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Chess Set
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Chess set
Category
Vintage 1970s European Games
Materials
Metal
Chess Set
Located in Irving, TX
handsome chess set will become the focal point of the room. Marble and brass chess pieces are abstract
Category
2010s Games
Materials
Stone, Gold
1950s Modernist Chess Set
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A modernist chess set in chrome-plated brass with a vintage cork board. The pieces are
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Brass
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
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
Green Carved Marble Modernist Chess Set
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Carved green and black marble complete chess set.
Absolutely beautiful tone and quality for each
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble
Austin Cox Chess Set
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A rare Austin Cox chess set on chrome base with walnut trim and printed green velvet board - by
Category
Vintage 1950s Games
Materials
Aluminum
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
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
Victor Vasarely Artistic Chess Set
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Victor Vasarely, chess set, plexiglass, France, 1979
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997), one of the
Category
Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Games
Materials
Plexiglass
Hermes Chess Set, 1985
By Hermès, Rena Dumas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful and elegant chess set designed by Rena Dumas for Hermes circa 1985. Come with a leather
Category
Vintage 1980s French Games
Materials
Metal
Chanel Limited Edition Chess Set
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This authentic Chanel Limited Edition Chess Set is in pristine condition. A must have for any
Category
2010s Games
1980s Mexican Hand Carved Onyx Chess Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s Mexican hand carved onyx chess set. I’m original box.
Category
Vintage 1980s Games
Materials
Onyx
Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite chess set and board. Lucite game pieces made of stacked colored lucite
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Lucite
Italian Chess Set and Table
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage Italian enameled chess set and table. Italfama Renaissance complete chess set made of solid
Category
Late 20th Century European Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
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
Italian Lapis Blue/Mustard Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Amethyst/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
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 70s Sculptural Art Brutalist Bronze Chess Set
Located in Halle, DE
Stunning chess set with cast bronze player pieces and hammered and patinated brass chessboard.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Brutalist Games
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Italian Forest Green/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Lapis Blue/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Pale Pink/White Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Lucite Chess Set and table by Victor Vasarely
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Vasarely French-Hungarian 1908-1987
Vasarely Chess Set
1979 or 1982
A complete chess set
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Game Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Italian Pale Pink/Peach Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Lapis Blue/Peach Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Brutalist Game Boards
Materials
Brass
Modernist Columbia Aluminum Chess Set by Scott Wolfe
By Scott Wolfe
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Columbia aluminum chess set by Scott Wolfe. Chess board measures 15.75" wide. Chess pieces vary
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Aluminum
Russian Dolerite, Malachite & Kascholong Opal Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Russian dolerite, malachite and Kascholong opal chess set. Consists of black dolerite squares
Category
Late 20th Century Russian Games
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Opal, Gold Plate, Brass
Franklin Mint Star Trek 25th Anniversary Chess Set
By Franklin MInt
Located in New York, NY
Commemorative Star Trek chess set by Franklin Mint, 25th Anniversary Special Edition, with finely
Category
Late 20th Century American Games
Materials
Metal
Gino Cenedese Ultra Rare Murano Glass Chess Set 1960s
By Gino Cenedese, Cenedese
Located in Tilburg, NL
Gino Cenedese Ultra Rare Murano Glass Chess Set, Venice, Italy, 1960s.
This is a highly rare
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Games
Materials
Pottery
Italian Pale Pink/Malachite Green Large Alabaster Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Skilled artisans carved this luxury chess set from Italian Alabaster, a natural stone native to
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Alabaster
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
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Vases
Materials
Brass
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Lucite Chess Set
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A one of a kind, handmade lucite chess set, 1970 signed "Zina" The post impressionistic style with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wire
Yaacov Heller Sculptural Chess Set King David and Bathsheba
Located in Miami, FL
Spectacular chess set by Yaacov Heller. The sculptures are silver and gold over cast pewter. Fine
Category
1990s American Games
Materials
Gold, Silver, Pewter
Vintage Lucite Chess Set in Travel Case
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s lucite chess set. The pieces are in a smoky brown and clear acrylic with a fitted case with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Games
Materials
Acrylic
Art Glass Murano Chess Set and Inlaid Wood Board
Located in Fall River, MA
Stunning Murano glass chess set featuring juicy handblown pieces. No chips or cracks, purchased
Category
1990s Games
Materials
Murano Glass, Wood
Custom Chess Set and Game Table
By Bridges over Time Originals
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A custom made walnut and maple chess set and game table we commissioned. It is solidly made with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Oak, Walnut
A Gothic chess set made in cast clay
Located in Delft, NL
A Gothic chess set made in cast clay
A Gothic chess set with a conversion of a standing wall
Category
Late 20th Century European Games
Materials
Clay
1972 Modernist Columbia Aluminum Chess Set by Scott Wolfe
By Scott Wolfe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 1972 MCM Modernist Columbia Aluminum Chess Set by Scott Wolfe
Boxed Vintage Set
15.63 x
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage 1970's Backgammon and Chess Set
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage 1970's backgammon and chess set depicting the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, 1519-21
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Stone
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with hand carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces
Vintage mid 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Otterburn Chess Set & Board — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
By Novocastrian, Richy Almond
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid hand-patinated brass. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Games
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Sheet Metal, Bronze, Co...
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
Category
Late 20th Century European Games
Materials
Clay
1970s Gorgeous Turquoise and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous turquoise and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade Made in Italy, the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
H 3.34 in W 14.56 in D 14.56 in
1970s Black and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous black and white chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade in excellent condition
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
H 3.34 in W 14.56 in D 14.56 in
Sculptural Italian Chess Set in the Style of Alberto Giacometti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chess set, brass, bronze, Italy, 1960s
Wonderful, modernist chess set made in the style of Italian
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Bronze, 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
No Reserve
H 1.38 in W 6.9 in D 5 in
Vintage Marble Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise and White Onyx Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with hand carved Turquoise and White Onyx Pieces. 1950s.
Vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Onyx, Marble
H 0.75 in W 14.25 in D 14.25 in
Signed Acrylic Modernist Bauhaus Inspired Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large, and quite spectacular acrylic MidCentury chess set. The board is very thick and
Category
20th Century Bauhaus Games
Materials
Acrylic
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
Large Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Serpentine 15.5"
Located in Somis, CA
This large, one of a kind gemstone chess set is a stunning testament to traditional craftsmanship
Category
2010s Italian Games
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble, Serpentine
Marble Chess Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful vintage black and white marble chess board with brass inlay and 32 chess pieces
Category
20th Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Marble, Brass
3L Shatranj Chess Set by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
3L Shatranj chess set by Madheke
Dimensions: W 54.8 D 54.8 H 9.5 cm
Materials: Leather, Metal
Category
2010s Indian Modern Game Boards
Materials
Brass, Nickel
1970s Pink and White Chess Set in Volterra Alabaster Handmade Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Stunning pink and white chess set in Volterra alabaster handmade. Made in Italy, the items
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Alabaster
H 3.14 in W 14.56 in D 14.56 in
Marble Chess Set
Located in Denton, TX
Black and white marble chess board. A classic for chess lovers that also looks great as a home
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Marble
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the chess set you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and plastic, every chess set was constructed with great care. There are 319 variations of the antique or vintage chess set you’re looking for, while we also have 11 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the chess set you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right chess set, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made chess set over the years, but those crafted by Michael Graves (b.1934), Austin Enterprises and Austin E. Cox are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for a chess set can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $175 and can go as high as $188,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,690.
Questions About 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.