Antique Checkerboard

The presence of multiple architectural elements—balconies, domes, and checkerboard flooring—makes this a textbook example of *vue d’optique* design meant to play with linear perspect...

English Regency style (19th Century) rosewood and gilt trimmed pedestal base game table with round marble inlaid chess / checkerboard top.

Offerings are being made, including incense, food, and possibly ritual bloodletting, while a woman feeds a child in the foreground. The checkerboard floor and columned terrace reflec...

One figure kneels at an altar while another is whipped by an attendant, suggesting a stylized depiction of confession and purification. The checkerboard floor and vaulted architectur...

Surrounded by a classical red and blue square checkerboard, the medallion is connected by dual hooks in the same vibrant hues, creating a harmonious blend of color and form.

Profusely decorated with delightful colours in a wonderfully traditional manner Displays a desirable aged patina and in good original order Quality ceramic hosts a superb colour pa...

Left: A large oval shield featuring a quartered heraldic design of red and white checkerboard patterns and a golden floral emblem against a black background.

Tan Handwoven Leather and Reed Geometric Moroccan Tuareg Mat Morocco, circa 1940 A natural-toned woven mat featuring a central field of tightly arranged checkerboard-like woven patt...

A wonderful early 20th century Mende handwoven Country Cloth composed of twelve narrow strips of indigo and cream dyed cotton and arranged to create a checkerboard pattern, and hand ...

The moulded central section with inlaid checkerboard flanked with demilune sides with pierced brass gallery grille.

The beautiful diamond checkerboard pattern plays like a patchwork quilt that incorporates innumerable red colors.

The showcase has seven glass panes for a good insight with a checkerboard marquetry as decor at the bottom. Also a small slider for a good air circulation.

Pre-Columbian Inka Textile Fragment - Peru, Ex Ferdinand Anton decorated with checkerboard and llama designs. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian Textiles...

These all lift up to reveal small drawers the central panel has a cool checkerboard floor. There are two needle cushions. Every surface decorated with exquisite and colorful inlay.

Stunning art deco checkerboard pendant of clear and french rose facetted crystals.

The carpet retains the original checkerboard kilims at both ends. The carpet is in good condition with even wear and medium pile, there is some heavier wear and corrosion to the b...

Composed of large round carnelian pate de verre beads, jet and chinese rondelles with round stacked caps of gilt and silver plated metal, further enhanced by jet bakelite carved sta...

The very impressive top is elaborately decorated with bone inlay of scrolls, foliate and geometric shapes, centered by a rosette checkerboard design. All original patina throughout.   

Additional lovely foliate designs lead up each side to the lovely scallop shaped top crown decorated with masterfully inlaid and most charming personages holding a woven basket with ...

A wide red and ivory checkerboard surrounds it, with sawtooth edges in red and lavender along the sides.

Note the original checkerboard end finishes. The carpet has been hand washed and ready for use or display.

The design in the elem panel at the base is very pleasing and the original woven checkerboard end finish is complete. The chevron design in the central panel is an unusual feature.

What makes the Grizzled Skipper interesting is its rapid and darting flight pattern and the checkerboard pattern on its wings, which make it quite recognizable.

The beautiful diamond checkerboard pattern plays like a patchwork quilt that incorporates innumerable colors and flower bouquets.

**Marbled White (Melanargia galathea):** The Marbled White is known for its distinct checkerboard pattern on its wings, combining stark white with dark patches.

Once opened, the small door reveals a compartment composed of a series of drawers framing a theater designed by alternating mirrors and half-columns in gilded wood with at the bottom...

At the center is a unique and most decorative open shelf with its original mirrored backplate and stunning checkerboard design flanked by elegant fluted columns.

There are three small drawers on each side and the open middle compartment is decorated with a mirror in the back, two framing ebonized columns and a checkerboard floor. The veneers ...

The edges of the wings have a distinctive checkerboard pattern with white spots. This species is named after Lady Eleanor Glanville, a 17th-century English entomologist.

Standing on a square gold edged base decorated in the middle of a checkerboard of Fine gilded juxtaposed polygons on a brown background.

The design employs a striking checkerboard pattern, alternating between blocks of solid gray and blocks filled with vertical, multi-hued stripes.

The tiny hinges are made of brass. The checkerboard is comprised of a dark, crimson red and olive grid, with a eucalyptus green border.

It is a piece by piece reclaimed set of authentic Carrara Bianco Octagonal & Nero Cabochon Italian checkerboard tile. This is a very limited antique collection of the original floori...

Rattam table top applied in a checkerboard pattern with iridescent shades to form an exotic lacustre oriental scene.

The beautiful diamond checkerboard pattern plays like a patchwork quilt that incorporates innumerable geometric and leaf motifs.

Restored, 1907 Ibach Model 2 grand piano with a cherry case in a checkerboard design and inlaid, contrasting squares on the piano lid.

This powerful central design anchors the composition, giving it a sense of stability and structure. The checkerboard pattern surrounding the central cross is particularly captivatin...

Rectangular shaped chest form, having a hinged lid opening to reveal a visually striking fitted interior, featuring a flat mirror plate, needle cushions, lidded compartments that all...

Hand crafted in Paris France during the last quarter of the 19th century, it features a verde marble-top, above a diamond motif parquet case with a single drawer, opposing side havin...

The stark field is framed by a highly graphic, contrasting border featuring a repeating checkerboard motif in a neutral tone and the primary red.

Great colour and of near-square size at 119cm x 131cm (46.75" x 51.5") Displaying a desirable aged patina with minimal fading and in good original order Wonderfully decorated with ...

Rendered in a vibrant yet well-balanced palette of golden ochres, persimmons, forest greens, and cool indigos, the border design includes an exuberant array of peaches, pears, grapes...

Its upper sides display a mosaic of orange and brown, with distinctive black spots and a checkerboard pattern. This pattern continues on the undersides but with a lighter hue.

The Rosewood case is clad in panels of book matched veneer, each containing intricate golden scrolled foliate of inlaid fruitwood, surrounding a diamond shaped parquetry checkerboard...

This is a magnificent Victorian - Belle Epoque Picture locket pendant necklace in Black Onyx, and 14 Karat Gold with Pearl adornments in a Flower Motif design with an exquisite braid...

The design is a captivating study in geometric rugs, featuring a bold, checkerboard-like central field composed of squares and radiating triangular segments.

The design presents a highly graphic, grid-like composition, where alternating vertical and horizontal striped blocks create a dynamic checkerboard effect. The inherent irregularity ...

Each piece has a halo of brilliant Cartier Old Mine Cut Diamonds surrounding a central checkerboard motif decorated with white enamel. The antique diamonds have the magnificent fire...

The background of the scene includes thatched huts and a lush landscape with palm trees, depicting a typical village setting in Tahiti. The checkerboard pattern on the ground where t...

The composition features a highly graphic geometric checkerboard ground, executed with the characteristic dense, looped pile of the American hooked rug technique.

The door opens to reveal a stunning inlaid checkerboard design with the three original arched mirrors below an impressive dome like design with the door is also finished on the insid...

The design employs a highly structured geometric grid, creating a striking checkerboard effect where alternating squares feature a rich, deep maroon field and a lighter, cream-toned ...

The same can be said for the pavement, played on the checkerboard effect of a marble pavement that, through perspective, contributes to give great three-dimensionality and scenic eff...

Czeschka’s graphic designs, predominantly flat, attenuated, and delicate, represent a departure from the slightly earlier rectilinear styles of Moser and Hoffmann. Instead of checker...

Czeschka’s graphic designs, predominantly flat, attenuated, and delicate, represent a departure from the slightly earlier rectilinear styles of Moser and Hoffmann. Instead of checker...

Czeschka’s graphic designs, predominantly flat, attenuated, and delicate, represent a departure from the slightly earlier rectilinear styles of Moser and Hoffmann. Instead of checker...

Czeschka’s graphic designs, predominantly flat, attenuated, and delicate, represent a departure from the slightly earlier rectilinear styles of Moser and Hoffmann. Instead of checker...

Czeschka’s graphic designs, predominantly flat, attenuated, and delicate, represent a departure from the slightly earlier rectilinear styles of Moser and Hoffmann. Instead of checker...

Czeschka’s graphic designs, predominantly flat, attenuated, and delicate, represent a departure from the slightly earlier rectilinear styles of Moser and Hoffmann. Instead of checker...

Czeschka’s graphic designs, predominantly flat, attenuated, and delicate, represent a departure from the slightly earlier rectilinear styles of Moser and Hoffmann. Instead of checker...