Giant Chess Set
Giant Hand Carved Wood Chess Set Tallest Piece Beautiful Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well crafted Giant Chess Set in hand carved
Category
20th Century European Country Games
Materials
Hardwood
Mega Chess (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A giant game of chess in Santa Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, 1993.
Estate stamped and hand
Category
1990s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
Pair of 20th Century Wood Chess Piece Column Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
lamps for their simplicity and warmth and because they remind us of giant chess pieces. The lamps are
Category
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Silk, Wood
Slim Aarons 'Megachess' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, February 1993.
40 x 60 inches
$3950
Category
1990s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
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Postmodern Hilton McConnico Toulemonde Bochart Cat Rug, 1980s, France
By Hilton McConnico, Toulemonde Bochart
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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
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Games
Materials
Marble
H 3.55 in W 20.67 in D 20.67 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 artist Alberto Giacometti. The exceptional game of chess has a stunning look. Each...
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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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H 5.52 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
English Victorian Monumental Bird Cage
By Henry Jones
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bronze and copper octagonal shaped monumental bird cage with a gilt pierced dome & finial top raised on 8 swirl iron legs. (Patent #1107831-Henry Jones)
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bird Cages
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Copper, Iron, Bronze
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
Trojan, a coffee table at first sight, is hiding space that holds similar amount of fighters as a legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one...
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2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
Large Water Fountain in Ceramic Mineral Finish
Located in Madrid, ES
Water fountain in hand painted ceramic.
Decorative ceramic fountain antique finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic
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 turned bases for added stability, and the underside of each piece being covered wi...
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Materials
Wood
Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs
England, late 19th century
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin, Glass, Plaster, Feathers
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
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...
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Boxwood
H 17.72 in W 3.55 in D 10.24 in
Michael Graves Monopoly Set
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in New York, NY
The Monopoly game set designed by Michael Graves (b. 1934 Indianapolis, IN - 2015 Princeton, NJ) for Parker Brothers. Circa 2002.
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Category
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Materials
Wood
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
Materials
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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.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games
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.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass...
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
H 101 in W 164.5 in D 27 in
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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
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
Arizona landscape photograph with orange and yellow, "Check-Mate", UV laminate
By Jessica Fridrich
Located in Binghamton, NY
Arizona. Sculpted by persistent winds from layers of colorful Navajo sandstone, what appears to be a giant
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Metal
Giant Hand Carved Wood Chess Set Tallest Piece Beautiful Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well crafted Giant Chess Set in hand carved
Category
20th Century European Country Games
Materials
Hardwood
Giant Vintage Chess Set
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Incredible chess set, kinds are 9.5" high!! Solid maple the pieces are heavy as well as beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century American Games
Materials
Maple
Antique Carved Giant Chess Piece
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique carved giant chess piece for an outdoor set in great original paint: A whimsical seahorse
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF CHESS PIECE LAMPS
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of ebonized wood giant chess piece (rook) lamps, from an out door chess set. Drilled for lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
NUDE IN RED
By Giacomo de Pass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Moulin de Peymeinade in the South of France. He sets out on an unusual course encouraged by his
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Giant Chess Pieces
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Giant chess set in natural resin imitation antique wood.
Seven-piece set composed of one king, one
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Pair of Cast Iron Horseheads
Located in San Francisco, CA
delicate details and wonderful patina
like knights from a giant chess set
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Massive Iron Horsehead
Located in San Francisco, CA
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like knights from a giant chess set
Category
Early 20th Century American Statues
Materials
Iron
Giant Chess Pieces
Located in Atlanta, GA
* Oversized plastic chess set
* Full set available
* Weighted with sand
* Black & White playing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Garden Ornaments
Chess 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
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Vintage 1960s British Table Lamps
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Questions About Giant 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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