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Animal Chess Set

Prowling Leopard
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky faced off in Reykjavik, Iceland, to decide the world chess championship
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Prints

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Screen

Prowling Leopard
Prowling Leopard
H 40 in W 48 in D 1.9 in
Unusual Antique Austrian Bronze Chess Set by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
Unusual antique Austrian bronze chess set by Franz Bergman Austrian, circa 1905 Largest piece
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Early 20th Century Austrian Games

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Bronze

Antique Venetian Early 20th Century Ceramic Reynard the Fox Chess Set
Located in Doha, QA
This incredibly animated and amusing Reynard the Fox design Antique Venetian Ceramic Chess Set is a
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Early 20th Century Italian Games

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Ceramic

Ceramic Set of 32 Chess Pieces, Design Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s
By Enzo Bioli
Located in taranto, IT
Very rare set of 32 pieces in ceramic art, production "il picchio" from the 1970s based on a design
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Vintage 1970s Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Antique Victorian Chinese Black Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Games Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
folding game set box with the exterior designed as chess board the interior as a backgammon board, both
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Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Games

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Modern Italian Heavy Opalescent Murano Glass Vase Signed by P. Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
- U.S.A. Signoretto works with Martin Bradley at the glass chess-set. He executes The boodygarden series
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Modern Italian Opalescent Murano Glass Vase with Applications by Pino Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
- U.S.A. Signoretto works with Martin Bradley at the glass chess-set. He executes The boodygarden series
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

Unique Modern Italian Murano Glass Vase Deep Red Colored Sign by P. Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
- Storefront for Art and Architecture New York - U.S.A. Signoretto works with Martin Bradley at the glass chess
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases

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Murano Glass

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

GOLDEN GIRL
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist in pencil. Artwork size: 24.25 x 30 in. Frame size: approx. 37 x 43 in. Artwork appears to be in excellent condition. Artwork has not been examine...
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Prints

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Screen, Paper

Jaques London Victorian Faux Book Chessboard Staunton Pieces & Hardwood Clock
By Jaques of London, House of Staunton
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Antique Jaques of London faux leather folding book chessboard with the original Staunton Chess set dating to circa...
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games

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Leather, Hardwood, Boxwood

Pearl Royale 18K White Gold, Diamond, Sapphire and South Sea Pearl Chess Set
By Colin Burn Art
Located in Halls Head, Western Australia
The Pearl Royale chess set stands as one of the world’s finest jewelry artworks ever created. This masterpiece is hailed as the most valuable and opulent chess set in the world and l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Victorian Games

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Gold

Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare original Victorian Staunton chess set with fine Italian marble giltwood chessboard A truly stunning and highly collectable ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Games

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Marble

French Victorian Walnut Bird cage
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian style (19/20th Cent) walnut large birdcage with 3 red dome tops having ebonized finials and trimmed with filigree tracery carving.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Bird Cages

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Walnut, Wood

French Victorian Walnut Bird cage
French Victorian Walnut Bird cage
H 67.5 in W 46.5 in D 22.25 in
Russian Fabergé Style Silver Gilt and Enamel Photo Frame
By Karl Fabergé
Located in London, GB
The central circular photograph surrounded by a band of diamonds, set on a circular blue guilloché enamel panel surmounted by a crown and with floral decoration within a silver gilt ...
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Early 20th Century Russian Picture Frames

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Diamond, Silver, Enamel

Weighted Resin Chess Set Game in Jointed Wood Box Kings, Ca 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English resin moulded "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in a jointed pine box, all dating to the early/ mid 20th century, Circa 1930's. The chess...
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Early 20th Century British Medieval Games

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Resin, Pine

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

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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
Power Serve - Limited Edition Serigraph by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Montreal, Quebec
-- Artwork is signed and numbered by LeRoy Neiman -- Artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity -- Comes with a premium quality frame
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Archival Paper

1950s Modernist Chess Set
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A modernist chess set in chrome-plated brass with a vintage cork board. The pieces are differentiated by having either a smooth polished finish or a subtle ripple texture.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games

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Brass

1950s Modernist Chess Set
1950s Modernist Chess Set
H 4 in W 16.75 in D 16.75 in
Nadia, LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
LEROY NEIMAN (1921-2012) Known the world over for his striking, vibrant depictions of sporting events, leisure activities and other social gatherings, Leroy Neiman is indisputably on...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

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. One grouping is in shades of oranges and reds and other half are in blue and green...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

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Lucite

Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
H 5 in W 17 in D 16 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 substantial on four thick disk legs, the pieces are defined by a painted yellow or orange co...
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20th Century Bauhaus Games

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Acrylic

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
19th Century English Mahogany Tall Case Clock
By James Ritchie
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century English tall case clock crafted of beautiful figured and crotch, bookmatched mahogany with turned columns flanking dial case and door. Decorative brass ball finials on...
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Antique Early 19th Century Scottish Regency Grandfather Clocks and Longc...

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Brass

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Doulton Chess Set
By Royal Doulton
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5017 Doulton Chess set modelled by George Tinworth. Only three of these chess sets were
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Doulton Chess Set
Doulton Chess Set
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H 3.55 in Dm 0.99 in
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
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20th Century European Game Boards

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Wood

Chess set + board 70s altuglas steel bronze Mario Vento Mid Century Italie 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Chess set and board/base. . Mario VenChess set and board, 1970 / 1980. . Plexiglas top, polished
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Vintage 1970s Italian Toys and Dolls

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Bronze, Steel

Late 19th Century Wooden Animal Inlay Table Set from Switzerland
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The expert carvers of Brienz. This wonderful set, one table and two chairs, originates from the
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Reynard Chess Set of Woodland Animals
Located in Los Angeles, CA
design, not terribly noticeable or offensive. Reynard The Fox chess set replica. Reynard the Fox is a
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20th Century English Medieval Animal Sculptures

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Resin

Original Painting Lions Playing Chess in Jungle Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
Lion and lioness playing chess, the game of kings, in a lush tropical jungle setting. "High Stakes
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-20th Century Israeli Chess Set by Hans Teppich
Located in New York, NY
Chess set by Hans Teppich, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1960. 32 pieces, cast brass and engraved, with
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Vintage 1960s Israeli Games

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Brass

Solitary Island
By Douglas Downs
Located in Soquel, CA
. One of his chess sets was featured in the Bruce Lee movie ‘Game of Death’ and was purchased by the
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Early 2000s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"The Duke of Sussex" by Rex Whistler 1937 Ink & Coloured Wash Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Sussex" tipsily approaching The Queen 'Victoria' & to the left, The Prince Consort playing chess, all
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Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Italian Pair of Heavy Cognac/Opalescent Murano Glass Vases Sign by P. Signoretto
By Pino Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
- U.S.A. Signoretto works with Martin Bradley at the glass chess-set. He executes The boodygarden series
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Reasons to be Cheerful, Mychael Barratt, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, Citys
By Mychael Barratt
Located in Deddington, GB
Power Station for a photo shoot for the cover of their Animals album) BBC BFI (British Film Institute
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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Prints

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Archival Paper, Screen

Feuding Farmers Carved Folk Art Chess Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
black couple are poised with a raised ax and fist. All the characters and animals display a great sense
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20th Century American Game Boards

Feuding Farmers Carved Folk Art Chess Table
Feuding Farmers Carved Folk Art Chess Table
H 46.5 in W 41.5 in D 41.5 in
Set of Antique Painted Relief Panels from the Codex Manesse
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of four antique Continental, likely German, medieval-style carved and painted wood panels; each
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Medieval Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

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Questions About Animal 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.