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Chinese Chess Pieces

19th Century Rare Large Chinese Gilt Lacquer Gaming Board Box with Chesses
Located in Brea, CA
chess pieces, the largest chess is 3.5''high, the smallest is 1.75'' high,and 15 white and 15 red rare
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Asian Low Chess Table
Located in Denton, TX
Mid century Asian style Chess board with carved wood chess pieces and drawer for storage. This
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Games

Materials

Beech, Mahogany, Walnut

Vintage Asian Low Chess Table
Vintage Asian Low Chess Table
H 7 in W 23.88 in D 23.88 in
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Gaming Board
Located in Brea, CA
, opening to view a backgammon surface; together with white and red chess pieces. Chess board on the other
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Gaming Board
Located in Brea, CA
, and counters can also be used as chess pieces when flipped over.
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Antique 1820s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Gaming Board
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Gaming Board
H 3.25 in W 9.75 in D 19.25 in
ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1820 CHiNESE CHINOISERIE CHESSBOARD BACKGAMMON TABLE
Located in GB
you can see how it sits The table has three drawers for keeping chess pieces inside and other games
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Antique 1820s Chinese Georgian Furniture

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Wood

The Figure Game "The Original Game of Chess" Set in Bronze by Gary Sahl Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind! The Figure Game (Siang Ki in Chinese), "The Original Game of Chess as Played in
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games

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Bronze

Antique Victorian Chinese Black Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Games Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, backgammon, chess and checkers game. The fine antique Chinese game board in black lacquered wood and mother
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Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Games

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Games Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Beautiful and Decorative Chinese Export Lacquer Games Table, c.1825. Probably Based on an English
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Antique 19th Century Game Tables

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Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Games Table
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Games Table
H 30.71 in W 31.11 in D 15.75 in
White and Black, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
blurry way, making the chess pieces look even more realistic. It's a perfect piece of art for anyone who
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Chinese mother of pearl mounted games box with four matching interior boxes containing gaming counters and dating from the 18th century. The rectangular shape...
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Antique 1770s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase/Jar. Of baluster form this covered vase is truly exceptional in quality, condition and size. The body...
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Antique 1720s Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

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

Rare Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large, rare and important Meiji period, late 19th century, Japanese lacquer cabinet Meiji period (1868-1912) 19th century In three parts, designed with asymmetric sections of open...
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Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Wood

Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Chess Board Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Middle Eastern wood inlay with micro mosaic and mother of pearl. Handcrafted Moorish wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Pers...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

21st Century Home Design White Calacatta Marble Bath Holds 5 People
Located in Carrara, IT
The organically shaped Ovum basin symbolizes tribute to the perfection within Nature. Although geometrical, the softness of the edges combines with the water surface to create an egg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite custom antique 19th century Qing Dynasty heavily carved Chinese rosewood and elm wooden cabinet with double-doors carved set with gilt and deep relief carved wood panels...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Antique Ladder Back Side Chair, The Netherlands
Located in Beerse, VAN
Antique ladder back chair from the Netherlands. The chair still has its original patina from natural wear, with a paint that is a dark, almost black color. At the same time, the ori...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Shaker Side Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Antique Ladder Back Side Chair, The Netherlands
Antique Ladder Back Side Chair, The Netherlands
H 42.13 in W 26.38 in D 22.84 in
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

Materials

Other

Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box Kings, ca 1950
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its original box with a sliding lid, made by John Jaques of London and dating to the mid ...
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Early 18th century Swedish Gaming Board
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fantastic early 18th century Swedish gaming board with chess, Backgammon and Nine Men's Morris. Baroque period, oak & ebony. ca 1700.
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Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Games

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Ebony, Oak

Early 18th century Swedish Gaming Board
Early 18th century Swedish Gaming Board
H 4.14 in W 12.01 in D 12.01 in
Sadeli Micro Bone Inlay Backgammon/Chess Board
Located in Sharon, CT
Anglo-Indian 'Sadeli' bone and ebony inlay chessboard and backgammon box.
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Games

Materials

Bone

Antique Shaker Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Sheridan, CO
Shaker Ladder back chair, 19th/20th Century. This side chair features a splint seat and old paint. Dimensions 44" H x 19"W x 14"D Seat height - 16" H Acquired at Leslie Hindman ...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Shaker Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Monumental Chinese Export Twelve-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Very impressive monumental Chinese export twelve-panel Coromandel screen depicting a lush courtyard with figures involved in leisurely activities. The panels are incised and lacquere...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900. ...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Régence Games

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Hardwood, Pine

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Chinese Set Jacques Barleycorn Hand Carved Bone Chess Board Pieces Set Draughts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
bone chess set, together with a set of Draught pieces, first half of the 19th century. Both sets
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Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Chess Set
Located in Houston, TX
Indian bone pieces carved probably in Burma, and more than likely for Chinese carvers for an export
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ivory, Wood

Chess Set
Chess Set
H 3.75 in W 1 in D 1 in
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Giltwood Board Chess Set
Located in Savannah, GA
figural chess pieces complete with a fine period Chinese decorated giltwood lacquered hinged folding game
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Bone, Giltwood

Antique Folding Chinoiserie Chess & Backgammon Board with Turned English Pieces
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique games board and chess pieces are unsigned, but the board is presumed to have
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Games

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Softwood

FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE VICTORIAN JAQUES STAUNTON WEiGHTED CHESS PIECES SET
Located in GB
original fully restored Victorian Jaques London Staunton weighted chess set PLEASE NOTE THE CHINESE
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Boxwood

Rare 19th Century Hand-Carved Chinese Puzzle Ball Chess Set Exquisite Craft Work
Located in GB
ball chess set The chess pieces are totally original and very rare finds, this set is known as the
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Black and White Marbled Stone Resin Carved Chinese Chess Set
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exquisitely detailed set of vintage Chinese theme chess pieces carved in a stone-like resin. The
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Toys

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Resin

19th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
collection of miscellaneous pieces consisting of the Four Treasures, the Eight Treasures symbols of the Fine
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Vases

Reasons to be Cheerful, Mychael Barratt, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, Citys
By Mychael Barratt
Located in Deddington, GB
the 12th century) British Museum (Lewis chess piece) Brunswick House (glorious listed building in
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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Antique China Trade Cabin Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
desirable on board ship where space was limited. This version, made by Chinese cabinetmakers, for the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Antique China Trade Cabin Table
Antique China Trade Cabin Table
H 30 in W 21 in D 18 in
Ivory Chess Set
Located in Sarasota, FL
Fabulous ivory chess set completely hand carved with apprentice balls to the main chess pieces (all
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Games

Materials

Ivory, Yew

Ivory Chess Set
Ivory Chess Set
H 5 in W 22 in D 11 in
Hand Carved Ivory Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand carved ivory chess set in fabulous condition. This wonderful set is very desirable
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Game Boards

Materials

Ivory

Hand Carved Ivory Chess Set
Hand Carved Ivory Chess Set
H 2.5 in W 25 in D 25 in
Hand carved ivory chess set
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand carved ivory chess set in fabulous condition. This wonderful set is very desirable
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20th Century Chinese Games

Chinese Rosewood Carved Table/ Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pieces in chess sets, etc.), handles, furniture, luxury flooring, etc. Rosewood oil, used in perfume, is
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Pedestals

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Games Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
using the natural & red stained pieces. Other items include: Red stained and natural bone chess and
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Antique 19th Century British Games

Antique Games Box
Antique Games Box
H 8 in W 15 in D 11 in
Set of Six 18th Century Korean Color Inks "Trompe-L'oeil Wood Imitation"
Located in Paris, FR
workshop, end of chosen period (1392-1897) (or Chinese) late 18th signed “Barozzi Venezia” one frame’s
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Antique Late 18th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

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Questions About Chinese Chess Pieces
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Boxwood is often used for chest pieces due to the properties of the wood. While it is a hard, dense wood that can hold up to wear and tear, boxwood is also simple to turn and carve, so it can be easily shaped into pawns, rooks and other pieces. In addition, the light color works well with white paint. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of chess sets.