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Chess Horn

Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Octagonal Chess Game with Horn Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board and handcrafted horn and pone chess
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Game Boards

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Bone, Horn, Wood

Hand Blown Crystal Glass Chess Set, 3000-5000 Year-Old Solid Bog-Oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
This Chess Set is a collaboration with the artist Laura McKinley made from handblown crystal glass
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2010s English Minimalist Games

Materials

Brass

Duchamp, Monte Carlo Bond (Schwarz 406b), XXe Siècle (after)
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
by Man Ray, with soapy hair shaped to resemble devilish horns. In the background, the phrase
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1930s Dada Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Signed Bustamante Brass Fireplace Screen / Wall Animal Sculpture
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Stamford, CT
Mexican artist, Sergio Bustamante wall sculpture or fireplace screen with a Garden of Eden menagerie of flora and fauna. Lions, giraffes, birds, butterflies, turtle, armadillo, rabbi...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Animal Sculptures

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Brass, Copper

Lennox Stool, Small Wood Stool by Christian Siriano
By Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order wood stool designed by Christian Siriano. Red oak Measure: Seat width: 12”.  
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2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Oak

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

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

Materials

Gold

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game Red Jasper, Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver bi-color chessboard and chess game in "Florence" style. The chessboard is in molten silver with red jasper and white color marble The work was engraved with the anc...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Renaissance Sterling Silver

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

Red Extra-Size Starfish, Océano Pacific, Ophidiaster Ophidianus
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Valladolid, ES
Ophidiaster ophidianus, measures: 495 × 418 × 140 mm, 576 g weight 2018, Océano Pacífico Red extra-size starfish! A fantastic specimen of Ophidiaster ophidianus caught in the Solo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pacific Islands Modern Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Modern Curved Serpentine Sofa in Orange Velvet W Gold & Wood Details
Located in Porto, PT
Modern curved serpentine sofa in orange velvet w gold & wood details Giulia sofa is a modern mid-century style sofa. This luxury sofa promises to be the absolute protagonist of a mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass

ANRI Space Age Chess Set Designed by Elliott, Walnut, Maple 1950 Italy, No Board
By ANRI
Located in Miami, FL
Anri space age chess set Designed by Elliott, walnut and maple. Made in Italy. The set comes without chess board. The board in the pictures is not original and serves as example only.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Maple, Walnut

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
"Xilte" Desk
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Xitle" desk is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archetypical modern furniture...
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2010s Mexican Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

"Xilte" Desk
"Xilte" Desk
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 31.5 in
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

Materials

Lucite

Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
H 5 in W 17 in D 16 in
Set/4 Ceramic Vases w/ Leather, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Philip Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes four waterproof ceramic vases, perfect to be displayed toget...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars

Materials

Metal

Carl Aubock Modernist Cast Iron Chess Game Set with Handmade Leather Board
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A very exceptional and beautiful Minimalist Mid-Century Modern chess game, model #5606, designed by Carl Aubock III in 1969. Executed by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria. The ch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Gilt Bronze Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp, circa 1910. At the turn of the century, Clara Driscoll, head of the women’s glass cutting depa...
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
A chessboard made from black and natural leather with 32 nickel pieces. Designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck. Made in Vienna.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Nickel

Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
H 3.23 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in

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Louis XVI Console Table
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
inlaid box with a bone and horn chess set. The original Louis XVI.
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Antique Late 17th Century Vietnamese Louis XVI Console Tables

Louis XVI Console Table
Louis XVI Console Table
H 32.68 in W 42.13 in D 18.12 in
Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Chess Game With Leatherboard and Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Very exceptional and beautiful chess game/chess men in original woodbox, plus black & white leather
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Indian Vizagapatam Sandalwood and Horn Chess, Draughts and Backgammon Set
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine 19th century sandalwood and horn chess and backgammon set with hand turned ebonised
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo Indian Miniature Chess Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This enchanting Anglo Indian miniature chess table is exquisitely carved with tortoiseshell and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Games

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Horn, Ivory, Sandalwood

Pair of Karl Springer Style Stools with Faux Tiger Upholstery
By Karl Springer
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a horn covered body in a chess like pattern. Very linear and whimsical feel.
Category

20th Century American Stools

Materials

Horn, Upholstery, Velvet

Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces
Located in San Francisco, CA
A green and white marble chess board with carved and turned steer horn game pieces. Second half of
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20th Century Games

Materials

Marble

Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces
Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces
H 17.75 in W 17.75 in D 0.63 in
Carl Auböck Modernist Horn Chess Game with Leatherboard, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Horn and nickel-plated metal. Comes with black/brown leather chess board, marked Auböck on its backside
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Brass Chess Game with Leatherboard
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Very exceptional and beautiful chess game/chess men, plus leather chessboard, designed and executed
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Brass

Spectacular Harrison Van Horn Raffia Covered Game with Exotic Wood Inlay
By Harrison Van Horn
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A truly spectacular Harrison Van Horn game table with two game boards, one for chess and one for
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20th Century American Game Tables

Large Vizagapatam Chess Set with Elaborately Hand-Carved Bone Chess Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Vizagapatam chess set with elaborately ox bone hand-carved chess pieces. The set was made in
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20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Games

Materials

Bone

Mother-of-Pearl and Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Chess Set
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Moorish style mother-of-pearl and wood inlay chess game board. Wonderful craftsmanship
Category

20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Horn

Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Water buffalo bone and horns Vietnam, 1960s This unique and luxurious backgammon, chess and checkers
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Vintage 1960s Vietnamese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

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

Georges Bastard French Art Deco Indian Vase, 1925
By Georges Bastard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
materials used for items such as chess boards, enjoyed great success at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Turned Ivory and Horn Chess Set with Inlaid Board
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large Indian chess set, with all its pieces, made of horn and ivory with its original board with
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20th Century Indian Games

Materials

Horn, Ivory

Hand-Carved Chess Set
By Urban Zen
Located in New York, NY
This sustainable horn-and-stone chess set is an Exclusive Design inspired by the bridge between
Category

2010s Haitian Games

Materials

Stone

Hand-Carved Chess Set
Hand-Carved Chess Set
H 4 in W 16 in D 16 in
Modern Chess Set and Board Designed by Donna Parker
Located in Water Mill, NY
Modern chess set and board designed by Donna Parker. The board has squares of black horn
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21st Century and Contemporary Games

Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The presented chess seems to be the earliest version of the workshops chess boards. The carefully
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Horn, Leather

Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck
Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck
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H 0.12 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Victorian Style Custom Made Ornate Carved Wedding Presentation Chess Table
Located in Houston, TX
A solid teak wood hand-carved and handcrafted chess table with the squares inlaid with bones and
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Vintage 1950s Indian Anglo Raj More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Teak

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Chess Horn For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the chess horn you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bone, horn and wood, every chess horn was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a chess horn, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chess horn, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A chess horn, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Carl Auböck, Arcahorn Srl. and Werkstätte Carl Auböck each produced at least one beautiful chess horn that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chess Horn?

Prices for a chess horn start at $1,400 and top out at $19,850 with the average selling for $8,330.