category
2010s Thai Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mixed Media Limited Edition Chess Set Another Kingdom:Light Stage by Taras Yoom
By Taras Yoom
Located in วัฒนา, TH
course of the chess game, there are two victories — physical and symbolic. The first is associated with
Category
2010s Thai Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Philippine Moro Chess Set
Game Box
Located in Seattle, WA
A fine Moro chess set and game box from Mindanao, Philippines. Finely crafted of inlaid wood, the
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Games
Materials
Wood
Unobjective Abstraction in Leonardo
s Basement wtih Blue Corners
By William T. Wiley
Located in San Francisco, CA
otherwise complex composition. It also alludes to the chess game adored by one of Wiley’s primary influences
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Charcoal
Game of Chess - 21st Century Contemporary Limited Edition Colour Linocut Print
Located in Singapore, SG
, The Russian Ark, since 2021.
The present work depicting a group of people playing chess at Jardin du
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Linocut
Chess Set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Steel, 1960
s
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
Novelty Heavy Cast Nickel and Bronze Chess Set Modeled on Medieval Figures
Located in GB
This wonderful novelty chess set is most unusual. It is cast in solid nickel and bronze, the
Category
Vintage 1930s English Games
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Chess Round Center Table in Polished Brass and Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Oporto, PT
the chess board and the game’s most important move, the checkmate! The Chess Table depicts the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal, Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal
Rivi Tray in Mustard and White by the Bouroullec Brothers
Artek
By R.&E. Bourroullec, Artek
Located in New York, NY
assembled pieces in a chess game. Consisting of parallel lines from which tiny diagonal strokes grow like
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Platters and S...
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Rivi Tray in White and Blue by the Bouroullec Brothers
Artek
By R.&E. Bourroullec, Artek
Located in New York, NY
assembled pieces in a chess game. Consisting of parallel lines from which tiny diagonal strokes grow like
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Platters and S...
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Checkers, Handwoven Rug Made in New Zeland Wool
By Karpeta
Located in Reggio Calabria, IT
Inspired by the ancient game of chess, the lines here represent the armies and the chessboard
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Harem, Giulio Rosati Oil on Wood Orientalism 19th Century Italian Painting
By Guilio Rosati
Located in Rome, Italy
, where he resided.
He also developed other themes, such as the game of chess, which he set in eighteenth
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Paintings
Materials
Wood
Antique Water Colour Augusto Daini
The Chess Game
19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique watercolour entitled "A Game of Chess" by Augusto Daini (1860-1920
Category
Antique 1890s Paintings
Materials
Other
Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Chess Wooden Game Board Box
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
-of-pearl .
A genuine work of art.
All the pieces of the chess game are present and original.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Syrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Light and Dark Mahogany Chess Game Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Regency style drop leaf leather topped game table. The leaves are a light mahogany with a darker
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Game Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vilmos Huszár Chess Game, Holland 1973 De Stijl
By Vilmos Hufzar
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
. The chess game is in very good original condition and is super decorative, can also be played with of
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch De Stijl Games
Materials
Aluminum
Persian Octagonal Backgammon and Chess Game
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian chess game board and pieces.
Handcrafted beautiful Middle
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Moorish Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Handmade In The UK Reversible Games Table With Chess
Backgammon
Located in London, GB
.
Made in the UK, it offers two classic games of chess and backgammon in one beautifully designed table
Category
2010s British Game Tables
Materials
Wood
British Reverse-Painted Glass Chess Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
British reverse-painted glass chess table, signed and dated "A. Barbara Leslie 1974" (designer
Category
Vintage 1970s European Renaissance Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Victorian Pollard Oak Tilt-Top Chess Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Pollard Oak Tilt-Top Chess Table - The game board made with West Indian satinwood and Sri
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Oak, Satinwood, Zebra Wood
Country French Flip Top Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from solid French fruitwood with heart walnut checker squares on the chess board, this game
Category
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Nice Burled Walnut Theodore Alexander Leather Top Game Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Long Branch, NJ
form of a chess board. The game is in used vintage condition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Irish Killarney Yew Inlaid Chess Top Games Occasional Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
A charming and rare Victorian Irish Killarney yew and ebonised games table, the octagonal shaped top inlaid with birds-eye maple and ebonised squares edged with an arbutus and ebony ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Carnelian, Brass, Other
Antique English Pollard Oak Inlaid Specimen Chess Top Occasional Games Table
Located in Glasgow, GB
Rare 19th century pollard oak specimen chess or games table, the hexagonal shaped top inlaid with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Other
Shagreen Chess Game With Bronze Details
Located in New York, NY
Decorative chess game, France. The game is made of shagreen, sea shells and bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Games
Materials
Bronze
1985 Franklin Mint "The Great Crusaders" Chess Set Game with Leather Board
By Franklin MInt
Located in Dallas, TX
a walnut carrying case with full profile sheet on each piece. The game is in excellent condition and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Games
Materials
Porcelain
1985 Franklin Mint "The Great Crusaders" Chess Set Game with Leather Board
By Franklin MInt
Located in Dallas, TX
walnut carrying case with full profile sheet on each piece. The game is in excellent condition and has
Category
Vintage 1980s American Games
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Painting "The Silversmith" by Leon de Meuter Brunin
Belgian, 1861-1949
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Chess Game offered at Aspire Auctions on 1 September 2011, lot 24, achieved $ 10,637.50. Brunin's
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Paintings
Materials
Paint
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
Indian Emerald and Ruby Chess Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
/4" square x 4 5/8" high.
The game of chess was first played in India in the sixth century. Known
Category
20th Century Indian Other Games
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
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
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
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
SV925 Gold Jewel Chess with Sapphire
By MOISEIKIN
Located in Hong Kong, HK
For centuries, chess has been a metaphor of wise attitude towards being, a symbol of the royal
game
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Sapphire, Tiger s Eye, Gold Plate, Silver
"Dinosaurs Chess" Lithograph by Deborah Garber
Located in Pasadena, CA
chess game, blending the animal kingdom's wildness with the chessboard's strict rules. The checkerboard
Category
1970s Symbolist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1900s British Wood Patinated Chess Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
classic chess board design, offering a delightful invitation to engage in a strategic game. Surrounding
Category
20th Century British Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Antiqued Walnut Game Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
legs and stretcher. The chess board top comes with game pieces... good luck!
Dimensions: 60" W x 42
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,234 / item
Large Marble Chess Set with Hand-carved Emerald Green Onyx Pieces 1950
s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
elaborately hand carved onyx malachite green and white chess pieces.
The stone chess set game contains all its
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Giuseppe Ballesio, the Pearl Necklace Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
lessons with the tutor, some in an afternoon chess game, some in the difficult choice of jewelry. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wallpaper
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique English Games Box / Compendium, circa 1905
Located in Bath, GB
:
Three games boards: Chess / draughts / checkers; the race game and go bang. Original instruction booklet
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Games
Materials
Mahogany
Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte Midcentury Italian "Re" Glass Table Lamp 1960s
By Bobo Piccoli, Quattro Zero Edited By Fontana Arte
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design large table lamp model Re, inspired by the game of chess, designed
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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- What does a chess clock do?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Chess clocks are used primarily to make sure that a player does not overly delay the game. By keeping track of the time spent for each player's move, the total time is tracked.
- 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.
- What is the best chess board?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Chess boards are made from different types of material – it is really a matter of preference. Materials such as wood, ivory, glass, plastic, clay, stone, and various metals have been used over time to create chess boards. An assortment of antique and vintage chessboards is available on 1stDibs.
- 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Boxwood is often used for chest pieces due to the properties of the wood. While it is a hard, dense wood that can hold up to wear and tear, boxwood is also simple to turn and carve, so it can be easily shaped into pawns, rooks and other pieces. In addition, the light color works well with white paint. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of chess sets.
- What is a carrom game board?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A Carrom game board is a board used to play the tabletop game, Carrom, of Indian origin. A Carrom board is a square smooth flat wooden checkerboard that can be 72cm to 74cm square. Each corner on this game board features a circular hole with a net that catches the game pieces. Shop Carrom boards and vintage game tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The best chair for gaming is a matter of preference. However, a decent gaming chair must have adequate neck and lumbar support with height adjustments, appropriate armrest position, and the ability to recline. An added footrest would also be beneficial. Find a collection of vintage and modern chairs on 1stDibs today that can be used while gaming.
- 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A bagatelle game is played with nine balls. It is similar to billiards and is played with wooden cue sticks. The balls are shot across a table, aiming for certain areas to score points, with the goal being to score the most points to win. Find an array of bagatelle games from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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