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Civil War Lead Soldier Themed Chess Set Vintage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Civil War-Themed Chess Set with Hand-Painted Lead or Metal Figures
This meticulously crafted
Category
20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Fine Vintage Large French Polished Santos Mahogany Satinwood Folding Chess Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Chess Set of outstanding quality, good weight and seldom offered generous proportions (20" square
Category
Late 20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
H 3.25 in W 20 in D 20 in
Vintage wooden chess set in wooden box
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
The set shows signs of use (see photo)
Figures have a patina
The board
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
FORNASETTI Chess Board Game Set Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage chess board - game set box for Dal Negro by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Balinese Chess set in casket- box, 20th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Balinese Chess set in box, 20th Century
A chess set in a box, this hand-carved wooden set with
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Games
Materials
Wood
Early Jaques Chess Set and Sliding Lid Box
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An excellent example of an early unweighted Staunton Chess Set.
The king stamped Jaques London on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games
Materials
Ebony
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
all handmade. The chess set is complete with 32 wood chess pieces. The box is also handmade of wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Brass
H 1.5 in W 6.75 in D 3.38 in
Neoclassical French Gilt & Silvered Bronze Complete Table Top Boxed Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical French Gilt & Silvered Bronze Complete Table Top Boxed Chess Set,
Consisting of 33
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Games
Materials
Bronze
H 4.5 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces
A unique and stunning creation
Category
2010s Australian Art Deco Game Boards
Materials
Nickel
Otterburn Chess Set, Board & Box — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
By Richy Almond, Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid, hand-patinated brass and walnut. Handcrafted in the North to order
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Games
Materials
Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Stone, Sheet Metal, Brass, Sta...
H 4.73 in W 19.3 in D 19.3 in
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
. The chess set is complete with 32 wood pieces having pegged bases. The jointed box is handmade of
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Brass
ANTIQUE ENGLISH QUALITY STAUNTON WEIGHTED CHESS SET WiTH BOX AND BOARD
By House of Staunton
Located in Pulborough, GB
Staunton Weighted Chess Set With Box And Board.
A highly collectable and beautiful set, introduced in the
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood, Oak, Walnut
H 0.79 in W 13.59 in D 13.59 in
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN STAUNTON CHESS SET IN HARDWOOD BOX WALNUT HARDWOOD CHESSBOARD
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian 1880 Chessboard set complete with chess pieces, boxed checkers pieces, bridge scoring system and
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut, Oak
H 3.55 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 in
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess Board - Game Set Box. Made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous Piero Fornasetti Chess board - Game set Box for Dal Negro in walnut wood , the set
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood, Walnut
FiNE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN STAUNTON CHESS SET & CHESSBOARD IN ROMAN HORSE INLAID BOX
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1880 Victorian Walnut and Oak Chessboard set complete with Staunton chess pieces, Victorian
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games
Materials
Boxwood, Oak, Walnut
H 3.55 in W 10.44 in D 4.53 in
1960s Carl Aubock Werkstatte #5606 Nickel Chess Set in Box Vintage Midcentury
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Carl Aubock III
chess set
Austria, 1968
Beech, stained beech, nickel-plated steel, enameled
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Nickel
H 1.63 in W 18 in D 6 in
Complete Austin Cox Alcoa chess set 1962 with display box and board
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Ferndale, MI
AUSTIN E. COX (American 1924-2015) Designed this aluminum chess set originally for Alcoa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
VINTAGE 1940's STAUNTON METAL CHESS SET GEORGIAN CIRCA 1800 BOX & CHESSBOARD
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1940's English metal Staunton Chess set with Georgian circa 1840's Mahogany box and vintage
Category
Antique 1840s English Georgian Games
Materials
Metal
H 5.12 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Club Chess Set 8.5cm Kings Jointed Box, 19th C
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality and complete English handmade hardwood "Weighted" Club Chess Set game
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Games
Materials
Hardwood
H 3.5 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Weighted Resin Chess Set Game in Jointed Wood Box 9.5cm Kings, Ca 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English resin moulded "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in a
Category
Early 20th Century British Medieval Games
Materials
Resin, Pine
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set with Original Nickel Base and Box, Signed
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning chess set designed by the Lucite master, Charles Hollis Jones.
The set is from the mid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Nickel
H 8 in W 21.5 in D 21.5 in
Mid-20th Century Brass Chess Set with Wodden Board/Box by Hans Teppich, Israel
By Hans Teppich
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century golden and black brass chess set with wooden board/box by Hans Teppich, Israel
By
Category
Vintage 1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
H 10 in W 1.5 in D 5.5 in
19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900.
The chess set is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Régence Games
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
H 3.4 in W 8.25 in D 4.6 in
1972 Scott Wolfe Columbia Aluminum Chess Set
By Scott Wolfe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 1972 MCM Modernist Columbia Aluminum Chess Set by Scott Wolfe
Boxed Vintage Set
15.63 x
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Hand Blown Crystal Glass Chess Set, 3000-5000 Year-Old Solid Bog-Oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
This Chess Set is a collaboration with the artist Laura McKinley made from handblown crystal glass
Category
2010s English Minimalist Games
Materials
Brass
H 3.15 in W 16.74 in D 16.74 in
Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box 7cm Kings, ca 1950
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
H 2.25 in W 7.8 in D 6 in
Moorish Persian Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in North Hollywood, CA
with this exceptional backgammon and chess game set.
Closed the box measure: 2.5in. H x 7.5in x 16in
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Moorish Games
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Dry Bar 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. These included Dressing Cases and Bags, Country House or Hotel Letter Boxes, Chess Sets and Games
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
H 10.63 in W 12.6 in D 9.06 in
Large Philippine Moro Chess Set & Game Box
Located in Seattle, WA
A fine Moro chess set and game box from Mindanao, Philippines. Finely crafted of inlaid wood, the
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Games
Materials
Wood
American Boxed Chess Set 'Chess-Nuts' by Invento for Hammacher Schlemmer.
By Gem Precision, Hammacher Schlemmer, Invento Products
Located in Port Hope, ON
This complete American Mid Century 'Chess-Nuts' chess set contains pieces entirely constructed
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Steel
H 12.5 in W 12.5 in D 1.25 in
Jaques & Son 'The Staunton Chessmen'
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
An early 20th century J Jaques & Son Ltd of London Staunton chess set.
The chess set has its
Category
Vintage 1920s English More Desk Accessories
Materials
Boxwood
Set Jacques Staunton French Polished Boxwood Ebony Chess Set Pieces in Oak Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A very substantial and complete set of original Jacques Type Staunton pattern boxwood and real
Category
20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Boxwood
H 2.25 in W 9.75 in L 2.25 in
HERMES: “Samarcande” chess set circa 2010
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Natural mahogany and cassia chess set
Leather, natural mahogany and Cassia.
- The drawer handles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chinese Set Jacques Barleycorn Hand Carved Bone Chess Board Pieces Set Draughts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
bone chess set, together with a set of Draught pieces, first half of the 19th century.
Both sets
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
H 4.25 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
H 1.97 in W 18.9 in D 17.92 in
Antique Set Jacques Staunton Hand Carved Boxwood Mahogany Chess Board Pieces
Located in Dublin, Ireland
nice surface patination on both chess pieces and box. Lock is lacking key.
Measures: Height (of box
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Boxwood, Ebony
H 3.25 in W 11 in L 3.25 in
Coromandel Brass Bound Jewellery Box Edwards & Jones
Located in Northampton, GB
, Country House Letter Boxes, Chess Sets and Games compendiums and Inkwells. They were also retailers for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Millenium Three Rosewood Chess Set and Storage Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rosewood Millenium Three Chess set with the storage box.
Category
Vintage 1960s Games
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage wooden chess set in wooden box, year 1952
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
The set shows signs of use (see photo)
Figures have a patina
The box has
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Wood
Antique English Boxwood Chess Set With Storage Box c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A smart antique English Staunton style chess set made in Boxwood, the black chessmen having been
Category
Vintage 1910s English Games
Materials
Boxwood
Moroccan Backgammon and Chess Set Game in Thuya Wood Box
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative Moroccan handcrafted Thuya wood box with backgammon and chess set game.
Morrocan
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Modernist Minimalist Chess Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze and steel modernist chess set. Very minimalist. Original box but no cover.
sizes vary
Category
20th Century American Games
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Moroccan Handcrafted Thuya Wood Box with Backgammon and Chess Set Game
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative Moroccan handcrafted Thuya wood box with backgammon and chess set game.
Morrocan artists
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Antique English Chess Board and Chess Set, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart antique mahogany chess board paired with a boxwood Staunton style chess set inside a
Category
Vintage 1910s English Games
Materials
Wood
Boxed Silver Chess Set and Board Retailed by Asprey’s of London
Located in London, GB
plain squares, contained within a gilt tooled Morocco covered and velvet lined tray & box, bearing the
Category
Vintage 1970s Portuguese Games
Materials
Silver
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.
Category
20th Century Game Boards
Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
collar except the rooks and knights.
Size shown is for the box.
Staunton chess sets were first made
Category
Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Games
Materials
Wood
Boxwood and Ebony Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A well turned chess set in mahogany box with sliding lid. The set has boxwood and ebonized figures
Category
Vintage 1930s British Games
Materials
Boxwood
Italian Pietra Dura Marble Chess Table Regency Hardwood Base Staunton Chess Set
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chess table with Regency Mahogany circa 1815 base and antique Staunton box wood chess set
This is the
Category
Antique 1810s Italian Regency Game Tables
Materials
Marble
H 21.66 in Dm 23.63 in
New Old Stock Vintage 50 Year Old Marble Chess Set and Original Box Nos
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this New old stock circa 1970’s black and off white marble chess
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Marble
H 3.08 in W 1.38 in D 1.26 in
Mid Century Carved Wood Full Size Portable Travel Chess Set Board & Pieces
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage mid century wooden chess set and box / board.
Box closed- 7.75" x 15.625" x 3.25"h, box
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Hardwood
H 2.75 in W 15.625 in L 2.75 in
Bespoke Vintage Artisan Glass Chess Set with board and pieces *Free Shipping
By Glass Act
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Stunning artisan handmade chess set complete with timber storage box and handwritten provenance by
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Games
Materials
Glass
H 0.79 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Anglo Indian Miniature Chess Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
quadripartite base and lion paw feet. The table includes a miniature ivory chess set and a sandalwood box with
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Games
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Horn, Ivory, Sandalwood
New Old Stock 1969 Dunhill Hong Kong Pewter & Brass Chess Set Original Documents
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
they are exactly as you would expect for a 51 year chess set to look
Box dimensions:
Height 10cm
Category
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Pewter
H 3.94 in W 13.39 in D 7.49 in
Alcoa Aluminum 32 Piece Set for Austin Productions
By Austin Productions, Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alcoa Aluminum 32 piece chess set with it's original display box and Lucite sliding door. Case has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Aluminum
Renzo Romagnoli Clock
By Renzo Romagnoli
Located in Palm Springs, CA
designer and purveyor of luxury games, chess and backgammon sets, jewelry boxes, watch winders and other
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Leather
Oversized Wood Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive oversized wood chess set. Box unfolds into chess board. Board newly cleaned. Great vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Antique English Folding Chess/Games Box with Chess Set, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Edwardian games box, folding in the centre, creating storage inside for the Chess set
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Mother-of-Pearl and Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Chess Set
Located in Miami, FL
true work of art.
Handcrafted in the Middle East this game set is complete with chess pieces that are
Category
20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
French Chess Box and Blackgammon Wood, circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Chess and blackgammon wood box.
The set contains
30 Blackgammon pieces
32 Chess pieces (one
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal chess set box for your home. A chess set box — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a chess set box, we have 303 options in-stock, while there are 46 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the chess set box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A chess set box made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. A well-made chess set box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Michael Graves (b.1934), R & Y Augousti and Austin E. Cox are consistently popular.
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A chess set box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,393, while the lowest priced sells for $90 and the highest can go for as much as $125,000.
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- Where is the oldest chess set?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Pieces from the oldest known chess set are on display at the State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The seven figurines are known as the Afrasiab chessmen and date back to the 6th to 8th centuries. Shop a range of antique chess sets on 1stDibs.
- What is a gilded chess set?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A gilded chess set is a game set that includes a board and chess pieces that are highly decorative. Traditionally, the word gilded indicates something covered in gold. However, for chess sets, it can describe any pieces that feature decorative embellishments, such as carvings or inlays. You'll find a selection of antique and vintage chess sets on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023The name of the oldest European chess set is the Venafro Chess Set. Experts estimate that artisans produced the set sometime between 885 to 1017 CE, and archaeologists discovered it in a Roman tomb in 1932. On 1stDibs, find a variety of chess sets from some of the world’s top sellers.
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