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Alfio Chess Table
Alfio Chess Table

Alfio Chess Table

$16,750 / item

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 in smoked tempered glass with a silver chessboard design.

Category

2010s Italian Modern Game Tables

Materials

Horn, Wood

Nelson Chess Set by A. Andreucci

Nelson Chess Set by A. Andreucci

By Arcahorn Srl.

Located in Milan, IT

Perfectly complimenting the board are the stunning chess pieces made from horn and palladium-plated brass.

Category

2010s Italian Modern Game Boards

Materials

Horn, Wool, Glass, Mirror

Trafalgar Chess Set by A. Andreucci

Trafalgar Chess Set by A. Andreucci

By Arcahorn Srl.

Located in Milan, IT

Featuring an elegant and sophisticated chessboard crafted from nubuck and burnished brass, with chess pieces in matt horn and burnished brass, the Trafalgar Chess Set, designed by A.

Category

2010s Italian Modern Game Boards

Materials

Brass

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Louis XVI Console Table
Louis XVI Console Table

Louis XVI Console Table

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H 32.68 in W 42.13 in D 18.12 in

Louis XVI Console Table

Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

The rectangular D end brass gallery top above two drawers and lidded fitted compartments, with a chess board and counter fitted drawers below, the turned and fluted legs joined by a ...

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Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Chess Game With Leatherboard and Box
Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Chess Game With Leatherboard and Box

Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Chess Game With Leatherboard and Box

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Vienna, AT

Discontinued vintage chess game, made of light and dark cow horn and nickel-plated metal.

Category

20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Indian Vizagapatam Sandalwood and Horn Chess, Draughts and Backgammon Set
Indian Vizagapatam Sandalwood and Horn Chess, Draughts and Backgammon Set

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 sandalwood pieces and palmwood backgammon pieces.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Anglo Indian Miniature Chess Table
Anglo Indian Miniature Chess Table

Anglo Indian Miniature Chess Table

Located in New Orleans, LA

This enchanting Anglo Indian miniature chess table is exquisitely carved with tortoiseshell and horn.

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Games

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Horn, Ivory, Sandalwood

Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces
Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces

Marble Chess Board with Horn Game Pieces

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H 17.75 in W 17.75 in D 0.63 in

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.

Category

20th Century Games

Materials

Marble

Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Octagonal Chess Game with Horn Pieces
Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Octagonal Chess Game with Horn Pieces

Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Octagonal Chess Game with Horn Pieces

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board and handcrafted horn and pone chess pieces.

Category

Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Game Boards

Materials

Wood, Bone, Horn

Carl Auböck Modernist Horn Chess Game with Leatherboard, Austria
Carl Auböck Modernist Horn Chess Game with Leatherboard, Austria

Carl Auböck Modernist Horn Chess Game with Leatherboard, Austria

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Vienna, AT

Discontinued vintage chess game, made of light and dark cow Horn and nickel-plated metal.

Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Brass Chess Game with Leatherboard
Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Brass Chess Game with Leatherboard

Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Brass Chess Game with Leatherboard

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Vienna, AT

Discontinued vintage chess game, made of light and dark cow horn and solid brass.

Category

20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Brass

Mother-of-Pearl and Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Chess Set
Mother-of-Pearl and Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Chess Set

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 intricate marquetry in mosaic Moorish geometric pattern, mother-of-pearl inlay and fine...

Category

20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Horn

Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s
Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s

Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s

Located in New York, NY

The backgammon/checkers and chess pieces are artistically hand carved out of water buffalo bone and horns.

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
Turned Ivory and Horn Chess Set with Inlaid Board

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 inlaid ivory.

Category

20th Century Indian Games

Materials

Horn, Ivory

Hand-Carved Chess Set
Hand-Carved Chess Set

Hand-Carved Chess Set

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H 4 in W 16 in D 16 in

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 past and future.

Category

2010s Haitian Games

Materials

Stone

Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck
Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck

Rare and Early Horn Chess by Carl Auböck

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H 0.12 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 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.

Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Horn, Leather

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Located in Centro, RS

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$1,039 / set

H 3.35 in W 19.89 in D 19.89 in

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Located in Delft, NL

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Located in VALENZA, IT

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Materials

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By Dusty Deco

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF

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$425,000

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Located in Queens, NY

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Carl Auböck Leather and Cast Iron Chess Set #5606

Carl Auböck Leather and Cast Iron Chess Set #5606

$4,020 / item

H 15 in W 15 in D 0.25 in

Carl Auböck Leather and Cast Iron Chess Set #5606

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

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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.