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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
German Continental Hand-Carved Wooden Chess Set
Located in New York, 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
Italian Round Rustic Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
flared column pedestal base. Includes a wooden chess set and Backgammon counters.
Dimensions: 42" W x 42
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Dark Rustic Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
pedestal base. Includes a wooden chess set and backgammon counters.
Dimensions: 36" W x 36" D x 30" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Middle Eastern Damascus Inlaid Card Chess Backgammon Game Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
dice set as well as a hand carved wooden chess set.
This can be removed to reveal the stunning inset
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Game Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
E15 Nona Chessboard & Chess Figures by Annabelle Klute
By e15
Located in New York, NY
appreciation of
the first woman to be awarded the International Grandmaster title in
1978.
The wooden chess
Category
2010s German Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
Staunton Style 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 British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Boxwood
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
Russian Gardner Porcelain Chess Set
By Francis Gardner
Located in Delft, NL
Francis Gardner porcelain chess set
A Russian chess set in Caricature, representing the Czarist
Category
20th Century Russian Games
Materials
Wood, Porcelain
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
Black + White Porous Ceramic Chess + Checkers Board, Wooden Pieces, Walnut Edge
By Jordan Keaney
Located in London, GB
Porous ceramic chess and checkers set with pieces. This simple game would make a lovely, light
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Games
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
H 1.11 in W 13 in D 13 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Games
Materials
Wood
Syrian Moorish Inlaid Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Wooden Game Board Box
Located in Studio City, CA
-pearl, and bone inlays. A genuine work of art. A set of backgammon pieces are included (likely made and
Category
20th Century Syrian Moorish Decorative Boxes
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
Arthur Elliott for ANRI "Universum" Space Age Chess Set
By ANRI
Located in Skokie, IL
chess set made in Italy by ANRI. The set is contained in a finely crafted wooden case with brass hinges
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Vases
Materials
Brass
Restoration Hardware Backgammon Chess Game Set Folding Case 28"
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century chess / backgammon game set by Restoration Hardware. Reversible, folding
Category
Late 20th Century Games
Materials
Leather, Burlap, Hardwood
Chess Stool/ Sculptural Side Table
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
stools or side table sets. Directly referencing chess pieces, these stools luidically evidence objet's
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Resin, Wood
e15 Nona Leather Chess Board and Chess Figures by Annabelle Klute in STOCK
By e15
Located in New York, NY
black, Chess figures set, L240
W120 H90 mm, 16 x clear lacquered, 16 x
black lacquered, HS-Code 44201190
Category
2010s German Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 0.2 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Chess Stool/ Sculptural Side Table
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Two hand-turned wooden pieces with an elegant piano polish lacquer play together as sculptural
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Resin, Wood
Chess Stool/ Sculptural Side Table
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Two hand-turned wooden pieces with an elegant piano polish lacquer play together as sculptural
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Resin, Wood
Ceramic Medieval Chessboard with Chesses, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This Ceramic Medieval Chess is a ceramic chess set consisting of medieval characters and a wooden
Category
Vintage 1970s European Games
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Moorish Persian Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in North Hollywood, CA
with this exceptional backgammon and chess game set.
Closed the box measure: 2.5in. H x 7.5in x 16in
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Moorish Games
Materials
Fruitwood
MINIATURE GAME TABLE WITH CHESS PIECES 19th Century Anglo-Indian
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
MINATURE GAME TABLE WITH CHESS PIECES
19th century Anglo-Indian
octagonal top in wood covered
Category
Antique 19th Century English Anglo-Indian Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Marcel Duchamp Mental Chess Board, 1991, Limited Edition 167/850
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
A rare and vintage Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) Chessboard art set made in 1991 composed of a wood
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mid-Century Modern Chess Table of Wood with Stunning Tree Knots Pattern & Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare design and great looking, handcrafted wooden chess table with unique natural patterns and
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Nutwood, Bakelite
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H 24 in Dm 22.6 in
1920 Persian Khatam Kari Footed Wooden Circular Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Late 19th c. early 20th c. Persian Footed Wooden Round Jewelry Box.
Antique rare in round shape
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Condition : There are some small dings to the cover and wooden faces, some wear to the chess board, lacks
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Games
Materials
Wood
Middle Eastern Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box.
Middle Eastern
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of
Category
Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Micro Mosaic Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Pen Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Persian version of marquetry, art forms made by decorating the surface of wooden articles with delicate
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Indo-Persian Khatam Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare Chess Set by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare, Minimalist wooden chess set # 5917,
circa 1960s by Carl Auböck for Werkstätte (workshop
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Games
Materials
Felt, Wood
Dual Backgamon and Chess Travel Set, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Dual chess and Backgamon wooden travel set.
Game pieces in ebony and bone.
Nice claps.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Rook Chess Piece Lamps
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
. Due to them having lived outside and being played as part of a giant outdoor chess set in the
Category
Vintage 1960s British Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gold and Silver Chess Set by Max Ernst, Edition Pierre Hugo
By Pierre Hugo, Max Ernst
Located in Geneva, CH
This chess set was designed by Max Ernst and executed by Pierre Hugo, goldsmith in Aix-en-Provence
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Gold, Silver
Saxon Queen Chess Piece Lamp
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
having lived outside and being played as part of a giant outdoor chess set in the beautiful gardens of a
Category
Vintage 1960s British Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Backgammon Chess Games Compendium Poker Box with Ornate Brasswork
By Howell James & Co.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Staunton style bone chess set stained red, and left natural, a gilded brass cribbage & Bezique boards with
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pierre Cardin Wooden Chess Set
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Pierre Cardin Wooden Chess Set
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Overscaled Vintage Chess Set
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage, oversized wooden chess set. Pieces are 6" - 7" high. The board doubles as a case. All
Category
Vintage 1950s American Games
Carved Wooden Inlaid Hinged Folding Chess Set
Located in Montreal, QC
Carved wooden chess set featuring inlaid hinged folding board. Intricately carved exterior and
Category
2010s Modern Games
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
H 2.75 in W 15.625 in L 2.75 in
Danish Mid Century Teak Coffe Table/Games Table
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
chess set, and there is room for checkers, cards etc. beneath the top, and there is also a long pigeon
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Materials
Teak
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
H 2.75 in W 17.75 in D 17.75 in
Carved Alabaster Chess Set
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning Mexican chess set with inlaid wooden board and alabaster chess pieces in brown and cream
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Games
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
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
Rare Pierre Cardin Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Pierre Cardin chess set. Wooden board with brass inlay and metal cast game pieces.
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Casa Shop Chess Set 3
Located in Richmond, VA
Introducing the chess set by Casa Shop, the second design in our stone collection handmade by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
Casa Shop Chess Set 5
Located in Richmond, VA
Introducing the Chess Set by Casa Shop, the second design in our stone collection handmade by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
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
Large and Unusual Vintage Leather Bound Chess Set
Located in London, GB
A huge and amazing vintage leather bound chess board with carved wooden figures, probably the most
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Leather
Brutalist cast bronze chess set with copper board, 1960s
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Frederic Weinberg
Located in ECHT, NL
Stylish mid century chess set. The pieces are made from cast bronze. The playing field is made from
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Game Boards
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Large Weighted Boxwood Chess Set by Benetfink, Cheapside, London c.1900
By Benetfink & Co.
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome large Staunton style chess set in Boxwood dating to c.1900.
The set remains in very
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Games
Materials
Boxwood
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H 3.25 in W 8.25 in D 4.5 in
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
H 22.84 in W 19.69 in L 22.84 in
Vintage Don Quixote Chess, Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Don Quixote chess is a chess set inspired by the famous novel The Ingenious Gentleman Don
Category
Late 20th Century European Games
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Wooden Animal Inlay Table Set from Switzerland
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
is adorned with foliage and a chess board, the chairs are depicted with mountain goats, wooden inlays
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Games Table, English, Mahogany, Chess, Workstation, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique games table. An English, mahogany chess table or workstation, dating to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
H 29.53 in W 19.3 in L 29.53 in
Sculptural Chess and Casket by Gianfranco Frattini in Silver 925
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Milan, IT
Exclusive and rare set of silver chess in a wooden casket designed by Gianfranco Frattini in the
Category
Vintage 1970s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Antique Irish Bog Wood Oak Plaque Harp Shamrock Cornelius Goggin Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
baise background and framed with an ebonised wooden frame with silver slip.
Condition: Good
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Mounted Objects
Materials
Bog Wood
H 17.5 in W 14.75 in D 1 in
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Wooden Chess Set For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal wooden chess set for your home. Each wooden chess set for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bone and boxwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect wooden chess set — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each wooden chess set bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wooden chess set over the years, but those crafted by Pierre Cardin and ANRI are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Wooden Chess Set?
A wooden chess set can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $549, while the lowest priced sells for $285 and the highest can go for as much as $2,800.
Questions About Wooden Chess Set
- 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.
- 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 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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