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19th Century Chess Sets

Chess Game Set - Pietra Dura Marble 19th Century Italy
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning chessboard in Pietra Dura marble produced in Italy in the mid 19th century. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Game Boards

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Marble

MINIATURE GAME TABLE WITH CHESS PIECES 19th Century Anglo-Indian
Located in Madrid, ES
MINATURE GAME TABLE WITH CHESS PIECES 19th century Anglo-Indian octagonal top in wood covered
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Antique 19th Century English Anglo-Indian Game Tables

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Wood

19th Century Spider Legs Maple Table & Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th century victorian Spider Legs Maple Table and Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set in good
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables

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Leather, Wood, Maple

Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An fabulous early Victorian Jaques & Son of London turned ebony and boxwood weighted chess set
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Ebony

Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
H 3.5 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Club Chess Set 8.5cm Kings Jointed Box, 19th C
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
and dating to the late 19th Century The chess pieces are made of turned, carved and polished
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Games

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Hardwood

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
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Games

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Marble

Game Table with Backgammon and Chess Board, France 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
kingwood veneer, adding a touch of elegance to its design. What sets this game table apart is its unique
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Antique 1860s English Louis Philippe Game Tables

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Kingwood

Early Jaques Chess Set and Sliding Lid Box
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An excellent example of an early unweighted Staunton Chess Set. The king stamped Jaques London on
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Ebony

19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900. The chess set is
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Antique Late 19th Century British Régence Games

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Hardwood, Pine

Antique Victorian Fully Fitted Games Compendium Chess Draughts Etc 19th Century
Located in London, GB
hinged front fitted with an attractive boxwood and ebony chess set and with leather game boards with
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Games

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Mahogany

Antique Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Bone Small Size Chess Pieces for Travelers
Located in Lisse, NL
Also beautiful for display. We recently acquired this antique and handcrafted set of chess pieces
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Antique Late 19th Century European Games

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Bone

Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
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Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Games

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Brass

Early 1900s Dutch 'Nieuwe Kunst' Chess Table, Set of 33
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
reveal a checkers gameboard. The table comes with an antique English chess set made of black and red
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Game Tables

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Macassar, Oak, Palmwood

Early 1900s Dutch 'Nieuwe Kunst' Chess Table, Set of 33
Early 1900s Dutch 'Nieuwe Kunst' Chess Table, Set of 33
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H 30.32 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
ANTIQUE ENGLISH QUALITY STAUNTON WEIGHTED CHESS SET WiTH BOX AND BOARD
By House of Staunton
Located in Pulborough, GB
Staunton Weighted Chess Set With Box And Board. A highly collectable and beautiful set, introduced in the
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Games

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Hardwood, Oak, Walnut

Chinese Export Nesting Games Tables, Set of Four, Mid 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
, early to mid 19th century, China. The largest table top opens to serve as a games table. This elegant
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stack...

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Wood

Victorian Revival Chess Table & Pieces with Marble Top & Bronze Base
Located in Plainview, NY
This Victorian Revival set of chess table pieces exudes intricate craftsmanship, combining
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Game Tables

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Agate, Marble, Bronze

Mid 19th Century English Games Compendium
Located in Chicago, IL
open to reveal the boxwood and ebony hand-carved chess pieces. Each chess piece sits on a brass peg in
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Historical Memorabilia

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Bone, Boxwood, Ebony, Maple

Late 18th George III Provincial Folk Art Painted Oak Games Chess Side Table
Located in Lowestoft, GB
19th century. Age related abrasions and knocks, some minor chips and discolouration to the chess
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Painted Furniture

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Oak

19th Century Victorian Walnut Games Compendium, Cards & Board Games, C.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century Victorian walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a chess
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Walnut

19th Century Complete Games Compendium in Hardwood Jointed Box Many Games
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
cast metal horses Draughts; 24 piece and 5 spare counters - red, black, beige, brown. Chess set - well
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Brass

19th Century Victorian Games Box Compendium, England, Circa 1895
Located in Incline Village, NV
ingeniously enclosed and compartmentalized in the original late 19th century larger size mahogany wooden box
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Games

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Wood

19thC Victorian Burr Walnut Games Compendium, Cards & Board Games, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century Victorian burr walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Walnut

Large Victorian Games Compendium in Hardwood Jointed Box with Many Games
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
piece 9 - spot dominoes Chess set - Very good high quality set, large pieces( Kings 8.7 cm high) and
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Metal, Brass

Persian Box Khatam Kari Footed Wooden Round Jewelry Vanity Trinket Moorish Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Late 19th c. early 20th c. Persian Footed Wooden Round Jewelry Box. Antique rare in round shape
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Late 20th Century Indian Islamic Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
painting of a 19th century scene of Royal princes wearing traditional Royal Maharajas clothes and playing
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Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes

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Fruitwood

Edwardian Satinwood Hand-Painted Metamorphic Game Table
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Chicago, IL
craftsmanship and ingenuity. From the 17th to the 19th Century, card and board games were means to socialize and
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables

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Crystal, Brass

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21st Century Howard Chess Table Wood Handmade In Portugal by Wood Tailors
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Chess is one of the most known classic strategy games. Originated in India, the history of chess goes back almost 1500 years until spread to the world. Regarded as the world’s strong...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dining Room Tables

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Marble, Brass

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

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Marble, Sterling Silver

Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Modular Library in Mahogany
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular book case or library, mahogany, Denmark, design 1928 Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is ...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

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Mahogany

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

Lovely Antique circa 1900 Hardstone & Marble Inlaid Chess Table Stunning Colours
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Marble, hard stone, and mother of pearl inlaid Chess table A very rare find, the top is exceptionally decorative with some ...
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Game Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...
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2010s Italian Medieval Games

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Marble, Sterling Silver

Stunning Antique Victorian 1860 Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Chess Games Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian circa 1860-1880 Mother of Pearl black lacquered with ornate gold leaf floral hand painted base Chess table A very good l...
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Game Tables

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Hardwood

Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Located in London, GB
Large spectacular iridescent ammonite fossil. 75 Million y/o A magnificent example of one of the most spectacular fossils. A large and intensely vibrant ammonite, Placenticeras cost...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Canadian Natural Specimens

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Stone

Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
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H 16.54 in Dm 16.54 in
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

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Concrete

Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
H 19.69 in Dm 17.72 in
Restoration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Sofa Bed, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Restoration period mahogany veneered boat-shaped bed with a slightly overturned bedside. The front is soberly dressed with an ormolu plaque with scrolls and flowers framing a female ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Beds and Bed Frames

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Bronze

Victorian 1880 Walnut & Hardwood Marquetry Inlaid Chess Games Table Ornate Legs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely small Victorian 1880 walnut & mahogany marquetry inlaid Chess games table A very good looking well made and function piece of furnit...
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Game Tables

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Walnut, Hardwood

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

Italian Modernist Hand Carved Marble Chessmen
Located in Garnerville, NY
A complete set of Italian modernist hand carved chess figures. These marble chessmen were fastidiously carved, hand polished and lacquered. The white marble pieces have gray veining ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Antique 19th Century French Ormolu Beveled Glass Trinket Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th Century French ormolu glass trinket box, circa 1860. This miniature box has the original tufted silk lining, thick beveled glass with floral etching, intricat...
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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

Contemporary Painted Checkerboard/Chess Game Table
Located in New York, NY
American contemporary painted and decoupage abstract design game table with a checkerboard / chess top with "scattered" game squares and swag form apron (signed)
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21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables

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Paint, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Chess Table of Wood with Stunning Tree Knots Pattern & Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare design and great looking, handcrafted wooden chess table with unique natural patterns and colors. This midcentury era chess table (with built-in lamp in the base) has some of...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Nutwood, Bakelite

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Dual Backgamon and Chess Travel Set, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Dual chess and Backgamon wooden travel set. Game pieces in ebony and bone. Nice claps.
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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Game Boards

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Bone, Ebony

English Staunton Style Fine Turned Chess Set with Provenance, circa 1870
By House of Staunton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
for $6,000. to $25,000. A distinguished 19th century. Antique English turned 32-piece complete chess
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Games

Chess Players After Moritz Retzsch Painting & Clock
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
two figures playing chess while an angel observes. The painting is set with a clock and sliding wood
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Antique 19th Century Wall Clocks

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Brass, Enamel

Eaglador - Cantonese Warrior Chess Set, Cast in Bronze with Gilded Detail
By Eaglador
Located in London, GB
This is a champion/ competition size chess set. The gilded detail is stunning and is juxtaposed to
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2010s English Games

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Antique Backgammon Chess Games Compendium Poker Box with Ornate Brasswork
By Howell James & Co.
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Staunton style bone chess set stained red, and left natural, a gilded brass cribbage & Bezique boards with
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Wood

Regency Pollard Oak and Marble Chess Table by G. Bullock to Designs by T. Hope
By George Bullock
Located in London, GB
Oxford. A wonderful pollard oak chess table with specimen marble top and faux bronze applied decoration
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Center Tables

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Marble

Harem, Giulio Rosati Oil on Wood Orientalism 19th Century Italian Painting
By Guilio Rosati
Located in Rome, Italy
, where he resided. He also developed other themes, such as the game of chess, which he set in eighteenth
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Antique 1880s Italian Paintings

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Wood

Oil on Canvas Painting of a Cavalier by Alex de Andreis
By Alex De Andreis
Located in Stratford upon Avon, GB
Alex de Andreis was a French painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Andreis
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Early 20th Century French Paintings

19th Century Primitive Chess Table Set
Located in Milano, IT
19th century Primitive chess table set with lots of personality. Would work well in a hip hotel or
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Antique 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

19th Century Primitive Chess Table Set
19th Century Primitive Chess Table Set
H 18.5 in W 24 in D 18.75 in
19th Century English Ivory Chess Set
Located in London, GB
of a nineteenth century Washington pattern chess set. which takes its name from a set held in the
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Games

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Ivory

19th Century English Ivory Chess Set
19th Century English Ivory Chess Set
H 3.3 in W 1.1 in L 3.3 in
19th Century French Backgammon and Chess Set
Located in Winter Park, FL
A complete 19th century French chess and backgammon set with inlaid game box that hinges open to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Games

Chess Set
Located in Houston, TX
. Natural bone and dyed red. The chess set is 19th century. Some repairs and age cracks. The king stands at
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Ivory, Wood

Chess Set
Chess Set
H 3.75 in W 1 in D 1 in
Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wood traveling chess set.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Games

Chess Set
Chess Set
H 1.5 in W 6 in D 12 in
19th Century Italian Sorrento Chess Table
Located in San Marino, CA
A 19th century inlay and parquetry chess table from Sorrento. Tripod pedestal with inlay detail on
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Antique 19th Century Italian Game Tables

Austro Hungarian Silver Gilt and Enamel Chess Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
accents add a luxurious touch to the set's design. When not in use, the beautiful chess pieces can be
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Antique Early 19th Century Games

Antique Early 19th Century Marble Chess Board Giallo Antico Nero Porphyry White
Located in London, by appointment only
Rare and early 19th century Grand Tour Giallo Antico, Nero, statuary and porphyry marble chess
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Games

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Marble, Statuary Marble

Anglo Indian Miniature Chess Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
horn. Produced in the region of Vizagapatam in the second quarter of the 19th century, this lovely
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Antique 19th Century Indian Games

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Tortoise Shell, Horn, Ivory, Sandalwood

Jaques of London Chess Set Made for Joaquin Amarro
Located in New Orleans, LA
Families, Snap and many more. As chess was becoming increasingly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Brass

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

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Bone

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

19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
By John Jaques & Son Ltd.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century Victorian mahogany cased chess set in its original leather case. If the
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Leather

19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
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H 2.37 in W 9.45 in D 5.91 in
Antique Set Jacques Staunton Hand Carved Boxwood Mahogany Chess Board Pieces
Located in Dublin, Ireland
mahogany un-weighted chess pieces of outstanding quality, late 19th, early 20th century of English origin
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Antique Late 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood, Boxwood, Ebony

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
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Carved Giant Chess Piece
Antique Carved Giant Chess Piece
H 18.25 in W 10.25 in D 2.75 in
Jaques London Victorian Burr Walnut Chessboard Staunton Chess Backgammon Pieces
By Jaques of London
Located in GB
Walnut and Mahogany chessboard with the original Jaques Chessmen Staunton Chess set & Backgammon suite
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Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Games

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Hardwood, Walnut

Boxed Silver Chess Set and Board Retailed by Asprey’s of London
Located in London, GB
19th century grandmaster, with the board elevated on scrolled feet, having alternating foliate and
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Vintage 1970s Portuguese Games

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Silver

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
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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
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

William IV Rosewood Fold-over Chess ond Games Table
Located in Montreal, QC
. Accompanied by an antique boxwood and ebonized chess set.
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Antique Early 19th Century British William IV Game Tables

Antique Games Table, English, Mahogany, Chess, Workstation, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique games table. An English, mahogany chess table or workstation, dating to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

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Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Games Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
, original condition and comes complete with chess set. Measures: Width 19.25", depth 21", height 29".
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

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Walnut

19th Century Victorian Games Compendium, Cards & Board Games, C.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th Century Victorian walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a chess
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Walnut

19th Century Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium, Cards & Board Games, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century Victorian coromandel cased games compendium, the interior comprising a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Paper, Leather, Wood

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Games Compendium, Cards & Board Games c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th century Victorian burr walnut cased games compendium, the interior comprising a
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Walnut

The Albemarle Club Games Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
superior craftsmanship. It was crafted in the second half of the 19th century from the finest Cuban
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

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Mahogany

The Albemarle Club Games Table
The Albemarle Club Games Table
H 30.25 in Dm 65.125 in
Giuseppe Ballesio, the Pearl Necklace Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
lower right: Giuseppe Ballesio / Tivoli The painting in question depicts a scene set in a luxurious
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wallpaper

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Canvas, Paint

Spectacular & Exotic Antique French Rosewood Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
(billiard cues, the black pieces in chess sets, etc.), handles, furniture, luxury flooring, etc. Many of
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

English Gaming Compendium and Tantalus of Oak with Three Decanters
Located in Austin, TX
) pins, a set of (5) poker dice, a pack of playing cards, a full set of (32) chess pieces, three dice, as
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Barware

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Crystal, Metal, Brass

APPLE GREEN SETTEE WITH EXCEPTIONAL FOLK STYLE PAINT DECORATION.
Located in York County, PA
features. The whimsical designs along the crest rail look pawns from a chess set in the center, with fish
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

Antique Avery Needlecase "Worktable", circa 1890
Located in Baltimore, MD
Antique Avery brass needle case "Worktable", circa 1890 with chess set.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Walnut Games Compendium
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
consists of chess, backgammon, draughts, cards and dominoes. The box has a hinged lid and a front draw
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Antique 19th Century British Games

Walnut Games Compendium
Walnut Games Compendium
H 7.49 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
Victorian Mahogany Games Compendium, Cards and Board Games, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century Victorian mahogany cased games compendium, the interior comprising a
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Mahogany

38 Stars In An Extremely Rare Lineal Configuration
Located in York County, PA
points of which face one-another like knights on a chess board. Each group has a larger center star (the
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Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

38 STARS IN AN EXTREMELY RARE LINEAL CONFIGURATION
Located in York County, PA
on a chess board. Each group has a larger center star (the same size as those on the perimeter
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Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Irish Carved Bog Wood Oak Bookcase Harp Shamrock Cornelius Goggin Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An extremely rare Irish hand carved bog oak book slide of good size proportions, mid-19th century
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Antique 19th Century Irish Books

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Bog Wood

Irish Carved Bog Wood Oak Bookcase Harp Shamrock Cornelius Goggin Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
black in colour. Ireland, in the 19th century, had a thriving bog wood industry in Dublin, with
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Antique 19th Century Irish Books

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Bog Wood

Rare Louis XVI style game table with wood marquetry decoration
Located in Paris, FR
has its modular stopper presenting on one side a chess grid and on the other, a tea scene featuring a
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables

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Bronze

Antique Irish Bog Wood Oak Plaque Harp Shamrock Cornelius Goggin Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
bog, and is is usually jet black in colour. Ireland, in the 19th century, had a thriving bog wood
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Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Mounted Objects

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Bog Wood

Coromandel Brass Bound Jewellery Box Edwards & Jones
Located in Northampton, GB
, Country House Letter Boxes, Chess Sets and Games compendiums and Inkwells. They were also retailers for
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

Coromandel Brass Bound Jewellery Box Edwards & Jones
Coromandel Brass Bound Jewellery Box Edwards & Jones
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H 12 in W 28 in D 19.5 in
19th Century Italian Chess Set
Located in San Marino, CA
Chess set in Ash, circa 1860. Ranging in height from 2-inches to 3.75-inches tall.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Games

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Ash

19th Century German Chess & Checkers Handmade set Boxwood & Ebony Germany
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing a captivating 19th Century German Victorian Chess & Checkers Handmade Set, an exquisite
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Antique 19th Century German Victorian Games

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Boxwood, Ebony

19th Century Burmese Chess Set & Chinese Export Gilt & Lacquered Board
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved 19th century Burmese stained chess set, with a Chinese lacquered and gilt folded
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Antique 19th Century English Games

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Natural Fiber, Pine

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Giltwood Board Chess Set
Located in Savannah, GA
This exceptional 19th century Cantonese chess set features thirty-two intricately carved bone
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Games

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Bone, Giltwood

Early 19th Century Marble Chess Board
Located in London, by appointment only
Early 19th century grand tour marble chess board. The rarity and supreme quality of this piece
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Games

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Marble

Early 19th Century Marble Chess Board
Early 19th Century Marble Chess Board
H 1.5 in W 19.25 in D 19.25 in
Antique Carved Bone Chess Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. Condition: Red dye is nearly obliterated from all the pieces, some repairs and chips. The set is in as found
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Antique 19th Century European Gothic Games

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Bone, Wood

Antique Carved Bone Chess Set
Antique Carved Bone Chess Set
H 4.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Chess Set Kings in Jointed Box, 19th Century
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
19th Century The chess pieces are made of turned, carved and polished hardwood, with very good
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Games

Materials

Hardwood

Chess Table Set, Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Chairs and Walnut Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chess table set. A pair of 19th century mahogany chairs and a walnut table. Good for board games
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Empire Chess Set Game
Located in Kastrup, DK
Early 19th century Empire mahogany chess set with drawer. Checkerboard with inlaid squares of
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Games

Materials

Bone, Mahogany, Satinwood

Empire Chess Set Game
Empire Chess Set Game
H 11.03 in W 11.03 in D 2.37 in
Rare 19th Century Hand-Carved Chinese Puzzle Ball Chess Set Exquisite Craft Work
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare 19th-century hand-carved Chinese puzzle
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

19th Century Handmade Hardwood Chess Set in St. George or Old English Pattern
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
date to the late 19th century Victorian period. The chess pieces are made of turned and carved
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Games

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century French Louis XIII Walnut Game Table & Chess Board with Checker Set
Located in Dallas, TX
chess or checker board on one side and a red felt on the other. The table top pulls up and open to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Game Tables

Materials

Felt, Walnut

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19th Century Chess Sets For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of 19th century chess sets is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct 19th century chess sets — often made from wood, bone and ivory — can elevate any home. 19th century chess sets made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Empire — are very popular at 1stDibs. House of Staunton produced beautiful 19th century chess sets that are worth considering.

How Much are 19th Century Chess Sets?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,400, while they’re typically $255 on the low end and $188,500 highest priced.
Questions About 19th Century Chess Sets
  • 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 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.
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    British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
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    The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.