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Chess Enamel

Enameled Lava Stone Ceramic Coffee Table Flip Top Chess
By Max & Dominique Picard
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Coffee table Chessboard enamelled lava in the taste of Max and Dominique Picard. Suitable for both
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Lava, Metal

Italian Chess Set and Table
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage Italian enameled chess set and table. Italfama Renaissance complete chess set made of solid
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Late 20th Century European Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Metal

Italian Chess Set and Table
Italian Chess Set and Table
H 24 in Dm 21.5 in
Otterburn Chess Set & Board — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
By Richy Almond, Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid hand-patinated brass. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in
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21st Century and Contemporary British Games

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Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Bronze, Copper, ...

Otterburn Chess Set, Board & Box — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
By Novocastrian, Richy Almond
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid, hand-patinated brass and walnut. Handcrafted in the North to order
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21st Century and Contemporary British Games

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Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Stone, Sheet Metal, Brass, Sta...

Mid-20th Century English Camelot/King Arthur Chess Set in Hand-Painted Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century english Camelot/King Arthur chess set made in hand-painted ceramic By: unknown
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Enamel

Otterburn Chess Table — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut — Made in Britain
By Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
Commissioned by a special client as the perfect stage for their chess battles, this table is a
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21st Century and Contemporary British Games

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Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Bronze, Copper, ...

Art Deco Curved Moeris Ladies Сheckered Enamel Watch Box, 1910
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Art Deco unique enamel сheckered design lady's wristwatch. Presented in a period-correct box that
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Vintage 1910s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches

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Enamel

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Chess Players After Moritz Retzsch Painting & Clock
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
"The Chess Players" after Moritz Retzsch (German, 1779 - 1857) oil on canvas painting, depicting
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Antique 19th Century Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Gilbert Valentin Signed Ceramic Panel, Chess Game, Les Archanges Vallauris 1972
By Gilbert Valentin, Les Archanges
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
Rare ceramic wall decoration showing a stylized chess game. Handmade in 1972, enameled ceramic with
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Russian Enameled Silver Chess Themed Cufflinks, 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
1930s Unusual vintage Russian chess themed silver cufflinks are enameled black and white and
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Vintage 1930s Russian Art Deco Cufflinks

Pair of Chess Piece Form Enameled Cast Iron Andirons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rook and a knight in white enameled cast iron with iron bars at back. The rook is 17" high and
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Andirons

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Iron

Austro Hungarian Silver Gilt and Enamel Chess Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Two medieval armies square off in this magnificently crafted Austro-Hungarian silver gilt chess and
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Antique Early 19th Century Games

Custom Hand Wrought Enamel, Copper and Chrome Checkerboard Chess Set
Located in North Miami, FL
enamel over wood. The board is 16" W x 16" D it is less than 3/8" high. Each enamel square is 2" x 2
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Vintage 1960s German Modern Games

Materials

Copper, Chrome, Enamel

20th Century Indian Silver & Enamel Chess Set & Marble Board, Jaipur c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage mid 20th Century Indian solid silver and hand painted enamel chess set, complete with 32
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20th Century Indian Other Games

Materials

Marble, Silver, Enamel

Pair of Jaipur Indian 22-Karat Gold Enamel & Diamonds Horse-Riders Chess Figures
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Jaipur Indian 22-karat gold enamel and Diamonds horse-riders (Chess figures) Solid 22
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Mid-20th Century Indian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Gold, Enamel

Fine and Complete Blue and Green Enamel Chess Set in Original Box
Located in New York, NY
Fine and complete blue and green enamel chess set in original box.
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20th Century Game Boards

1970s Psychedelic Studio Pottery Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Psychedelic Studio pottery chess set, complete with 32 3" and 4" multicolored chess pieces
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Porcelain

1970s Psychedelic Studio Pottery Chess Set
1970s Psychedelic Studio Pottery Chess Set
H 4.5 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
Mark Cross Miniature Travel Chess Set
By Mark Cross
Located in Westport, CT
Mark cross leather and wood travel chess set, made for mark cross Spain, all original box and
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

1950s Junghans Mechanical Timer Laboratory Chess Sports
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavily worn but functional, wonderful and useful prop/decor.
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

ITALIAN 1960'S RED ENAMELED COPPER & BRASS CHESS SET
Located in San Francisco, CA
ENAMELED COPPER BOARD. Each lively, stylized chess piece evoking a Picassoesque line-drawn sketch; formed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Objects

Modernist Chess Set Attributed to Pierre Cardin
Located in New York, NY
Smoke glass base with square chrome plates, enameled metal chess pieces.
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Vintage 1970s French Game Tables

Austin Cox Aluminum Chess Set and Board with Display Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
box has a blue-tinted plexi cover and is wall-mountable. The chess pieces are enameled black or white
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Vintage 1960s Italian Games

Monumental French Gilt and Enameled Chess Board
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Louis-XVI-style giltwood chess board atop four sculpted sphinxes, with each corner decorated with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Games

Rare Vintage 1930’s Trifari Chess Set Fur-Clip Pins & Earrings
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
mint condition is a miracle. These chess pieces have ivory color enameling and green, blue and clear
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Vintage 1930s Brooches

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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

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Other

Marble Chess Set
Located in Denton, TX
Black and white marble chess board. A classic for chess lovers that also looks great as a home decoration.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Boards

Materials

Marble

Marble Chess Set
Marble Chess Set
H 0.88 in W 14 in D 13.88 in
Italian Mid-Century Self-Standing Corner Bookcase with Desk by Borsani, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Amazing Italian corner Bookcase with Desk, produced in the 1950s and very well designed, probably by one of the most important Italian designers of the period such as Osvaldo Borsani...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Stained Glass, Wood

Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
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2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Oak

Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Chess Set from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A modernist chess set in chrome-plated brass with a vintage cork board. The pieces are differentiated by having either a smooth polished finish or a subtle ripple texture.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Brass

Chess Set from USA
Chess Set from USA
H 4 in W 16.75 in D 16.75 in
Calypso Wine Set Pink
By Serena Confalonieri
Located in Milano, MI
Calypso collection investigates new ways of conviviality: fed by imaginary worlds, this tableware pieces make possible to dream of exotic and uncontaminated landscapes. Calypso synth...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Calypso Wine Set Pink
Calypso Wine Set Pink
H 4.73 in Dm 3.15 in
20th Century Large Exotic Embossed Leather Vertical Valet Wardrobe Trunk
Located in Encinitas, CA
Mid century embossed leather steamer trunk on caster wheels, with brass plated hardware. A vertical trunk - a royal traveling companion functioning as a portable wardrobe. Slick desi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Octagonal Chess Game with Horn Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board and handcrafted horn and pone chess pieces. Handcrafted beautiful Middle Eastern Moorish style Khatam chess board cover...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Game Boards

Materials

Bone, Horn, Wood

Nelson Chess Set in Corno Italiano and Palladium-Plated Brass, Mod. 3010
By A. Andreucci, Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
A modern interpretation of the iconic game of chess, our Nelson chess set will delight generations of players or collectors. Artisan crafted from Corno Italiano and crowned with pall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Boards

Materials

Glass, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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

Large Aharon Bezalel Israeli Modernist Bronze Brutalist Puzzle Sculpture Figures
By Aharon Bezalel
Located in Surfside, FL
Aharon Bezalel (Afghani-Israeli, 1925-2012) Family Grouping Hand signed in with initials in English Figures fit together like puzzle pieces in solid cast bronze with original patina....
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage Chess & Draughts Board, English, Hardstone, Marble, Gaming Set, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage chess and draughts board. An English, hardstone and marble gaming set, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Dual purpose gaming set with fascinating natura...
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Late 20th Century British Games

Materials

Marble

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy resplendent quetzal (PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO), cotinga and hummingbirds, attributed to Henry Ward (1812-1878) Engla...
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Antique Early 19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Porcelain Cassiopeia 7 V2: Mobile Chandelier, handmade by Andrea Claire Studio
By Andrea Claire Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a horizontal mobile chandelier with 7 glowing cast porcelain polyhedrons. The Cassiopeia series was designed for spaces with lower ceiling heights where a horizontal chandel...
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2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Marble, Brass

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Chess Enamel For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic chess enamel available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, enamel and wood, every chess enamel was constructed with great care. Find 11 options for an antique or vintage chess enamel now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect chess enamel — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A chess enamel is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Louis XVI and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Junghans Uhren GmbH, Mark Cross and Novocastrian each produced at least one beautiful chess enamel that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chess Enamel?

The average selling price for a chess enamel at 1stDibs is $4,750, while they’re typically $495 on the low end and $24,500 for the highest priced.