Chess Set Folding
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
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Late 20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
H 3.25 in W 20 in D 20 in
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one of first composite
Category
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
Oversized Wooden Chess Set, 1980s USSR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large oversized folding wooden chess set made in the USSR in the 1980s. Box unfolds into chess
Category
Vintage 1980s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
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
Category
2010s Czech Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Chess Board Table with Staunton Chess Pieces Set
By House of Staunton
Located in GB
chess table complete with Staunton chess set
A very good looking well-made and functional piece of
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 27.96 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
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
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Mid-20th Century Balinese Games
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Rajasthani / Indian Chess Set with Board
Located in San Diego, CA
Large hand carved vintage Rajasthani / Indian chess set with foldable wooden board, circa 1960s
Category
20th Century Indian Games
Materials
Resin, Wood
Trojan XXI Chess Set and Table, 37 Pieces
Located in Ostrava, CZ
legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by TOWARNA, are cast from concrete, one of first composite
Category
2010s Czech Modern Game Tables
Materials
Concrete
Chinese Export Nesting Games Tables, Set of Four, Mid 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
folds open. One side features a chess or checkers board. The squares of alternating black lacquer and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Nesting Tables and Stack...
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Chinese Black Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Games Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
folding game set box with the exterior designed as chess board the interior as a backgammon board, both
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Games
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
H 3 in W 25 in D 11.25 in
Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Decoration : Contains: Chess, Draughts and Backgammon board, all chess pieces mounted on fold out doors, four
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Antique 1880s British Victorian Games
Materials
Wood
Jaques London Victorian Faux Book Chessboard Staunton Pieces & Hardwood Clock
By Jaques of London, House of Staunton
Located in GB
leather folding book chessboard with the original Staunton Chess set dating to circa 1880, a travel chess
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Boxwood
H 17.72 in W 3.55 in D 10.24 in
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Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
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This exquisite bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve pe...
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Quadris Ceiling Suspended Rectangular Mirror with Brushed Brass Frame
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Large impressive rectangular ceiling suspended mirror with a beautiful solid brushed brass frame.
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Custom Coquillage Plaster Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Custom Coquillage plaster fixture.
Please note this fixture can be customized in different sizes.
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Modernist Boxed Wood Chess Pieces
Located in Garnerville, NY
A fine boxed set of carved wood modernist chessmen. The two sets are made of hardwood and sculpturally carved into very stylized forms. One set is in a blonde wood natural finish and...
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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
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Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble, Serpentine
Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Staunton Style Chess Figures.
A Staunton style chess set with wooden chess pieces with wide turned bases for added stability, and the underside of each piece being covered wi...
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Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Games
Materials
Wood
Dòry Contemporary Handmade Chandelier Brass, Blown Glass, LED Light, Dimmable
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
An exquisite exercise in balance, this chandelier exudes a Minimalist flair marked by clean and essential lines. Its dimmable structure features two brass bars hanging from a brass c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants
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H 15 in W 79 in D 13 in
Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light in Black and White for Astep
By Astep, Flos, Gino Sarfatti
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Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 ceiling lamp in black and white for Astep
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Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock
Fume color and horizontal striation texture
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
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Brass
Prismatic Opaline Pendant, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Prismatic Opaline Pendant
Italy, 21st Century
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African chess set of Namibia
Located in Delft, NL
African chess set of Namibia
An African chess set with figures of Namibia, made by hand of walnut wood in natural dark and light brown color on a marble look style lidded chess boar...
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Set of New Production Willy Guhl Loop Chairs and Matching Table, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic new production pair of cement chairs with matching table by Swiss designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. One of the most iconic chairs ever designed. Priced as a pair with matchi...
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Danish Midcentury Teak double bed with Cane headboard by Hans Wegner for Getama
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegantely shaped double bed model GE 701 designed by Hans Wegner in the 1960s and produced by Getama. The headboard is made of woven cane and has floating side tables with black gla...
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Cane, Teak
H 30.32 in W 87.41 in D 74.81 in
Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Located in GB
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H 3.55 in W 20.67 in D 20.67 in
Hand Crafted Walnut and Maple Dansk Bed
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Four Post Mid Century Modern, hand crafted bed with solid wood construction, hand-cut joinery and custom Dutchman joint. Handmade in Los Angeles, California.
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Located in Montreal, QC
Carved wooden chess set featuring inlaid hinged folding board. Intricately carved exterior and
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2010s Modern Games
Oversized Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental chess set with folding inlay board for storage. Pieces measure approximately 6-9" high.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
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Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Incredible chess set, kinds are 9.5" high!! Solid maple the pieces are heavy as well as beautiful
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Mid-20th Century American Games
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Maple
William IV Rosewood Fold-over Chess ond Games Table
Located in Montreal, QC
A William IV rosewood fold-over chess and card table, the surface inlaid with a board for chess
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Antique Early 19th Century British William IV Game Tables
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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
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Chess and Backgammon Board
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Backgammon, chess and droughts board.
A morocco bound backgammon and droughts board in a folding
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Vintage 1920s Games
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Multifunctional Table, Dressing, Chess, Writing Desk, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
open and can be used as a backgammon or chess board, the other can be set up with an integrated mirror
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Antique Early 1800s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
H 30.32 in W 32.68 in D 20.48 in
Walnut Games Compendium
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
opened by a press button within the games box. Inside the lid is the folded chess and backgammon board
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Antique 19th Century British Games
David Melville Large Shallow Abstract Patterned Studio Pottery Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
linear patterns in blue and yellow glazes set within a black outline and forming a chess board effect
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20th Century English Modern Decorative Bowls
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Clay
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Antique English Glass Coromandel and Games Compendium / Box, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
", this would have been Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert.
The chess set and Backgammon counters
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
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Brass Bound Mahogany Games Box / Compendium, circa 1890-1900
Located in Bath, GB
linen tape.
The hinged doors to the front swing open to reveal the full boxwood and ebony chess set
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
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Mahogany
Irish Carved Bog Wood Oak Bookcase Harp Shamrock Cornelius Goggin Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
profusely decorated border of trailing shamrocks, the hinged folding bookends, one carved depicting an Irish
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Antique 19th Century Irish Books
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Bog Wood
H 6.5 in W 20 in D 6.5 in
Irish Carved Bog Wood Oak Bookcase Harp Shamrock Cornelius Goggin Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Street, Dublin Ireland.
The sliding base with central divided carving of ivy leaves, the hinged folding
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Antique 19th Century Irish Books
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Bog Wood
H 6.75 in W 20.75 in D 6.75 in
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
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Decorative Boxes
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Mahogany
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Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Folding Chess Board Table Staunton Chess Pieces Set
Located in GB
chess table complete with Staunton chess set.
A very good looking well-made and functional piece of
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables
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Walnut
H 26.97 in W 22.05 in D 18.9 in
Hand Carved Wooden Chess Set
Located in Troy, NY
pieces. The board of this set can be folded down and used to store the original set of chess pieces
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1960s Modern More Art
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Wood
Antique English Folding Chess / Games Box with 5 Games
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Den Haag, NL
off the box a complete backgammon set, Domino set in the original wooden box, 2 set of cards, very
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Games
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Teak
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
Antique Hardwood Weighted Chess Set in Chess Board Box Kings, Ca 1900
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Games
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Hardwood
19th Century, Walnut Marquetry Folding Game Box for Chess, Checkers, Backgammon
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French walnut marquetry folding game box from the mid-nineteenth century is for checkers
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Game Boards
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Leather, Fruitwood, Walnut, Holly
H 5 in W 20.5 in D 14 in
Vintage Asian Hand carved Chess Set in Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Asian Hand carved Soap stone chess set in box.
The wooden box fold with the front hand
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Games
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Soapstone
Rare Plexiglass Chess Set on Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in L'Escala, ES
Rare and beautiful plexiglas chess set on table manufactured in Italy in 1970s.
Storage box inside
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Game Tables
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Metal
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Giltwood Board Chess Set
Located in Savannah, GA
This exceptional 19th century Cantonese chess set features thirty-two intricately carved bone
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Games
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Bone, Giltwood
Modern Solid Wood Travel Chess Set by Dal Negro
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice vintage, high quality solid wood chess set made in Treviso, Italy by Dal Negro, circa
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
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Sycamore, Walnut
Postmodern Lucite or Plexiglas Black and White Chess Set
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very stylish chess board and game pieces made of Lucite.
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Post-Modern Games
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Vintage Gucci Burl Wood Box Chess Set Bar Game Travel Set Rare 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
latched box with sueded bottom and top lining, the folding wood chess board with sueded bottom, and a set
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1970s Italian Games
19th Century Burmese Chess Set & Chinese Export Gilt & Lacquered Board
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved 19th century Burmese stained chess set, with a Chinese lacquered and gilt folded
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Natural Fiber, Pine
H 19.49 in W 19.49 in D 1.78 in
The Imagery of Chess.
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
differed from the traditional and formal Staunton and "French" sets used in everyday chess and tournament
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1940s More Art
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Paper
Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon, chess and checkers game set
Lacquered wood
Mother of pearl and abalone shell inlay
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H 2.38 in W 25.25 in D 11.25 in
Mid-Century Modern South African Hand Made Brass and Leather Chess Set
Located in Weesp, NL
South African 1970's rare hand made brass chess set in perfect condition. The foldable board is
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Vintage 1970s South African Mid-Century Modern Games
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H 3.55 in W 15.36 in D 15.36 in
Antique Games Table, English, Walnut, Burr, Chess, Backgammon, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
with a boxed Chess set with carved wooden pieces
Upper drawer with lined compartment and dressed
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Games
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Walnut
H 29.14 in W 21.66 in D 16.54 in
Antique Nutwood and Satinwood Tilt-Top Chess Table with Nautilus Shell Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
and warm atmosphere in your study or living room. With a set of quality chess pieces on top, this
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Antique 1800s Mahogany and Nutwood Tilt-Top Chess Table with Stunning Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
atmosphere in a study or living room. With a set of quality chess pieces on top, this table will never fail
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Anglo Indian Mother-of-Pearl Backgammon, Chess and Checkers Box with Game Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
or chess board on the top, and a backgammon box in the interior.
This is a triple purpose game set
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H 3.5 in W 20.25 in D 10.25 in
Antique Nutwood and Burl Nutwood Tilt-Top Chess Table with Nautilus Shell Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
and warm atmosphere in a study or living room. With a set of quality chess pieces on top, this table
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Game Tables
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Olive, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
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H 25.8 in W 25.2 in D 17.7 in
Rare Alfred Dunhill Made in Italy 1950s Games Compendium Box Poker Cards Chess
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in GB
, two removable trays each one holding cut glass ashtrays, a full chess set with gold plated detailing
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games
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Mahogany
H 5.91 in W 23.82 in D 14.97 in
Chinese Antique Gaming Table with Vintage Game, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mahjongg Game Set in Case.
A convenient size custom crafted table over 100 years ago and well suited for
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
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Hardwood
Irish Carved Bog Wood Oak Bookcase Harp Shamrock Cornelius Goggin Dublin Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
.
Each hinged folding bookends, one carved depicting an ancient view of Muckross Abbey, the other a view
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Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Books
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Bog Wood
H 6 in W 16.25 in D 5 in
Théo Tobiasse - Le Temps s'est Arrêté - Original Lithograph
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
closed shutters, Theo spent his time reading, drawing, and playing chess with his father. The chessboard
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Lithograph
H 27.17 in W 35.83 in D 0.04 in
Théo Tobiasse - Les plaisirs majestueux - Original litography
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
closed shutters, Theo spent his time reading, drawing, and playing chess with his father. The chessboard
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H 22.05 in W 29.93 in D 0.04 in
Théo Tobiasse - Dance in the Streets - Original litography
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
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Oversized Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized chess set . The board folds into a storage box for the set. Chess players range in height
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21st Century and Contemporary American Game Boards
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Finely Carved Ivory Chess Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This lovely set consists of fully hand carved ivory figures, of all different characters. Even the
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Vintage 1930s Asian Decorative Objects
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Walnut
Late 19th Century Compendium in a Burr Yew Wood & Coromandel Box Cabinet
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
, chess, draughts and cards.
The rising lid with a folding chess board stored inside: the pair of fold
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games
Victorian Games Compendium.
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
, has a lift up lid and two doors that open at the front. The front opening doors hold a chess set made
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Antique 19th Century British Games
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Mahogany
Antique Games Box - History of India
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A leather Games Box made to resemble 2 books when folded and stood on its end. These sets are
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20th Century English Games
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Leather
Moorish Octagon Walnut Table Inlaid with Camel Bone, Damascus, Syria c. 1880
Located in Houston, TX
A handsome walnut table inlaid with an intricate pattern of ivory including a chess board made in
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Antique 19th Century Syrian Moorish Side Tables
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Walnut
Antique China Trade Cabin Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century. The chess set illustrated is sold as a separate item.
Folded size is given.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rare William IV Olivewood Octagonal Occasional Table
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
furniture, and a set of rosewood quartett o tables, one of which has a chess board, and another a reading
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Antique 19th Century English Gueridon
Rare William IV Olivewood Octagonal Occasional Table
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
furniture, and a set of rosewood quartetto tables, one of which has a chess board, and another a reading
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Antique 19th Century British William IV Tables
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Olive
Large Camel Bone Inlaid Octagonal Walnut Table, Damascus, Syria, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
set of sixty four squares used to play the game of chess. The frame of the table is made of walnut
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Early 20th Century Syrian Side Tables
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Walnut
H 24 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
Untitled
By Rafał Olbiński
Located in Manhattan, NY
entitled Art at the Turn of the Century.
In 2002 his set design debut for the Opera Company of
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
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Watercolor
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Chess Set Folding For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal chess set folding for your home. Frequently made of wood, walnut and cast stone, every chess set folding was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a chess set folding, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chess set folding, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A chess set folding, designed in the modern, Victorian or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one chess set folding that is appealing in its simplicity, but House of Staunton and Jaques of London produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Chess Set Folding?
Prices for a chess set folding can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $475 and can go as high as $8,750, while the average can fetch as much as $3,224.
Questions About Chess Set Folding
- 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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