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Chess Figurine

Tiled Mid Century and Wood Chess Board With Chess Figurines
Located in Pasadena, CA
Tiled Mid Century and Wood Chess Board with Chess Figurines. Green and White tiles throughout. Each
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Game Boards

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Porcelain, Wood

Turned Wood Hardwood Lidded Box Chess Figurine Style Mid Century Modern c 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely small turned hardwood lidded box with a chess style shaped finial, made in Europe probably
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood, Wood

Chess the Conquest of Anahuac
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero
Chess the conquest of Anahuac, winner of the first national silverware award that Mexico was
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Artist Figurines and Sculptures

SALE Bishop Table Lamp In White Opaline Glass By Ivan Jakes For Sklarny Rapotin
By Sklarny Rapotin, Ivan Jakes
Located in Zohor, SK
Czech Republic, ex Czechoslovakia in 1960s. Jakes created a table lamp collection in style of chess
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Opaline Glass

German Dresden Lace Porcelain Figurine Group, Couple Playing Chess Blue and Pink
By Dresden Figurine
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful porcelain group. The very fragile porcelain coming from the evaporated lace dipped in porcelain slip is perfect. Signed White blue and Pink color.
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Vintage 1920s German Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Tigers Eye Pearl Emerald Yellow Gold Camel
Located in Greenwich, CT
tolerance. And this enchantingly adorned camel, thought to be an early 20th century chess piece, is bound
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Figurines and Sculptures

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Emerald, Natural Pearl, Tiger's Eye, 22k Gold

Porcelain Figurine of a Couple Playing Chess, Germany, Hand Painted
By Furstenberg Porcelain
Located in Lantau, HK
A 19th century porcelain figurine of a couple paying chess, the gentleman kissing the lady’s hand
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Antique 19th Century German Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Handmade English Chess Carved Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing handmade English chess chair is hand carved. The chair seat is hand webbing made from
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Wood, Hemp

White and Yellow Gold Tempered Glass Chess Set
Located in Southampton, PA
given the figurine chess pieces total 1362.62 grams in 14K yellow and white gold! The chessboard itself
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21st Century and Contemporary American More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Eaglador - Cantonese Warrior Chess Set, Cast in Bronze with Gilded Detail
By Eaglador
Located in London, GB
This is a champion/ competition size chess set. The gilded detail is stunning and is juxtaposed to
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2010s English Games

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Mid-Century Blue and White Marble Chess Set Game with Board
Located in Dallas, TX
This complete set is skillfully handcrafted, featuring a heavy chess board in blue and white
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Mid-20th Century American Games

Materials

Marble

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1960s Alberto Giacometti Inspired Brutalist Bronze Chess Set. Italy
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Wonderful vintage 1960s era artisan handcrafted bronze Brutalist / Modernist chess set in the style of Italian Alberto Giacometti. The hammered brass and copper board and the brass ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Brutalist Game Boards

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Brass

Handcarved & Crafted Mid Century Wood Chess Table! Teak Maple Walnut Set 1950s
Located in Peoria, AZ
PASTIME OF KINGS! MID CENTURY HANDCRAFTED CUSTOM CHESS TABLE A MID CENTURY MASTERPIECE! MULTIPLE WOODS! DIMENSIONS: Approx. 16" High by 17" Wide & 17" Deep This absolutel...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Game Tables

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Wood, Birdseye Maple, Teak, Walnut

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 wood in natural dark and light brown color on a marble look style lidded chess boar...
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Late 20th Century Namibian Games

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Plastic, Wood

African chess set of Namibia
African chess set of Namibia
H 2.17 in W 13.98 in D 13.98 in
Cartier GIA Certified 10.29 Carat I VS2 Emerald Cut Diamond and Platinum Ring
By Cartier
Located in Boston, MA
This impressive diamond ring is offered by Shreve, Crump & Low. This 10.29 carat GIA Certified I VS2 emerald cut diamond is custom set in a handcrafted Cartier platinum ring. The 10....
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2010s French Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

A medieval style chess set made in cast clay
Located in Delft, NL
A medieval style chess set made in cast clay A cast clay chess set in medieval style with 4 loose tiles. The 4 separate tiles form the chessboard, which are also cast from clay. T...
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Late 20th Century European Games

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Clay

Vintage 1930 Chanel Haute Couture Documented Velvet Scarf-Neck Sculpted Cape
By Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chanel is known to be one of the most luxurious and decadent fashion houses in the world. This breathtaking and ultra rare documented evening cape from her 1930-31 collection is a pe...
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1930s French Capes

Balinese Chess set in casket- box, 20th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Balinese Chess set in box, 20th Century A chess set in a box, this hand-carved wooden set with Balinese various Deities, Idols, and Demons, in a large wooden casket carved from Teak...
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Mid-20th Century Balinese Games

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Chess Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Chess table, Italy, 1950s One foot has a small brass plate on one side of the square cap and the edge has a few signs of wear.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Chess Table, Italy, 1950s
Mid-Century Modern Chess Table, Italy, 1950s
H 25.01 in W 23.43 in D 23.43 in
Arthur Elliott for ANRI "Universum" Space Age Chess Set
By ANRI
Located in Skokie, IL
ANRI "Universum" Space Age Walnut and Maple Chess Set A strikingly modern "Universum" or Space Age chess set made in Italy by ANRI. The set is contained in a finely crafted wooden c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Vases

Materials

Brass

Van Cleef & Arpels Five-Row Diamond Link Necklace
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and highly flexible necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels that dates back to the 1990s, designed as five rows of graduated round-cut diamonds of exceptional brilliance, exqui...
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1990s French Link Necklaces

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Diamond, 18k Gold

3 Dimensional Wooden Chess or Checker Board with Chess Players
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very unique way to play chess or checkers... the board is stairs stepped, or "3-D" look... A wonderful decorative piece and fun to play as well - likely more novel that serious, bu...
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20th Century Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Poul Cadovius Coffee Table in Rosewood, Denmark 1960s
By Poul Cadovius, France & Søn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Poul Cadovius coffee table in partly solid rosewood, chess pattern. Made by France & Son.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Swiss Miniature Chess Table with Stanhope Lens
Located in Stamford, CT
Carved bone miniature chess set and table, Switzerland, 19th century. With white and red chess pieces, though some pieces are missing. The Stanhope lens ( also known as an 'Optical B...
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bone

Swiss Miniature Chess Table with Stanhope Lens
Swiss Miniature Chess Table with Stanhope Lens
H 2.75 in W 1.625 in D 1.625 in
Golf Inspired Chess Set in White Bird's-Eye Maple by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
White bird's-eye maple and erable. Hand-painted golf chessmen.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games

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Birdseye Maple

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 originally produced by Carl Auböck III. This set is handmade in the original Auböck works...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Carl Auböck Chess Set #5606
Carl Auböck Chess Set #5606
H 15 in W 15 in D 0.25 in
Chess Set by Marco Celotti Circa 1970
By Marco Celotti
Located in Hudson, NY
A one of a kind chess set by Italian American artist Marco Celotti. Created circa 1970, the set is quit marvelous. Each figure is filled with detail. Even the individual pawns, each...
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Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Games

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Pottery

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White Opaline Glass Bishop Table Lamp by Ivan Jakes for Sklarny Rapotin, 1960s
By Ivan Jakes, Sklarny Rapotin
Located in Zohor, SK
Czech Republic, ex Czechoslovakia in 1960s. Jakeš created a table lamp collection in style of chess
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Opaline Glass

White Opaline Glass Bishop Table Lamp by Ivan Jakes for Sklarny Rapotin, 1960s
By Ivan Jakes, Sklarny Rapotin
Located in Zohor, SK
Czech Republic, ex Czechoslovakia in 1960s. Jakeš created a table lamp collection in style of chess
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Opaline Glass

White Opaline Glass Bishop Table Lamp by Ivan Jakes for Sklarny Rapotin 1960s
By Ivan Jakes, Sklarny Rapotin
Located in Zohor, SK
Czech Republic, ex Czechoslovakia in 1960s. Jakeš created a table lamp collection in style of chess
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Opaline Glass

Oriental Chinese chess game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
complete set of chess game . Set of 16 figurines red and white
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Early 20th Century Chinese Games

Oriental Chinese chess game
Oriental Chinese chess game
H 5.5 in Dm 0.5 in
Kelly Wearstler Dichotomy Chess Set
By Kelly Wearstler
Located in New York, NY
The Limited Edition Dichotomy Chess Set features 22k Burnished Gold Plated and Gunmetal Plated
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21st Century and Contemporary Games

Kelly Wearstler Dichotomy Chess Set
Kelly Wearstler Dichotomy Chess Set
H 1.5 in W 14 in D 14 in
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
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Sapphire, Tiger's Eye, Gold Plate, Silver

SV925 Gold Jewel Chess with Sapphire
SV925 Gold Jewel Chess with Sapphire
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W 8.27 in L 8.27 in
Chess Set in Solid Yellow Gold and Sterling Silver
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chess has been one of the most popular strategy board games throughout the centuries. The origins
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21st Century and Contemporary American Medieval Figurines and Sculptures

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Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver

Vintage Marble Chess Set with Brutalist Carved Bronze and Brass Figurines
Located in West Hartford, CT
Vintage mid century chess set with marble game board and carved brutalist bronze and brass chess
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Games

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Handmade English Chess Carved Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing handmade English chess chair is hand-carved. The chair seat is hand webbing made from
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Hemp, Wood

Israeli Biblical Brass Figurines by Hans Teppich
Located in New York, NY
A collection of five Israeli miniature patinated brass figurines by Hans Teppich. The figurines
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
charming figurine was likely originally a part of a bone chess set or a set of collectible toy soldiers.
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Bone, Paint

Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
charming figurine was likely originally a part of a bone chess set or a set of collectible toy soldiers.
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Bone, Paint

Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
H 3.25 in W 1.25 in D 1.25 in
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
charming figurine was likely originally a part of a bone chess set or a set of collectible toy soldiers
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Bone, Paint

Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
H 3.25 in W 1.25 in D 1.25 in
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
charming figurine was likely originally a part of a bone chess set or a set of collectible toy soldiers
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Materials

Bone, Paint

Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
H 3.25 in W 1.25 in D 1.25 in
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
charming figurine was likely originally a part of a bone chess set or a set of collectible toy soldiers.
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Paint

Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
H 3.25 in W 1.5 in D 1.25 in
Petite Bone Carving of an Elephant Rider
Located in Chicago, IL
figurine was likely originally a part of a bone chess set or a set of collectible toy soldiers.
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Paint

Midcentury Sodalite and Marble Chess Set Game Board and Pieces
By Vaibhav Dhadda
Located in Jaipur, Rajasthan
Beautiful luxurious Chess Board made of sodalite and marble. The set consists of 32 chess pieces
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21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures

Herend Hungary Porcelain Limited Edition Chess Set 2006 with Board in Blue Case
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
chess figurines and 2 pieces board in pink/grey and 24-karat gold accents All pieces are marked with the
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21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Late 20th Century Gothic Midieval “Game of Thrones” Style Chess Set
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool midieval era chess set, figurines are very animated "Game of Thrones" style, made of hard
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Late 20th Century American Gothic Games

Materials

Plaster

Set of Four Petite Bone Carvings of Indian Soldiers
Located in Chicago, IL
pigments. The figurines were likely originally part of a bone chess set or a set of collectible toy
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Paint

Monumental Murano Glass Chessboard 32 Sculptural Pieces Gold Leaf Unique
By Gianni Seguso, Seguso & Cenadese, Zanetti Murano, Formia Murano
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
is 13 inches (33 cm) high. Original Italian chess set where the bishop is a Standard Bearer or an
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rare 1930s Karl Hagenauer Chess Set
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
A complete Hagenauer chess set (32 pieces ) there is also an fotograph of the chess game which was
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Games

Materials

Brass

German Dresden Lace Porcelain Figurine Group, Couple Playing Chess
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Grenoble, FR
Beautiful porcelain group. The very fragile porcelain coming from the evaporated lace dipped in porcelain slip is perfect. Mark used by Huffier from the small town of Sandizell in 1...
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Vintage 1960s German Porcelain

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Chess Figurine For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal chess figurine for your home. Each chess figurine for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, paint and wood. Find 11 options for an antique or vintage chess figurine now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chess figurine, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A chess figurine made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one chess figurine that is appealing in its simplicity, but Dresden Figurine, Eaglador and Ivan Jakes produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chess Figurine?

Prices for a chess figurine can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $88 and can go as high as $285,000, while the average can fetch as much as $875.