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Russian Gardner Porcelain Chess Set
By Francis Gardner
Located in Delft, NL
grams and the wooden chess board weights 2475 grams. The total weight is 4135 grams.
Category

20th Century Russian Games

Materials

Wood, Porcelain

Russian Gardner Porcelain Chess Set
Russian Gardner Porcelain Chess Set
H 3.35 in W 19.89 in D 19.89 in
3 Dimensional Wooden Chess or Checker Board with Chess Players
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very unique way to play chess or checkers... the board is stairs stepped, or "3-D" look... A
Category

20th Century Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Inlaid Wooden Checker or Chess Board from 19th Century England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inlaid wooden checkerboard from England, dating to the early 19th-century. An attractively
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Antique 1820s English Games

Materials

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

Syrian Moorish Inlaid Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Wooden Game Board Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design and gorgeous craftsmanship. The board/box is made of various wood, mother-of
Category

20th Century Syrian Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Tiled Mid Century and Wood Chess Board With Chess Figurines
Located in Pasadena, CA
Tiled Mid Century and Wood Chess Board with Chess Figurines. Green and White tiles throughout. Each
Category

Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Game Boards

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Inlay Wood Chess or Checker Board with Wide Wooden Perimeter and Felt Backing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful and very large chess or checker board made of inlay wood with a 3.75" Perimeter of
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Early 20th Century English Games

Materials

Wood

Giant Bishop Chess Piece Wooden
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
, and it has something like an urn, maybe a secret hidden place. Chess is a two-player strategy board
Category

Vintage 1910s Unknown American Classical Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Chess Board Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
board. Dimensions open: Height: 1.25 in. Width: 8 in. Depth: 8 in. Moorish mosaic marquetry chess board
Category

Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

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

Mid Century Tiled and Wood Chess Board With Metal Hand Painted Chess Figurines
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Tiled Mid Century and Wood Chess Board With Chess Figurines. Green and White tiles throughout
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards

Materials

Marble, Chrome

e15 Nona Leather Chess Board and Chess Figures by Annabelle Klute in STOCK
By e15
Located in New York, NY
, Origin: Germany & AC22 NONA, Chess board, Leather Rein Anilin Colour: nature 90, L550 W550 H5 mm
Category

2010s German Game Boards

Materials

Leather, Oak

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

Moorish Persian Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Moorish Persian Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board. Intricately inlaid
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Moorish Games

Materials

Fruitwood

Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape B
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Like chess pieces dotted across a board, these sculptures can be placed throughout a room. Used as
Category

2010s American Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape B
Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape B
H 17.75 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in
Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape C
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Like chess pieces dotted across a board, these sculptures can be placed throughout a room. Used as
Category

2010s American Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape C
Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape C
H 17.75 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in
Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape A
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Like chess pieces dotted across a board, these sculptures can be placed throughout a room. Used as
Category

2010s American Side Tables

Materials

Ash

Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape A
Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape A
H 17.75 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in
Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape D
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Like chess pieces dotted across a board, these sculptures can be placed throughout a room. Used as
Category

2010s American Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape D
Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape D
H 17.75 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in
Marcel Duchamp Mental Chess Board, 1991, Limited Edition 167/850
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
box reproducing the artist’s Mental Chess Board from 1937 and containing an exhibition catalog along
Category

1990s Games

Materials

Wood, Paper

Late Baroque Games Box Chess Backgammon Decorated with Rich Wooden Interior.
Located in Knivsta, SE
types wood. The top of the box is a chess board decorated with three types of wood. The opposite side of
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Antique Late 17th Century European Baroque Games

Materials

Birch, Olive, Walnut

Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box for Game Chess and Backgammon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Game Backgammon and Chess. Middle Eastern Micro
Category

Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

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

Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
H 3.15 in W 7.68 in D 4.14 in
Vintage Persian Micro Mosaic Chess Game Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
wooden chess and backgammon board decorated with Khatam Inlaid Art hand painted ancient Persian
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Islamic Game Boards

Materials

Fruitwood

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

Hand Carved Wood and Leather Chess Set
Hand Carved Wood and Leather Chess Set
H 1.5 in W 15.25 in D 15.25 in
Suede Backgammon and Chess Table, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chess board in suede. Cover lifts off to reveal suede backgammon playing surface. A wooden body and
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Glass, Suede, 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

Vintage Midcentury Large Complete Inlaid Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Game
Located in North Hollywood, CA
mosaic marquetry game box features a chess and checker board on the exterior and backgammon board on the
Category

Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Games

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century American Double Sided Games Board
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very early American wooden games board; probably the oldest I have handled, this dates to about
Category

Antique 1830s American Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Wood

VICTORY Solid Wood White and Red Chessboard with Chess in Maple and Mahogany
By Fratelli Boffi
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
the classic wooden design but redefining it with unparalleled style. Crafted in oak wood, the
Category

2010s Italian Game Boards

Materials

Wood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak

Victorian Round Side Table with Hand Painted Game Board Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Wooden victorian side table with a hand painted game board on the top surface. The charming
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Argentine Wooden Desk/Game Table with Chessboard by Comte S.A.
By Comte S.A.
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century argentine wooden desk/game table with chess and backgammon board by Comte S.A. By
Category

Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Metal

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

Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium c1880
Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium c1880
H 6.89 in W 12.6 in D 8.47 in
“Bouquet Of Peonies With A Pipe” By René Sierrel, Oil On Cardboard, circa 1943
Located in Paris, FR
chess or checkers board in the background. Antique custom wood framing with colored patina orange
Category

Early 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paint

Italian Round Rustic Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
with reversible leather and chess inlaid center, an inlaid Backgammon board well, on an octagonal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Round Rustic Game Table
Italian Round Rustic Game Table
H 30 in W 42 in D 42 in
Dark Rustic Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
, a reversible leather and chess inlaid center, an inlaid Backgammon board in well on a turned column
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Dark Rustic Game Table
Dark Rustic Game Table
H 30 in W 36 in D 36 in
Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Chess Board Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
board. Dimensions open: Height: 1.25 in. Width: 8 in. Depth: 8 in. Moorish mosaic marquetry chess
Category

Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Swedish 19th Century Game Table for Chess and Backgammon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Swedish 19th century wooden painted in original gray game table: chess and backgammon. The top of
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Backgammon Chess Games Compendium Poker Box with Ornate Brasswork
By Howell James & Co.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
watered silk, incorporating a red leather chess and backgammon board housed in the underside of the lid, a
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

Materials

Wood

"LOVE PRESENTATION", Japanese painting with natural pigments
By Hiroomi Ito
Located in New York, NY
stretched and mounted upon a classical, wooden frame prepared by the artist in a chess-board pattern. This
Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Pigment

"Self Consuming Vessel", contemporary Japanese painting natural pigments
By Hiroomi Ito
Located in New York, NY
artist in a chess-board pattern. This process of producing the colours, paper and the wooden canvas is an
Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"The Vessel Purified", contemporary Japanese painting natural pigments
By Hiroomi Ito
Located in New York, NY
by the artist in a chess-board pattern. This process of producing the colours, paper and the wooden
Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Silver

Large Wooden Chess Board, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A truly handsome and grand chess board with metallic stringing between the playing tiles. Late
Category

Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Games

Materials

Wood

Large Wooden Chess Board, C.1890
Large Wooden Chess Board, C.1890
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H 1.63 in W 18 in D 18.25 in
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

Wooden 8 x 8 Chess or Checkers Board
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage checkerboard or chess board made of alternating stained pieces of fruitwood veneer. This
Category

20th Century French Other Games

Materials

Wood

Wooden 8 x 8 Chess or Checkers Board
Wooden 8 x 8 Chess or Checkers Board
H 14.25 in W 14.25 in D 0.63 in
Syrian Inlaid Mosaic Chess Wooden Game Board Box
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Stunning mosaic design and gorgeous craftsmanship. The board/ box is made of various wood, mother
Category

Mid-20th Century Syrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Large Antique English Wooden Chess / Games Board, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome large late Victorian / Edwardian chess or games board dating to circa 1900. A good
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Large Antique English Wooden Chess / Games Board, circa 1900
Large Antique English Wooden Chess / Games Board, circa 1900
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H 16.25 in W 16.25 in D 0.75 in
Antique Wooden Travel Chess Board, Roll Up, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely example of a roll up travel chess board in lovely polished condition and retaining the
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Games

Michael Graves Contemporary Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Wooden Board
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
crafted wooden board that showcases the natural grain of the wood. The chess pieces are elegantly
Category

20th Century Games

Materials

Wood

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

Antique English Chess Board and Chess Set, circa 1910
Antique English Chess Board and Chess Set, circa 1910
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H 13.25 in W 13.25 in D 0.5 in
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

Brutalist cast bronze chess set with copper board, 1960s
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Frederic Weinberg
Located in ECHT, NL
copper embossed with horse heads and hammered around a wooden board. Underneath there is green felt
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Game Boards

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

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

Micro Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Game Backgammon and Chess
Located in North Hollywood, CA
checker game box is complete with chips and chess pieces. A handcrafted backgammon board with micro mosaic
Category

20th Century Lebanese Moorish Games

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Chess Board Games Table, Quality English Regency in Kingwood, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
delineated by rope border and foliate themed 'white' squares Actual chess board area is 38.5cm wide (15.2
Category

Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) Regency Game Tables

Materials

Kingwood

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

Backgammon and Chess Micro Mosaic Syrian Style Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Game
Located in North Hollywood, CA
complete with chips and chess pieces. A handcrafted backgammon board with micro mosaic inlay with Moorish
Category

20th Century Lebanese Moorish Games

Materials

Fruitwood

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

Carved Alabaster Chess Set
Carved Alabaster Chess Set
H 1.5 in W 17.75 in D 14.75 in
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

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
. The board is accented in brass inlay and comes packaged in a custom wooden box with pieces resting in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern Game Boards

Materials

Soapstone, Brass

Casa Shop Chess Set 3
Casa Shop Chess Set 3
H 0.25 in W 11.75 in D 1.75 in
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Wooden Chess Board For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the wooden chess board you’re looking for. Each wooden chess board for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and ceramic. There are 22 variations of the antique or vintage wooden chess board you’re looking for, while we also have 8 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the wooden chess board you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A wooden chess board is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Arts and Crafts and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one wooden chess board that is appealing in its simplicity, but Anna Karlin, Comte S.A. and Francis Gardner produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Wooden Chess Board?

Prices for a wooden chess board start at $233 and top out at $7,989 with the average selling for $1,850.
Questions About Wooden Chess Board
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    Chess boards are made from different types of material – it is really a matter of preference. Materials such as wood, ivory, glass, plastic, clay, stone, and various metals have been used over time to create chess boards. An assortment of antique and vintage chessboards is available on 1stDibs.