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African Hand Carved Stone Chess Set 1980
African Hand Carved Stone Chess Set 1980

African Hand Carved Stone Chess Set 1980

Located in Weesp, NL

This unique 1980 stone hand cut chess set was a gift from the government of Kenya to the Italian

Category

Vintage 1980s Kenyan Post-Modern Games

Materials

Stone

Mod Psychedelic Lucite Chess Set with Board
Mod Psychedelic Lucite Chess Set with Board

Mod Psychedelic Lucite Chess Set with Board

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Amazing early 1970s clear Lucite chess set with psychedelic optic squares. Chess pieces have yellow

Category

Vintage 1970s American Games

Materials

Lucite

Mid Century Chess Set in Malachite and Brass 1960s
Mid Century Chess Set in Malachite and Brass 1960s

Mid Century Chess Set in Malachite and Brass 1960s

Located in Meer, VAN

Mid Century Chess Set in Malachite and Brass 1960s A stunning mid century chess set in malachite

Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Stone, Brass

"Universum" Chess Set Designed by Arthur Elliot for ANRI, Italy
"Universum" Chess Set Designed by Arthur Elliot for ANRI, Italy

"Universum" Chess Set Designed by Arthur Elliot for ANRI, Italy

By Arthur Elliot

Located in Atlanta, GA

Modernist chess set, designed by Arthur Elliot for ANRI of Italy. This is the "Universum" model set

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century English folkart Chess Set
Early 20th Century English folkart Chess Set

Early 20th Century English folkart Chess Set

Located in London, GB

An early 20th century Folkart chess set made from ebonised wood. and other natural materials The

Category

Vintage 1940s British Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Ebony

Medieval Chess Set by Duncan on Onyx Board
Medieval Chess Set by Duncan on Onyx Board

Medieval Chess Set by Duncan on Onyx Board

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful medieval style chess set with onyx chessboard. The ceramic chess pieces are made by

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Onyx

1970s Modern Black Marble and Onyx Chess Set
1970s Modern Black Marble and Onyx Chess Set

1970s Modern Black Marble and Onyx Chess Set

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful 70s Modern Chess Set; a black and rose colored marble game board and black and rose

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Games

Materials

Marble, Onyx

Antique English Weighted Boxwood Chess Set c.1920
Antique English Weighted Boxwood Chess Set c.1920

Antique English Weighted Boxwood Chess Set c.1920

Located in Bath, GB

A good antique English chess set dating to c.1920 in excellent condition with minor wear

Category

Vintage 1920s British Games

Materials

Boxwood

Handmade Antique Chess Set Regency Style Hardwood Pieces, Circa 1900
Handmade Antique Chess Set Regency Style Hardwood Pieces, Circa 1900

Handmade Antique Chess Set Regency Style Hardwood Pieces, Circa 1900

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Régence Games

Materials

Hardwood, Pine

Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold and Silver Chess Set
Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold and Silver Chess Set

Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold and Silver Chess Set

By Ottaviani

Located in Weesp, NL

This big, elegant and stylish Mid-Century Modern Italian gold and silver chess set is truly

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver Plate

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Giltwood Board Chess Set
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Giltwood Board Chess Set

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

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Bone, Giltwood

Stylized Modernist Aztec Hardwood Carved Chess Set, South America, Teki
Stylized Modernist Aztec Hardwood Carved Chess Set, South America, Teki

Stylized Modernist Aztec Hardwood Carved Chess Set, South America, Teki

Located in Buffalo, NY

Stylized modernist Aztec hardwood carved chess set. South America, Teki Modern. Beautifully carved

Category

Vintage 1960s Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Harewood

Handmade Wood Chess Set Complete Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1920
Handmade Wood Chess Set Complete Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1920

Handmade Wood Chess Set Complete Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1920

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good and complete handmade wood chess set game of 32 pieces in a good pine box with a

Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games

Materials

Wood, Pine

Stylized Mid-Century Modern Extruded Aluminum Chess Set, ALCOA
Stylized Mid-Century Modern Extruded Aluminum Chess Set, ALCOA

Stylized Mid-Century Modern Extruded Aluminum Chess Set, ALCOA

By Alcoa Aluminum

Located in Buffalo, NY

American Mid-Century Modern extruded aluminum chess set with 32 stylized figures in the original

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Aluminum

Handmade Wood Complete Chess Set Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1930
Handmade Wood Complete Chess Set Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1930

Handmade Wood Complete Chess Set Game in Pine Lidded Box, circa 1930

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good and complete handmade wood chess set game of 32 pieces in an pine lidded box, which

Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games

Materials

Wood, Pine

Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920

Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own

Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games

Materials

Brass

Black and Natural Onyx Large Chess Set With Blue Velvet Box, Afghanistan
Black and Natural Onyx Large Chess Set With Blue Velvet Box, Afghanistan

Black and Natural Onyx Large Chess Set With Blue Velvet Box, Afghanistan

Located in New York, NY

Large Black and White Onyx Chess Set With Blue Velvet Box Finest English style black and white

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Natural Specimens

Materials

Onyx

Mid-Century Chess Set with Russian Resin Pieces
Mid-Century Chess Set with Russian Resin Pieces

Mid-Century Chess Set with Russian Resin Pieces

Located in Astoria, NY

A circa 1970s chess set, including intricately detailed Russian pieces, reminiscent of Folk Art

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Burl, Resin

Late 20th Century Gothic Midieval “Game of Thrones” Style Chess Set
Late 20th Century Gothic Midieval “Game of Thrones” Style Chess Set

Late 20th Century Gothic Midieval “Game of Thrones” Style Chess Set

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

Very cool midieval era chess set, figurines are very animated "Game of Thrones" style, made of hard

Category

Late 20th Century American Gothic Games

Materials

Plaster

Large Vintage Rajasthani / Indian Chess Set with Board
Large Vintage Rajasthani / Indian Chess Set with Board

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

A Chess Set by Hans Teppich, Israel Circa 1950
A Chess Set by Hans Teppich, Israel Circa 1950

A Chess Set by Hans Teppich, Israel Circa 1950

By Hans Teppich

Located in New York, NY

This exquisite Chess Set by Hans Teppich, crafted in Israel circa 1950, is a remarkable blend of

Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Game Boards

Materials

Brass

Large Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Serpentine 15.5"
Large Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Serpentine 15.5"

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

Category

2010s Italian Games

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble, Serpentine

1960S Italian Chess set in Patinated Bronze.
1960S Italian Chess set in Patinated Bronze.

1960S Italian Chess set in Patinated Bronze.

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Striking Italian bronze chess set was modeled after Etruscan bronze sculptures produced in the

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Game Boards

Materials

Brass, Bronze

XL Marble Chess Set + Artisan Wood Board
XL Marble Chess Set + Artisan Wood Board

XL Marble Chess Set + Artisan Wood Board

Located in Round Top, TX

decades in the vintage and antiques business. We have purchased and sold dozens of marble chess sets and

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Games

Materials

Marble

Vintage Asian Hand carved Chess Set in Box
Vintage Asian Hand carved Chess Set in Box

Vintage Asian Hand carved Chess Set in Box

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Asian Hand carved Soap stone chess set in box. The wooden box fold with the front hand

Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Games

Materials

Soapstone

Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Hardwood Campaign Lacquered Board
Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Hardwood Campaign Lacquered Board

Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Hardwood Campaign Lacquered Board

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Campaign Lacquered Board Circa 1960s This exquisite Chinese

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Composition, Brass

Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Emerald Green Onyx Pieces 1950s
Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Emerald Green Onyx Pieces 1950s

Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Emerald Green Onyx Pieces 1950s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage marble large chess set with hand-carved green onyx pieces. Vintage mid 20th century

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Boards

Materials

Malachite, Onyx, Marble

Modernist Austin Cox Vintage Aluminum Chess Set in Original Case
Modernist Austin Cox Vintage Aluminum Chess Set in Original Case

Modernist Austin Cox Vintage Aluminum Chess Set in Original Case

Located in San Diego, CA

Midcentury chess set by Austin Cox and manufactured by ALCOA. The chess pieces fit into walnut box

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Aluminum

32-Piece Chess Set, Brutalist Style Handcrafted Steel Nail Silver and Bronze
32-Piece Chess Set, Brutalist Style Handcrafted Steel Nail Silver and Bronze

32-Piece Chess Set, Brutalist Style Handcrafted Steel Nail Silver and Bronze

Located in Chattanooga, TN

32-piece, Brutalist style handcrafted steel nail silver and bronze chess set. Each individual nail

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Boards

Materials

Metal, Brass

1970s Handmade Black and White Chess Set, Volterra Alabaster, Italy
1970s Handmade Black and White Chess Set, Volterra Alabaster, Italy

1970s Handmade Black and White Chess Set, Volterra Alabaster, Italy

Located in Milano, IT

1970s Stunning black and white chess set in Volterra alabaster. Handmade. Made in Italy, this set

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Alabaster

Marble Chess Set
Marble Chess Set

Marble Chess Set

Sold|$1,100

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Boards

Materials

Marble

Italian Chess Set
Italian Chess Set

Italian Chess Set

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautifully fossilized marble and onyx chess board with inlaid brass detail, all hand-carved

Category

20th Century Italian Games

Materials

Breccia Marble, Marble, Onyx

Dutch Art Deco octagonal chess table and chess set, ca. 1950s
Dutch Art Deco octagonal chess table and chess set, ca. 1950s

Dutch Art Deco octagonal chess table and chess set, ca. 1950s

Located in EVERDINGEN, NL

with a solid structure and lovely wood grain. The table together with the chess set is very pleasing to

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Art Deco Game Tables

Materials

Elm

Rare Chrome and Brass Italian Chess Set by Romeo Rega
Rare Chrome and Brass Italian Chess Set by Romeo Rega

Rare Chrome and Brass Italian Chess Set by Romeo Rega

By Romeo Rega

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A spectacular 1970s Italian chess set by Romeo Rega. Constructed of polish chrome, brass and clear

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Games

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game in Pokerwork Box, Circa 1900
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game in Pokerwork Box, Circa 1900

Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game in Pokerwork Box, Circa 1900

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Games

Materials

Brass

Hand Made Brutalist Chess Set by Jordy Virguetti
Hand Made Brutalist Chess Set by Jordy Virguetti

Hand Made Brutalist Chess Set by Jordy Virguetti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

timeless forms. The Brutalist Chess Set is a handmade product that includes 16 natural grey concrete

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Games

Materials

Concrete

1950s Oak Chessboard Table+Chess Set Barrel Rustic Scandinavian Wegner style
1950s Oak Chessboard Table+Chess Set Barrel Rustic Scandinavian Wegner style

1950s Oak Chessboard Table+Chess Set Barrel Rustic Scandinavian Wegner style

By Wendell Castle

Located in Hyattsville, MD

1950s, Studio Craft oak staved chessboard chess set. Amazing presence. Was meant to be illuminating

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Oak

Mid-20th Century Israeli Chess Set by Hans Teppich
Mid-20th Century Israeli Chess Set by Hans Teppich

Mid-20th Century Israeli Chess Set by Hans Teppich

Located in New York, NY

Chess set by Hans Teppich, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1960. 32 pieces, cast brass and engraved, with

Category

Vintage 1960s Israeli Games

Materials

Brass

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Pieces 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.
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    A 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.
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    The 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.