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Italian Chess Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully fossilized marble and onyx chess board with inlaid brass detail, all hand-carved
Category

20th Century Italian Games

Materials

Breccia Marble, Marble, Onyx

Early American Chess Set
Located in NYC, NY
A fine wooden chess set with unusual chess pieces.
Category

Early 20th Century American Games

Materials

Wood

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

Chess Set Wood Carving Folkloric Alebrije Spaniards and Indigenous Mixes
By Carmen Cruz
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
500 years ago? Agustin’s playful tone with this chess set gives you the opportunity to “change history
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Wood and Composites Chess and Checkers Set by Architect Michael Graves
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful sculptural chess and checkers set by Renowned Architect Michael Graves born in 1934 and
Category

1990s American Memphis Group Game Boards

Materials

Steel

Staunton Chess Set, circa 1930
By House of Staunton
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
954 / 5.000 Resultados de traducción Resultado de traducción Staunton chess set, circa 1930
Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

African chess set of Namibia
Located in Delft, NL
African chess set of Namibia An African chess set with figures of Namibia, made by hand of walnut
Category

Late 20th Century Namibian Games

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Antique Carved Bone Chess Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. Condition: Red dye is nearly obliterated from all the pieces, some repairs and chips. The set is in as found
Category

Antique 19th Century European Gothic Games

Materials

Bone, Wood

Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon, chess and checkers game set Lacquered wood Mother of pearl and abalone shell inlay
Category

Vintage 1960s Vietnamese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Bone, Horn, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1970s Lucite Chess Set By Klemp
By Klemp
Located in Highland, IN
This artist-made set of chess pieces are crafted of clear and colored lucite. Each piece is signed
Category

Vintage 1970s American Games

Materials

Lucite, Wood

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

Gucci Leather Backgammon and Chess Set
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Gucci game board with backgammon on one side and chess on the other. Sturdy wood framed
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Games

Materials

Metal

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

Italian Onyx and Brass Chess Set
Located in Denton, TX
Combination of white and green onyx on a walnut frame with brass chessman. The wood box is covered
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Games

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Italian Polychrome Very Large Wooden Chess Set
Located in Delft, NL
An Italian polychrome very large wooden chess set An Italian polychrome large wooden chess set
Category

20th Century Italian Games

Materials

Wood

Arthur Elliot "Universum" Chess Set for Anri
By Arthur Elliot, ANRI
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and a collector's item chess set. Hand crafted pieces including original box and chess board
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Games

Materials

Wood

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

German Continental Hand-Carved Wooden Chess Set
Located in Queens, NY
German Continental (1sts quarter 20th Century) hand-carved wooden chess set with 32 pieces. (two
Category

20th Century German Other Figurative Sculptures

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

1960S Italian Chess set in Patinated Bronze.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking Italian bronze chess set was modeled after Etruscan bronze sculptures produced in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Game Boards

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Danish Modern Chess Set by Henning Bang
By Henning Bang
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Double sided mixed wood game board. Modern rectilinear wooden playing pieces. All original with
Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Rajasthani / Indian Chess Set with Board
Located in San Diego, CA
Large hand carved vintage Rajasthani / Indian chess set with foldable wooden board, circa 1960s
Category

20th Century Indian Games

Materials

Resin, Wood

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

Whimsical Hand Painted Chess Set Board Mid Century
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical complete hand painted wooden chess Set , circa 1970's Made in russia nice original
Category

20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Original postmodern Michael Graves chess and checkers set. Maple wood chess and checkers set with
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Games

Materials

Maple

Vintage Asian Hand carved Chess Set in Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Asian Hand carved Soap stone chess set in box. The wooden box fold with the front hand
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Games

Materials

Soapstone

Vintage Signed Nigri Napoleon "Battle of Waterloo" Chess Set
Located in Aspen, CO
Vintage signed Nigri Napoleon Empire chess set, with a battle of Waterloo theme. Entirely hand
Category

20th Century Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Michael Graves Two Tone Chess Checkers Set, circa 2000
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in New York, NY
A 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

Early 20th Century French Traveling Chess Set Game Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand carved and crafted chess set with dovetail joints, veneered playing board, and brass hinges.
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Wood

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

Vintage 1970s Hand-Painted Stone and Resin Backgammon/Chess Set
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage 1970s backgammon and chess set depicting the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, 1519-21
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Stone

Backgammon and Chess Game Set, with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Somis, CA
This is a dual purpose game set that consists of both backgammon and chess. The wood box is
Category

2010s Egyptian Games

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

"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

Black and White Onyx and Acrylic Chess and Tic-Tac-Toe Set Game Set
Located in New York, NY
20th century. Game includes 'rules' for chess as show in images. Complete set includes black wood game
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Games

Materials

Onyx

Vintage Chess Set Terracota Aztec Figurines and Board, 20th Century, Mexico
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a rare 20th-century chess set made with terracotta and wood in Mexico. The figurines are in
Category

20th Century Mexican Pre-Columbian Game Boards

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

Austin Cox for Alcoa aluminum chess set in it s original case
By Austin Enterprises, Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An increasingly hard to find chess set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Aluminum in 1962. More unusual to
Category

Vintage 1960s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

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

Greek Key Mid-Century Modern Chrome, Brass Copper Chess Set /SALE
Located in North Miami, FL
These signed small vintage Greek chess set has the modernist yet Classic Greek key pattern. Signed
Category

Vintage 1960s Greek Classical Greek Games

Materials

Brass, Copper, Chrome

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

Midcentury Italian Hand Carved and Painted Medieval Style Chess Set and Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Midcentury Italian hand carved and painted medieval style chess set and table removable glass top
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Medieval Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

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

Handmade Complete Chess Set in Oak Dovetailed Box Apprentice Piece, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete handmade chess set game of 32 pieces in an Oak Lidded Box, probably
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Games

Materials

Wood, Oak

Antique 20th Century Edwardian Wooden Cased Chess Set, J Jacques Sons c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Edwardian wooden chess set, contains a club sized chess set by John
Category

20th Century British Other Games

Materials

Wood

Mid-century Hand Carved Indian Chess Set with Original Carrying Case c. 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Midcentury chess set with hand-carved bone chess pieces depicting various deities and wooden chess
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Games

Materials

Bone, Wood

1940s Marquetry Game Table With Chairs and Chess Set Crafted By Rafael L Alarcon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940's Marquetry Game Table With Chairs and Chess Set Crafted By Rafael L Alarcon A work of
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Game Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Mid-20th Century Brass Chess Set with Wodden Board/Box by Hans Teppich, Israel
By Hans Teppich
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century golden and black brass chess set with wooden board/box by Hans Teppich, Israel By
Category

Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Metal, Zinc, Copper, Brass

W. T. Pinney "Liberty" Club Chess Set in Original Box, circa 1940-1945
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a W. T. Pinney "Liberty" club chess set with its original cedar wood box. The chess
Category

Vintage 1940s American Games

Materials

Cedar

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

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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
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Pieces 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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, 2023
    The 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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