Wood Chess Set
to
12
144
55
193
15
7
41
19
14
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
11
180
22
27
71
49
1
1
1
5
3
9
33
15
5
3
209
54
23
21
21
96
74
59
31
26
215
204
211
16
3
3
3
2
Sort By
Saarinen Style Tulip Table and Chairs Ebony Chess Set
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Truly one of a kind ebony wood chess set gaming table. The large chess board is mounted to a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Pietra Dura Marble Chess Table Regency Hardwood Base Staunton Chess Set
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chess table with Regency Mahogany circa 1815 base and antique Staunton box wood chess set
This is the
Category
Antique 1810s Italian Regency Game Tables
Materials
Marble
Michele de Lucchi Chess Set
By Memphis Group, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Pasadena, CA
A full chess set featuring two chairs, a light-up Lucite table and chess board with chess pieces
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Memphis Group Living Room Sets
Materials
Iron, Metal
E15 Nona Chessboard
Chess Figures by Annabelle Klute
By e15
Located in New York, NY
The distinct outline of NONA chess figures illustrate a decisive cut and
minimum design
Category
2010s German Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
$2,890 / item
Chess Set
Located in Houston, TX
. Natural bone and dyed red. The chess set is 19th century. Some repairs and age cracks. The king stands at
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ivory, Wood
$1,400
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
Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Saint George chess and checker set names after the London chess club.
Category
Early 20th Century English Games
Materials
Wood
$1,675
Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wood traveling chess set.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Games
$1,675
An Oversized Chess Set in Burled Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
Complete burl wood chest set; HUGE!. The King measures 38.5" in height and 14.5" Diameter. The
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Garden Ornaments
Oversize concrete chess set.
Located in Miami, FL
Very large and whimsical wooden chess board with concrete chess pieces.
Board : 65" x 65
Category
20th Century American Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Austin Cox Chess Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chess set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Aluminum, circa 1962. Contains aluminum pieces (tallest is 4.75
Category
Vintage 1960s American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Aluminum
$1,400
Nice vintage hand carved chess set out of exotic woods
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice chess set hand carved out of two different exotic woods. Each piece is slightly different
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Moroccan Backgammon and Chess Set Game in Thuya Wood Box
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative Moroccan handcrafted Thuya wood box with backgammon and chess set game.
Morrocan
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Antique English Chess Board and Chess Set, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart antique mahogany chess board paired with a boxwood Staunton style chess set inside a
Category
Vintage 1910s English Games
Materials
Wood
Frederic Weinberg Style Chess Set
Located in Winter Park, FL
This unusual chess set is done in the style of Frederic Weinberg, circa 1960s. The vintage chess
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Handcrafted Thuya Wood Box with Backgammon and Chess Set Game
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative Moroccan handcrafted Thuya wood box with backgammon and chess set game.
Morrocan artists
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Staunton Style Chess Figures.
A Staunton style chess set with wooden chess pieces with wide
Category
Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Games
Materials
Wood
Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Chess Set
By Josef Hartwig
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist chess set, originally designed by Josef Hartwig at the Bauhaus, circa 1920s. This set is
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Art Deco Games
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
Oversized Wooden Chess Set, 1980s USSR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large oversized folding wooden chess set made in the USSR in the 1980s. Box unfolds into chess
Category
Vintage 1980s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Michael Graves Chess Set, circa 2000
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in New York, NY
Carved wood chess and checkers set with board and box by famed architect Michael Graves. Chess
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Games
Materials
Resin, Wood
HERMES: “Samarcande” chess set circa 2010
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Natural mahogany and cassia chess set
Leather, natural mahogany and Cassia.
- The drawer handles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Primitive Chess Table Set
Located in IT
19th century Primitive chess table set with lots of personality. Would work well in a hip hotel or
Category
Antique 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Signed Nigri Animal Kingdom Chess Set
Located in Aspen, CO
Vintage signed Nigri animal kingdom chess set. Entirely hand painted and signed. Pieces vary in
Category
20th Century European Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Carved Wood Full Size Portable Travel Chess Set Board
Pieces
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage mid century wooden chess set and box / board.
Box closed- 7.75" x 15.625" x 3.25"h, box
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Hardwood
Chess Set Designed by Michael Graves Postmodern
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful set designed by Michael Graves, in credible design, with a Memphis Postmodern era look
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Amazing Chess Set of Handcrafted Wood and Bone Pieces with Table and Board
Located in Mexico, DF
Highly artistic set of chess pieces handcrafted in wood and bone with standing wood table and board
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Games
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Large European Wooden Sculptural Chess Set, Circa 1960s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Large vintage European custom made wooden sculptural chess set includes all 32 pieces, circa 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Civil War Lead Soldier Themed Chess Set Vintage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Civil War-Themed Chess Set with Hand-Painted Lead or Metal Figures
This meticulously crafted
Category
20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Modernist Mid Century Chess Set by Austin Vintage
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Miami, FL
Extraordinary mid century chess set by Austin Enterprises. Original board. The case has walnut
Category
Vintage 1960s American Games
Materials
Aluminum
Chess Set Watercolor #3 by Zev Daniel Harris
By Daniel "Zev" Harris 1
Located in Pasadena, CA
Elegant watercolor of a chess board and pieces, by Zev Harris.
Framed in a cerused walnut frame
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Michael Graves Contemporary Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Wooden Board
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This contemporary modern chess and checkers set, designed by Michael Graves, features a beautifully
Category
20th Century Games
Materials
Wood
Vintage wooden chess set in wooden box, year 1952
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
The set shows signs of use (see photo)
Figures have a patina
The box has
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Wonderful hand made chess set polish artists brass copper amber
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful hand made chess set by Magda and Andrzej Nowakowscy of Warsaw Poland. Each piece is
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Decorative Objects
Materials
Amber, Copper, Brass, Silver
Custom Hand Wrought Enamel, Copper and Chrome Checkerboard Chess Set
Located in North Miami, FL
What a conversation mid century piece!!!
IT IS MARKED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WOOD BOARD "hand made
Category
Vintage 1960s German Modern Games
Materials
Copper, Chrome, Enamel
Antique Chinese Highly Detailed Figural Hand Carved Bone Chess Set
Case
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese chess set offers highly detailed hand carved figures, each an individual
Category
20th Century Chinese Games
Materials
Bone, Wood
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Carved Folk Art Chess Set and Board, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Mid-Century modernist hand-turned carved and painted chess set, with hand-painted chess board
Category
Vintage 1950s American Games
Materials
Wood, Paint
Oversized Wood Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive oversized wood chess set. Box unfolds into chess board. Board newly cleaned. Great vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Hermes Leather and Wood Chess Set
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Absolutely amazing and rare Hermes chess set. No longer in production.
Sizes:
Leather is 36
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Handmade Wood Chess Set Complete Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete handmade wood chess set game of 32 pieces in a good pine box with a
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood, Pine
Antique Chess Board
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Antique wood chess set. Complete with turned and hand-carved pieces. A beautiful set in amazing
Category
Early 20th Century Game Boards
Modern Solid Wood Travel Chess Set by Dal Negro
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice vintage, high quality solid wood chess set made in Treviso, Italy by Dal Negro, circa
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut
Handmade Wood Complete Chess Set Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete handmade wood chess set game of 32 pieces in an pine lidded box, which
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood, Pine
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
Edwardian Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game, circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Brass
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Brass
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Brass
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1930
s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1930
s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade
Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Brass
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game in Pokerwork Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Brass
French Chess Box and Blackgammon Wood, circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Chess and blackgammon wood box.
The set contains
30 Blackgammon pieces
32 Chess pieces (one
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
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
XL Marble Chess Set + Artisan Wood Board
Located in Round Top, TX
decades in the vintage and antiques business. We have purchased and sold dozens of marble chess sets and
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Games
Materials
Marble
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
Modern Chess Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome chess set with modern stylized game pieces. Board / game box is wooden and fitted with
Category
20th Century Unknown Games
Materials
Wood
$315
- 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Wood Chess Set", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Wood Chess Set For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the wood chess set you’re looking for. A wood chess set — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Find 188 options for an antique or vintage wood chess set now, or shop our selection of 13 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a wood chess set — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A wood chess set is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and folk art styles are sought with frequency. Michael Graves (b.1934), ANRI and Arthur Elliot each produced at least one beautiful wood chess set that is worth considering.
How Much is a Wood Chess Set?
Prices for a wood chess set can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $90 and can go as high as $80,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,800.
Questions About Wood 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.
Read More
Dickens Fan on Your List? This First Edition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Is a Treasure
Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
Patchwork Quilts Are the Latest Nostalgic Design Trend
New or old, the coverlets add old-time charm to any space.
Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
39 Incredible Swimming Pools
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.
Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure
Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.
More Ways To Browse
Dior Shoes Black And White
Hermes Box Wood
Mother Of Pearl Chess Set
Wooden Desk Boxes
Thuya Wood Box
Aztec Calendar
Vintage Lead Soldiers Vintage
Game Table With Stools
Porcelain Gardner
Weighted Chess Set
Bone Chess
Chess Horn
Chess Set Medieval
Confederate Flag
Jaques Chess
Travel Game Board
Acrylic Chess Set
Art Deco Chess Set