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Verre Eglomise Chess Board, c.1890
Located in Savannah, GA
A verre eglomise chess board, circa 1890. 15 by 15 by 1 inches
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1890s Unknown Belle Époque Antique Chess Board

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

19th Century Chess Board Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century occasional table with octagonal marquetry chess board top, the turned
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Chess Board Occasional Table
19th Century Chess Board Occasional Table
H 27.37 in W 19.69 in D 20.08 in
Sadeli Anglo-Indian Inlay Bone Ebony Chess Board
Located in Sharon, CT
Anglo-Indian Bone inlay Ebony Chess Board 'Sadeli' work box.
Category

Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Bone, Ebony

19th C American Marbleized Slate Chess Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C American marbleized slate chess board, resembling fine marble inlay., in the neoclassical
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Mid-19th Century North American Neoclassical Antique Chess Board

Materials

Slate

Antique Small Checkerboard Table / Chess Board
Located in Houston, TX
The Antique Small Checkerboard Table/Chess Board is a charming piece sourced from New England
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Early 20th Century American Rustic Antique Chess Board

Materials

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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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Leather, Wood, Maple

Antique French Gold Bronze & Mahogany Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany with Inlay Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa
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Late 19th Century French Antique Chess Board

Materials

Bronze

Antique Late 19th Century French Marble-Top Mahogany Round Table w/ Chess Board
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique late 19th century French marble-top mahogany round specimen table with chess board.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Chess Board

Materials

Marble

19th Century Scottish Sailors Folk Art Naval Maritime Pen & Ink Chess Board
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather wonderful pen and ink on paper sailors chess board, with a aesthetically pleasing
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19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Oak, Paper

Chinese Export Lacquered and Mother-of-Pearl Chess Board from 19th with a Table
By Gold China
Located in Madrid, ES
Chinese Export lacquered and mother-of-pearl chess board from 19th with a table carved wood stand
Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

Fully Restored Extending Antique Regency Sofa Table Inc Chess Board & Backgammon
Located in GB
extending sofa table with removable top, Chess board and backgammon games A very good looking and
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1810s English Regency Antique Chess Board

Materials

Hardwood

Rare William IV circa 1830 Hardwood Occasional Table Chess Board Games Cards Top
Located in GB
mahogany & Rosewood occasional table with Chess board top and baize lined card table inside A very rare
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1830s English William IV Antique Chess Board

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Stunning Antique Anglo Indian circa 1920 Chess Board Games Table Twin Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Anglo Indian Chess Board games table A very
Category

1920s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Oak, Pine

Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chess Board
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Grand Tour pietra dura specimen marble chess / checkers game board, rare and ancient marble
Category

19th Century Italian Regency Antique Chess Board

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Siena Marble

Fine Antique William IV 1830 Pietra Dura Specimen Marble Chess Board Table
By PIETRA DURA
Located in GB
Marble chess board table, William IV circa 1830 This is one of the most exceptional chess tables I
Category

1830s Italian William IV Antique Chess Board

Materials

Marble

EXQUISITE THOMAS CHIPPENDALE STYLE CLAW & BALL FEET EXTENDiNG CHESS BOARD TABLE
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
Chippendale style, Chess board extending table with heavily carved Claw & Ball feet Please note the delivery
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Chess Board

Materials

Hardwood

Sadeli Micro Bone Inlay Backgammon/Chess Board
Located in Sharon, CT
Anglo-Indian 'Sadeli' bone and ebony inlay chessboard and backgammon box.
Category

Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Bone

Game Table with Backgammon and Chess Board, France 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
backgammon board, as well as a cribbage and chess or checker board. This remarkable combination of gaming
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1860s English Louis Philippe Antique Chess Board

Materials

Kingwood

Inlaid Wooden Checker or Chess Board from 19th Century England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
patinated piece, it conceals an additional solo noble board on its underside. An excellent example of the
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1820s English Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Chess Board Table with Staunton Chess Pieces Set
By House of Staunton
Located in GB
chess table complete with Staunton chess set A very good looking well-made and functional piece of
Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Walnut

DISTRESSED ANTIQUE BURR WALNUT & HARDWOOD SEWiNG WORK TABLE CHESS BOARD TOP
Located in GB
table, it can be used as an occasional table or for chess or sewing as intended, the materials used are
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

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
Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chess Board

Materials

Lacquer

Fine 19th Century Burr Walnut and Fruitwood Chess Table
Located in Dublin, IE
beautifully carved detail supported on triform cabriole leg. The measurement of the chess board part of the
Category

19th Century English Antique Chess Board

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Regency Marble and Gilt Brass Chess Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fantastic regency chess table, the rare Devonshire marble top with inlaid chess board of
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1820s English Regency Antique Chess Board

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Regency Marble and Gilt Brass Chess Table
Regency Marble and Gilt Brass Chess Table
H 29.93 in W 25.99 in D 18.51 in
Antique Fold Over Games Table, English, Rosewood, Chess, Cards, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
outwards upon brass hinges, the oval baize presents beautifully Hidden chess board located between each
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Early 19th Century British Antique Chess Board

Materials

Rosewood

Biedermeier Chess Table, Germany 1820-1830
Located in Belmont, MA
chess board, made of plum and maple wood veneer. Additionally, it has four inlaid star decors. This
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Chess Board

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Chess Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
with 2 drop leaves, inlaid chess board and two drawers supported by an elegant turned shaped carved
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Walnut

Antique Venetian Early 20th Century Ceramic Reynard the Fox Chess Set
Located in Doha, QA
chess Board itself measures 46 x 46 cm and all together weight is 5 kg. Each figure is a character from
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Gaming Board
Located in Brea, CA
pierced and carved ivory counters with two dice shakers and four bone dice. Chess board on the other side
Category

1820s Chinese Qing Antique Chess Board

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
19th Century Irish Specimen Marble-Top Rosewood Center Table or Chess Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This extraordinary octagonal center table has a specimen marble chess table-top with Pietra Dura
Category

19th Century Irish Regency Antique Chess Board

Materials

Marble

Early 20th Century Japanese Linen Go-Board Pattern Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
a stencil to create a resist pattern in the form of a Go (Japanese chess) board. It is dyed with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chess Board

Materials

Hemp

Baltic Neoclassic Yew Wood Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular removable top with chess board opening to a backgammon table with two game piece
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1840s European Greek Revival Antique Chess Board

Materials

Yew

Baltic Neoclassic Yew Wood Games Table
Baltic Neoclassic Yew Wood Games Table
H 28.5 in W 24.75 in D 20.75 in
English Regency Mahogany and Marble Game Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Regency period mahogany game / center table with inset Pietra Dura (stone specimen) marble chess
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19th Century English Regency Antique Chess Board

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Regency Period Yew Work or Games Table
Located in London, GB
enclosing backgammon board above chess board and work basket supported on lyre-shaped end supports joined
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chess Board

Materials

Yew

Moorish Mother of Pearl Games Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique Moorish mother of pearl inlaid games table, likely Syrian. Table includes chess board (on
Category

Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Moorish Mother of Pearl Games Table
Moorish Mother of Pearl Games Table
H 33 in W 34.5 in D 17 in
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
wood, opening up to make a pokerwork chess board with further pokerwork design to the sides. All the
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Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Gilt Carved Putto with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
holding a table top inlaid with a variety of marble squares in a chess board style. The top is framed by
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Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Marquetry Bouilliotte Style Game Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
flips to a chess board, or can be removed to show an inset tooled leather top. Beautiful inlay work
Category

Mid-18th Century French Antique Chess Board

Materials

Kingwood, Olive, Satinwood, Tulipwood, Walnut

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
like a chess board. They would flip the table top when playing and the pieces would comfortably fit in
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Pine

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
H 29.93 in W 34.65 in D 22.05 in
Very Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Specimen Marble-Top Game Table
Located in New York, NY
inlaid circular top with a chess board design and surrounded with a variety of marbles including lapis
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Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Chess Board

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Marble, Porphyry, Bronze

Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Griffin Specimen Top Chess Table
By Herter Brothers, Gustave Herter
Located in Garnerville, NY
specimen chess board top, four carved feathered paw footed Griffin form legs, intricate fret carved apron
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Late 19th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Antique Chess Board

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Griotte Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Marble, Quartz, Mala...

Late 19th Century Portrait Decorated Game Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
chess board with squares individually hand painted with miniature watercolor portraits of different
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

Lovely circa 1890 Victorian Hardwood Games Compendium Chess Horse Racing Dice
Located in GB
of games This is a very well made and comprehensive suite, there is a chess board and pieces
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1890s English Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

Neoclassical Game Table, France 1810-20, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
This neoclassical game table from France dates back to 1810-20. It has a chess board on the top
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1810s French Neoclassical Antique Chess Board

Materials

Mahogany, Yew

“Chess Players”
Located in Southampton, NY
sitting around a chess board, two are playing and one is observing. The men are all late middle aged to
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1890s Academic Antique Chess Board

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“Chess Players”
“Chess Players”
H 8 in W 10.5 in D 1.25 in
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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Late 17th Century European Baroque Antique Chess Board

Materials

Birch, Olive, Walnut

George IV Period Games Table Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
reversible slide, revealing the baize lined backgammon and cribbage well, and reverses to provide a chess
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19th Century English George IV Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Onyx and Marble Top Carved Oak Chess and Checker Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
onyx and marble surface decorated with a black and white checker or chess board game in the center. The
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Chess Board

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Rare William IV Hardwood Occasional Table with Brown Leather Chess Games Top
Located in GB
the finest quality The chess board is made from cattle hide leather, its hand embossed with
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1830s English William IV Antique Chess Board

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Regency Rosewood Games Table, Brass Inlay, English, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
a fine example of a Regency rosewood brass inlaid occasional table with chess board, backgammon
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1820s British Regency Antique Chess Board

Materials

Rosewood

Neo Renaissance extendable dining room table with rich decoration, France, 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / Neo Renaissance / extendable dining table / hand carved wood and chess board top
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Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

Royal Crown Stamped Victorian Oak Games Compendium Chess Cards Dominos Checkers
Located in GB
This is a very well made and comprehensive suite, there is a chess board with staunton pieces
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Oak

Rare and Exceptional 19th Century Marble Specimen Top Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
micro mosaic marble top with chess board to the cen-tral reserve is inset with fabulous examples of
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19th Century Italian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Marble

Fully Restored French Empire Hardwood Chess Table Marble Ormolu Mount circa 1900
Located in GB
has been stripped and French polished The chess board is two types of absolutely stunning marble
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Marble

Antique Belle Époque Niello Pin Bar Brooch Tie Brooch Silver
Located in Munich, Bavaria
out of silver and has been decorated with niello in a fine chess board pattern. The pin is marked 800
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Early 1900s German Belle Époque Antique Chess Board

Materials

Silver, Niello

Antique Russian Silver Snuffbox with Architecture Motif
Located in Vienna, AT
Moscow landmark building in an ornamental frame. The backside is engraved with chess board pattern and a
Category

Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Chessboard Side Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
squares are hand painted in gold on faded, lightly colored backgrounds of red, yellow and green. The chess
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19th Century Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Chessboard Side Table
Victorian Chessboard Side Table
H 29 in W 20 in D 20 in
Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Decoration : Contains: Chess, Draughts and Backgammon board, all chess pieces mounted on fold out doors, four
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1880s British Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Wood

Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium c1880
Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium c1880
H 6.89 in W 12.6 in D 8.47 in
Lovely circa 1880 Victorian Walnut Games Compendium Chess Horse Racing Dice
Located in GB
of games. This is a very well made and comprehensive suite, there is a chess board and pieces
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1880s European High Victorian Antique Chess Board

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Louis XVI Amboyna Backgammon or Tric Trac Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
/chess board, set on square tapered legs with brass casters, comes with set of (15) bone and (15) bone
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chess Board

Materials

Ormolu

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Antique Chess Board For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique chess board for your home. Each antique chess board for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and stone. Your living room may not be complete without an antique chess board — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique chess board, those designed in Victorian, Folk Art and Regency styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Antique Chess Board?

Prices for an antique chess board start at $299 and top out at $16,000 with the average selling for $1,655.
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  • 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.