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Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set (White)
Located in Ostrava, CZ
legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one of first composite
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2010s Czech Modern Game Tables

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Concrete

Japanese "TomoKazu" Inlaid Marquetry Chess of Checkers board, Japan, circa 1980s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Miami, FL
, burl, birch, and maple. By Tomokazu, Japan, circa 1980s.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Games

Materials

Birch, Maple, Walnut, Burl

Thedore Alexander Burr Walnut Brown Leather Games Chess Table Reversible Top
By Theodore Alexander
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Theodore Alexander burl walnut brown leather top
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20th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Custom English Walnut Double Flip Game Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Walnut burl game table with double flip-top. First fold exposes a tooled leather card playing
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Custom English Walnut Double Flip Game Table
Custom English Walnut Double Flip Game Table
H 31.25 in W 33.25 in D 16.75 in
English Queen Anne Carved Walnut Work/Games Table, 19th c.
Located in New Orleans, LA
inlaid chess/checkers board and a bottom work storage drawer, on cabriole legs with pad feet. Such a
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Antique 1810s English Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Felt, Leather, Velvet, Walnut, Burl

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
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Olive, Satinwood, Tulipwood, Walnut

19th Century English Regency Flip Top Chessboard Games Table
Located in Forney, TX
taste. Born during the third quarter of the 19th century, featuring stunning burl walnut, delicate
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Satinwood, Walnut

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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

Materials

Hardwood

William and Mary Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A hand-carved and inlaid games table, the reversible chess and hand-tooled leather inlaid top revealing a backgammon board below, the frieze with two opposing end drawers, on spiral ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese William and Mary Game Tables

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Leather, Wood

William and Mary Game Table
William and Mary Game Table
H 30 in W 34 in D 27 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

English chess table with marble inlay, by Crook Richard and Son, c. 1840
Located in Delft, NL
English chess table with marble inlay, by Crook Richard and Son, c. 1840 An English mahogany chess table, by Richard and Son Crook, furniture makers and upholsterers, 50, Boutport s...
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

Materials

Marble

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Lacquer

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 fine Italian marble giltwood chessboard A truly stunning and highly collectable ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Games

Materials

Marble

Dark Rustic Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Dark stained rustic game table with a canted corner top, made of mahogany, acacia and oak parquetry, a reversible leather and chess inlaid center, an inlaid Backgammon board in well ...
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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
Regency Style Chinoiserie Panelled Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency-style cabinet. Bench made in our custom workshop in London. Fitted for TV, this can also be used as a chic antique bar cabinet. With two hand-painted Chinoiserie ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Dry Bars

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Wood

12-Piece Art Deco Silver-Plated Knife Rests Set in the Manner of Christofle
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
A 12-piece Art Deco silver-plated knife rests set in the manner of Christofle French, Early 20th Century Case: 5cm high x 24cm wide x 24 in depth. Elephant: 3cm high x 9cm wide x ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Lazuli and Marble 8"
Located in Somis, CA
An elegant gemstone lapis and marble chess set, demonstrating traditional craftsmanship and wonderful artistry. The chessboard of solid marble base, showcases a classic design with h...
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2010s Afghan Games

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble, Serpentine

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

Materials

Concrete

Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
H 19.69 in Dm 17.72 in
Studebaker President 1955, Collector Car Yellow and Lime Green
By Studebaker
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1955 Studebaker President coupe two doors. Reflects the well handmade period of the 1950s and 1960s cars. The President Studebaker car was built for one year only. This is a five pas...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Large Chess and Checkers Wood Lathed Table
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Chess table This Board Games edition presents classic games and decorative pieces like Backgammon, Chess and Tic Tac Toe, made out of wood and glass. Since 2000, Orfeo Quagliata off...
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2010s Mexican Game Boards

Materials

Art Glass, Wood

Vintage Walnut & Hardwood Marquetry Inlaid Chess Board Games Table with Drawer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage marquetry inlaid Chess board games table A very good looking well made and function piece of furniture, extremely decorative...
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20th Century English Art Deco Game Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Extremely Rare, 20th Century Arthur Conan Doyle Goyard Desk Trunk
By Goyard
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Extremely rare, Goyard Desk Trunk Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British doctor and writer famous the world over for his Sherlock Holmes series of stories, he began to write...
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Early 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Nutwood, Bakelite

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Irish Art Deco Hand-Carved Burl Wood Geometric Chess Set with Inlaid Wood Board
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stunningly hand-crafted, all original, Irish Art Deco chess set features a board with inlaid
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Vintage 1930s Irish Art Deco Games

Materials

Burl

Art Deco Dynamique Creations Johnson Furniture Co. Skyscraper Game / Card Table
By Johnson Furniture Co., David Robertson Smith, Dynamique Creations
Located in Dallas, TX
Art Deco Dynamique Creations Johnson Furniture Co. Skyscraper Game / Card / Chess Table David
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Game Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

1990s Hekman Burl Wood Game Table 'Chess Board'
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Burl wood game table by Hekman. Center piece of table can be flipped to be either a chess
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1990s Game Tables

Materials

Burl

Adirondack Style Chess Set
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful 20th century American Adirondack-style chess set with a board with burl, ebony, and maple
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20th Century American Adirondack Game Boards

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Ebony, Maple, Burl

Adirondack Style Chess Set
Adirondack Style Chess Set
H 4 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Frederic Weinberg Style Chess Set
Located in Winter Park, FL
sculpture and retains the original felt bottom. The chess board is new and composed of a burl wood veneer. A
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Vintage 1960s Games

Materials

Brass

Frederic Weinberg Style Chess Set
Frederic Weinberg Style Chess Set
H 2 in W 19 in D 19 in
Maitland-Smith Inlaid with Exotic Woods Marquetry Game Table Chess
By Maitland Smith
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Maitland-Smith. Inlaid with exotic woods and marquetry Convertable chess game table board with
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Late 20th Century Philippine Game Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Burl

Italian Burl Game Box with original pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
roulette, chess, cards, poker and more.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Games

Materials

Nickel

Victorian Height Adjustable Burr Walnut Chess Games Table Carved Legs circa 1880
Located in GB
Victorian burr walnut chess or games table with hand carved legs This table is glorious to look at, truly
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables

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Burl

An Oversized Chess Set in Burled Wood
Located in East Hampton, NY
Complete burl wood chest set; HUGE!. The King measures 38.5" in height and 14.5" Diameter. The
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Garden Ornaments

Victorian Game Set-Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Dominoes and Cards
By Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd.
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful antique Victorian game set, chess, checkers, backgammon, cribbage, dominoes etc. .The
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Antique 1860s English Game Boards

Materials

Hardwood

Paul Evans Burl and Chrome Cityscape Game Table & Accent Table, 1970's
By Paul Evans
Located in Culver City, CA
This game table is absolutely stunning. Patchwork burl with chrome inlay, this table can be glammed
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Chrome

19th Century Biedermeier Chess Table Oakwood Inlay Works, Austria, circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exclusive Biedermeier chess table from the period in Austria, circa 1840. The substructure, made of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Game Tables

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Ash, Fruitwood, Maple, Oak, Spruce

Antique French Louis XIV Style Walnut, Burl & Ormolu Inlaid Game Table c. 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style game table offers walnut and burl construction with shaped top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Amazing Milo Baughman Lucite and Olive Ash Burl Backgammon Table
Located in Houston, TX
legs continue through grooves set into the olive ash burl top. With the removable panel in place, the
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Vintage 1960s American Game Tables

Materials

Lucite

Paul Evans Rare Game Table in Walnut Burl and Chrome, 1970s 'Signed'
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Rare game table in tessellated walnut burl and chrome with removeable chess / checkers board on top
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Chrome

Matching Pair of Victorian Burl & Burr Walnut Chessboard Tripod Base Side Tables
Located in GB
chessboard tables in burl walnut and mahogany I have never seen a folding tripod chess table before like
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Antique Italian Neoclassical Louis XVI Inlaid Games Table
Located in Forney, TX
stunning chess board inlaid top with various exotic wood inlay and the most beautifully aged, warm, rustic
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Burl

Aldo Tura Game Table
By Aldo Tura
Located in San Francisco, CA
A parchment game table with a chess board surface. Drawer for game pieces and four slide-out
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Aldo Tura Game Table
Aldo Tura Game Table
H 31.75 in W 31.75 in D 29.5 in
English Queen Anne Carved Walnut Work/Games Table, 19th c.
Located in New Orleans, LA
inlaid chess/checkers board and a bottom work storage drawer, on cabriole legs with pad feet. Such a
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Antique 1810s English Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Parquetry Handkerchief Game Table by Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Lambertville, NJ
The table with four leaves that flip open to reveal a leather card playing surface and inlaid chess
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20th Century Asian Louis XIV Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Italian Burr Walnut Games Card Roulette Table Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
metamorphic triple top games table for roulette, cards, chess, draughts, backgammon and blackjack. mid 20th
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Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Continental Biedermeier Inlaid Pedestal Game Table in Burl Birch with Chess Set
Located in Wells, ME
Continental Biedermeier pedestal burl birch game table with inlaid game board in rosewood and birch
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Game Tables

Materials

Burl

Brass Game Table Burl Wood Chess Backgammon Checkers Hollywood Regency
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
board or the checkers or chess table. Burl wood top. Game pieces not included. Brass plating does have
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Game Tables

Antique Nutwood and Burl Nutwood Tilt-Top Chess Table with Nautilus Shell Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and practical size, oval chess table inlaid with satinwood. If you are chess playing
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Game Tables

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Olive, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

19th Century Burl Wood Chess, Checker, Backgammon & Domino Card Game Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century burl wood chess, checker, backgammon and domino card table. This is, the card or
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Antique Late 19th Century Georgian Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Italian Walnut Burl Inlay Chess Games Side Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut games side table with inlay chess game, central drawers and
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Walnut Burl Inlay Chess Games Side Table with Carved Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut games side table with inlay chess game over four beautifully
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Gucci Burl Wood Box Chess Set Bar Game Travel Set Rare 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
Here's a very rare burl wood box with chess set from Gucci, most likely made in the late 1970s
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1970s Italian Games

Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set (White)
Located in Ostrava, CZ
legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one of first composite
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2010s Czech Modern Game Tables

Materials

Concrete

Mid-Century Chess Set with Russian Resin Pieces
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1970s chess set, including intricately detailed Russian pieces, reminiscent of Folk Art
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Burl, Resin

Antique English Burled Walnut Chess Table, Circa 1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Burled Walnut Chess Table, Circa 1870.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Game Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Classically Beautiful Burl Wood Game Table
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Hopewell, NJ
. Four little drawers, two on each side, and a full set of carved wood chess pieces.
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Vintage 1980s American American Classical Game Tables

Materials

Burl

Mid Victorian Eastlake 3 Drawer Game Chess Table C1870
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautifully arranged 3 drawer game table. Black lacquered base with bronze beaded decorations. Carved with inlay and a burled wood top make this a very impressive table. Game table t...
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Antique 1870s English High Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Bronze

Burr Walnut & Redwood Victorian Chess Table, Sewing or Work Box Ornate Inlay
Located in GB
We are delighted to this lovely hand made Victorian Chess table sewing or work box in Burr Walnut
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Stunning Early Victorian 19th Century circa 1840 Burr Walnut Chess Games Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely 180+ plus year old early Victorian burr walnut Chess
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Burl

Italian Marquetry Burlwood and Mahogany Convertible Game Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A splendid Notturno Intarsio Sorrento Italy Italian convertible game Table with Roulette ,Chess
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Late 20th Century Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

Brutalist Brass and Burlwood Game Table by Steve Chase
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
other side for chess. It also has a cover, so you can play card games. It shows minor wear consistent
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Civil War Themed Mahogany Games Table with Sword Legs
Located in Dallas, TX
likely Union 1860 Light Cavalry Sabers. The center panel on the top contains a parquetry chess board
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Game Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Burl Walnut Games Table
Located in Roswell, GA
Beautiful Burl Walnut English Victorian Chess/Occasional table. Detailed acanthus style
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Burl Walnut Games Table
Burl Walnut Games Table
H 27.5 in W 28 in D 16 in
Italian 19th c burl walnut game table
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th c walnut and burl walnut inlaid (chess) game table.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian 19th c burl walnut game table
Italian 19th c burl walnut game table
H 29.5 in W 32.5 in D 16.25 in
"Actors Vs. Producers" Chess Set Signed Doug Anderson #3/25
Located in North Hollywood, CA
decorated cookie jars, tea pots, and his extremely successful chess sets. These sets were sold through
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21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Acrylic

1920s Walnut Burl Art Deco Sideboard with Ornamentations, Limited Offer
Located in Senden, NRW
original Art Deco sideboard made of walnut and walnut burl wood. An eye-catching single piece which
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

ROYAL BOX OF GAMES
Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE NGLISH, ROYAL BOX OF GAMES IN A BURL WALNUT BOX OPENING TO REVEAL A SATINWOOD INTERIOR
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Antique 19th Century English Games

ROYAL BOX OF GAMES
ROYAL BOX OF GAMES
H 7.25 in W 13 in D 8.75 in
19th Century English Regency Games Table
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 19th C. English Regency period games table in amboyna burl wood with inset tooled leather
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Antique 1810s English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Amboyna

Victorian Reverse Painted Chess Board with Associated Chess Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Victorian reverse painted chess board with associated chess set, colorful and intricate inset 13.5
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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Games

Materials

Composition

Handcrafted Miniature Ceremonial Game Chamber by Stephen Mark Paulsen
By Stephen Mark Paulsen
Located in Denton, MD
large vessels, two chess sets, one hanging and one as a table and another special game set along with an
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Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Decorative Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Chess Burl For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic chess burl available at 1stDibs. A chess burl — often made from wood, burl and walnut — can elevate any home. There are 9 variations of the antique or vintage chess burl you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chess burl, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A chess burl, designed in the Georgian, Regency or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made chess burl has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Theodore Alexander are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chess Burl?

A chess burl can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,525, while the lowest priced sells for $1,475 and the highest can go for as much as $9,250.