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Chess Horn

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
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Game Boards

Materials

Wood, Bone, Horn

Fine c19th Century Hexagon Shape Lift Top Game Chess Board Lamp Occasional Table
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine c19th Century Hexagon Shape Lift Top Game Chess Board Lamp Occasional Table
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Alfio Chess Table
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning Alfio Chess Table is crafted in dark horn and black lacquered wood and features a top
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2010s Italian Modern Game Tables

Materials

Horn, Wood

Alfio Chess Table
Alfio Chess Table
$12,363 / item
H 23.63 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Nelson Chess Set by A. Andreucci
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
the board are the stunning chess pieces made from horn and palladium-plated brass. The set adds class
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2010s Italian Modern Game Boards

Materials

Horn, Wool, Glass, Mirror

Nelson Chess Set by A. Andreucci
$6,210 / item
H 2.76 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Trafalgar Chess Set by A. Andreucci
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
chess pieces in matt horn and burnished brass, the Trafalgar Chess Set, designed by A. Andreucci is a
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2010s Italian Modern Game Boards

Materials

Brass

Trafalgar Chess Set by A. Andreucci
$10,183 / item
H 2.76 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

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Louis XVI Console Table
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
inlaid box with a bone and horn chess set. The original Louis XVI.
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Antique Late 17th Century Vietnamese Louis XVI Console Tables

Louis XVI Console Table
Louis XVI Console Table
H 32.68 in W 42.13 in D 18.12 in
Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Chess Game With Leatherboard and Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Very exceptional and beautiful chess game/chess men in original woodbox, plus black & white leather
Category

20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

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

Anglo Indian Miniature Chess Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This enchanting Anglo Indian miniature chess table is exquisitely carved with tortoiseshell and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Games

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Horn, Ivory, Sandalwood

Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces
Located in San Francisco, CA
A green and white marble chess board with carved and turned steer horn game pieces. Second half of
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20th Century Games

Materials

Marble

Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces
Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces
H 17.75 in W 17.75 in D 0.63 in
Carl Auböck Modernist Horn Chess Game with Leatherboard, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Horn and nickel-plated metal. Comes with black/brown leather chess board, marked Auböck on its backside
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Brass Chess Game with Leatherboard
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Very exceptional and beautiful chess game/chess men, plus leather chessboard, designed and executed
Category

20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Brass

Mother-of-Pearl and Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Chess Set
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Moorish style mother-of-pearl and wood inlay chess game board. Wonderful craftsmanship
Category

20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Horn

Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Water buffalo bone and horns Vietnam, 1960s This unique and luxurious backgammon, chess and checkers
Category

Vintage 1960s Vietnamese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Bone, Horn, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Turned Ivory and Horn Chess Set with Inlaid Board
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large Indian chess set, with all its pieces, made of horn and ivory with its original board with
Category

20th Century Indian Games

Materials

Horn, Ivory

Hand-Carved Chess Set
By Urban Zen
Located in New York, NY
This sustainable horn-and-stone chess set is an Exclusive Design inspired by the bridge between
Category

2010s Haitian Games

Materials

Stone

Hand-Carved Chess Set
Hand-Carved Chess Set
H 4 in W 16 in D 16 in
Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The presented chess seems to be the earliest version of the workshops chess boards. The carefully
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Horn, Leather

Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck
Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck
H 0.12 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in

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19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
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Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
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Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass

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

Materials

Marble, Sterling Silver

Russian Gardner Porcelain Chess Set
By Francis Gardner
Located in Delft, NL
Francis Gardner porcelain chess set A Russian chess set in Caricature, representing the Czarist Army, 1970s. Made by the Porcelain factory "Gardner", founded by the Englishman in 1...
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20th Century Russian Games

Materials

Wood, Porcelain

Russian Gardner Porcelain Chess Set
Russian Gardner Porcelain Chess Set
$1,063 / set
H 3.35 in W 19.89 in D 19.89 in
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Red Coral Bookend Set of 2
Located in Paris, FR
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends

Materials

Coral, Gold Plate, Brass

Red Coral Bookend Set of 2
Red Coral Bookend Set of 2
$4,573 / set
H 8.67 in W 5.12 in D 3.55 in
Vintage French Lucite Modernist Chess Set, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A particular minimalist french chess game dated to the 1970’s. It features a modernist design with a perforated thick plexiglass base topped with sculptural metal and bronze pawns. T...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Vintage French Lucite Modernist Chess Set, 1970s
Vintage French Lucite Modernist Chess Set, 1970s
$2,197
H 2.37 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt Plaster & Wood Restored, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chess game in the thematic of Ancient Egypt. The chess pieces are in painted and waxed plaster, the board is in wood and the is also a display shelf. Each piece is charaterful...
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Vintage 1920s French Egyptian Revival Games

Materials

Plaster, Wood

French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt  Plaster & Wood Restored, circa 1920
French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt  Plaster & Wood Restored, circa 1920
$4,161 Sale Price
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H 3.15 in W 20.87 in D 20.87 in
Large Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Serpentine 15.5"
Located in Somis, CA
This large, one of a kind gemstone chess set is a stunning testament to traditional craftsmanship and unparalleled artistry. At its heart lies a magnificent lapis lazuli chessboard w...
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Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble, Serpentine

Large Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Serpentine 15.5"
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By Hermès, Rena Dumas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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Vintage 1980s French Games

Materials

Metal

Hermes Chess Set, 1985
Hermes Chess Set, 1985
$8,400 Sale Price
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H 2.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
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By Pete Deeble
Located in Long Beach, CA
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Walnut

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
$5,600
H 4 in W 16.75 in D 16.75 in
Syrian Mother of Pearl Inlaid Wall Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
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Materials

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Syrian Mother of Pearl Inlaid Wall Cabinet
Syrian Mother of Pearl Inlaid Wall Cabinet
$16,000
H 48 in W 59 in D 10.5 in
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By R & Y Augousti
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Brass

Shagreen Game Table with Bronze-Patina Brass Accents R&Y Augousti
Shagreen Game Table with Bronze-Patina Brass Accents R&Y Augousti
$12,595 / item
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
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Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
$38,423 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 2.37 in W 20.67 in D 14.77 in
Grand Cru Blue Trunk
Located in Paris, FR
Trunk grand cru blue covered with black grained cowhide genuine leather. With lozines in smooth leather, jewelry parts in solid brass, with hand polished nickel plated. With solid...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Grand Cru Blue Trunk
Grand Cru Blue Trunk
$270,842 Sale Price
20% Off
H 55.12 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
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Chess Horn For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the chess horn you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bone, horn and wood, every chess horn was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a chess horn, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chess horn, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A chess horn, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Carl Auböck, Arcahorn Srl. and Werkstätte Carl Auböck each produced at least one beautiful chess horn that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chess Horn?

Prices for a chess horn start at $1,400 and top out at $19,850 with the average selling for $8,330.