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Mother-of-Pearl Backgammon and Chess Set
Mother-of-Pearl Backgammon and Chess Set

Mother-of-Pearl Backgammon and Chess Set

Located in SOMIS, CA

This is a double purpose game set which consists of both backgammon and chess. The craftsmanship on

Category

2010s Egyptian Games

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

1970s Greek Mythological Two-Tone Chess Set
1970s Greek Mythological Two-Tone Chess Set

1970s Greek Mythological Two-Tone Chess Set

Located in Mount Penn, PA

Great cast metal chess pieces in antiqued silver and brass on two-tone chess board. The chess board

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Games

Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces
Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces

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

Italian Magenta / White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Italian Magenta / White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set

Italian Magenta / White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set

Located in New York, NY

Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy. Made New.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games

Materials

Alabaster

Italian Forest Green/White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Italian Forest Green/White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set

Italian Forest Green/White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set

Located in New York, NY

Handcrafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy. New.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Games

Materials

Alabaster

Italian Rose Pink / White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set
Italian Rose Pink / White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set

Italian Rose Pink / White Large Alabaster Marble Chess Set

Located in New York, NY

Hand crafted and hand carved in Volterra, Italy. New.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games

Materials

Alabaster

Chess Set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Steel, 1960's
Chess Set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Steel, 1960's

Chess Set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Steel, 1960's

By Austin Enterprises

Located in Chicago, IL

agency Ketchum, McLeod & Grove. The game: Chess. In 1962, Austin Cox designed these sleek pieces which

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Aluminum

Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Walnut and Sycamore)
Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Walnut and Sycamore)

Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Walnut and Sycamore)

Located in Durban, ZA

The game of chess is estimated to be some 1500 years old. It is hard to imagine all the variations

Category

2010s South African Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Copper

Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Cherry and Maple)
Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Cherry and Maple)

Wood Porn - A Wildly Classy Chess Set (Cherry and Maple)

Located in Durban, ZA

The game of chess is estimated to be some 1500 years old. It is hard to imagine all the variations

Category

2010s South African Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Copper

Rook Chess Piece Lamps
Rook Chess Piece Lamps

Rook Chess Piece Lamps

Unavailable|$3,893 / set

Rook Chess Piece Lamps

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

. Due to them having lived outside and being played as part of a giant outdoor chess set in the

Category

Vintage 1960s British Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Saxon Queen Chess Piece Lamp
Saxon Queen Chess Piece Lamp

Saxon Queen Chess Piece Lamp

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

having lived outside and being played as part of a giant outdoor chess set in the beautiful gardens of a

Category

Vintage 1960s British Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Backgammon Chess Games Compendium Poker Box with Ornate Brasswork
Antique Backgammon Chess Games Compendium Poker Box with Ornate Brasswork

Antique Backgammon Chess Games Compendium Poker Box with Ornate Brasswork

By Howell James & Co.

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Staunton style bone chess set stained red, and left natural, a gilded brass cribbage & Bezique boards with

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

Materials

Wood

Jaques & Son 'The Staunton Chessmen'
Jaques & Son 'The Staunton Chessmen'

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

Louis XVI Console Table
Louis XVI Console Table

Louis XVI Console Table

Unavailable|$10,019

Louis XVI Console Table

Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

inlaid box with a bone and horn chess set. The original Louis XVI.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Vietnamese Louis XVI Console Tables

Chessboard
Chessboard

Chessboard

Unavailable|$2,950 / item

Chessboard

By Tarek Elkassouf

Located in Beirute, LB

circumstances, anyone can enjoy a good fight over the chess board. A chess set stripped bare, refined and

Category

2010s Lebanese Minimalist Game Boards

Materials

Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Dual Backgamon and Chess Travel Set, 19th Century
Dual Backgamon and Chess Travel Set, 19th Century

Dual Backgamon and Chess Travel Set, 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

Dual chess and Backgamon wooden travel set. Game pieces in ebony and bone. Nice claps.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Bone, Ebony

Gerhard Liebenthron, Ceramic Plate Set with Chess Theme, 1964
Gerhard Liebenthron, Ceramic Plate Set with Chess Theme, 1964

Gerhard Liebenthron, Ceramic Plate Set with Chess Theme, 1964

By Gerhard Liebenthron

Located in Munster, NRW

The exclusive plate set by Gerhard Liebenthron is from 1964 and in excellent condition. By coloring

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

17-Piece Set Chess Themed Green, Black, Gold & Red Tray with Glass & Barware Set
17-Piece Set Chess Themed Green, Black, Gold & Red Tray with Glass & Barware Set

17-Piece Set Chess Themed Green, Black, Gold & Red Tray with Glass & Barware Set

By Hickok Manufacturing Co.

Located in Houston, TX

Offered is a Mid-Century Modern assembled chess themed barware set in green, black, red, white and

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Rare, Trailing Vine, Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Asprey & Co. 161 Pieces
Rare, Trailing Vine, Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Asprey & Co. 161 Pieces

Rare, Trailing Vine, Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Asprey & Co. 161 Pieces

By Asprey International Limited

Located in New York, NY

flourished. Asprey began to receive commissions from around the world, including a chess set for Ringo Starr

Category

20th Century English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Oriental Chinese chess game
Oriental Chinese chess game

Oriental Chinese chess game

Unavailable|$1,250 / set

Oriental Chinese chess game

Located in Santa Monica, CA

complete set of chess game . Set of 16 figurines red and white

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Games

1970s, Executive Chess or Checker Set with Rug by Glenoit Chessmate Game
1970s, Executive Chess or Checker Set with Rug by Glenoit Chessmate Game

1970s, Executive Chess or Checker Set with Rug by Glenoit Chessmate Game

By Glenoit Mills

Located in Denver, CO

Fancy and fun chess/checkerboard with rug from the 1970s. Pieces are comprised of plastic. Rug is

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Synthetic, Plastic

English Limited Edition Silver Gilt Erotic Chess
English Limited Edition Silver Gilt Erotic Chess

English Limited Edition Silver Gilt Erotic Chess

Located in London, GB

English limited edition 32 solid silver erotic chess pieces just ten sets made, one side is solid

Category

1990s Great Britain (UK) Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Black + White Porous Ceramic Chess + Checkers Board, Wooden Pieces, Walnut Edge
Black + White Porous Ceramic Chess + Checkers Board, Wooden Pieces, Walnut Edge

Black + White Porous Ceramic Chess + Checkers Board, Wooden Pieces, Walnut Edge

By Jordan Keaney

Located in London, GB

Porous ceramic chess and checkers set with pieces. This simple game would make a lovely, light

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Games

Materials

Ceramic, Cork

Harem, Giulio Rosati Oil on Wood Orientalism 19th Century Italian Painting
Harem, Giulio Rosati Oil on Wood Orientalism 19th Century Italian Painting

Harem, Giulio Rosati Oil on Wood Orientalism 19th Century Italian Painting

By Guilio Rosati

Located in Rome, Italy

, where he resided. He also developed other themes, such as the game of chess, which he set in eighteenth

Category

Antique 1880s Italian Paintings

Materials

Wood

Generation Gap
Generation Gap

Generation Gap

By David Middlebrook

Located in San Francisco, CA

reminiscent of a piece in a chess set, folk art, and my feeling in society that we are leaders – a people of

Category

2010s Conceptual Sculptures

Materials

Metal

King of Things
King of Things

King of Things

By David Middlebrook

Located in San Francisco, CA

reminiscent of a piece in a chess set, folk art, and my feeling in society that we are leaders – a people of

Category

2010s Conceptual Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze

Chess Set
Chess Set

Chess Set

Sold|$1,675

Chess Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A wood traveling chess set.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Games

Malachite Chess Set
Malachite Chess Set

Malachite Chess Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Malachite chess set with bone player pieces.

Category

Late 20th Century Congolese More Desk Accessories

Chess Set
Chess Set

Chess Set

Sold|$1,400

Chess Set

Located in Houston, TX

. Natural bone and dyed red. The chess set is 19th century. Some repairs and age cracks. The king stands at

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ivory, Wood

Acrylic Chess Set
Acrylic Chess Set

Acrylic Chess Set

Located in Toronto, ON

A "one of a kind" custom chess set with an Artemis acrylic chess board that has been added.

Category

20th Century Canadian Games

Materials

Acrylic

Stainless Steel Chess Set
Stainless Steel Chess Set

Stainless Steel Chess Set

Located in Chicago, IL

Cut steel chess set with interlocking 2 piece steel board. The precisely cut, sculptural pieces are

Category

20th Century Unknown Games

Materials

Stainless Steel

Art Glass Chess Set
Art Glass Chess Set

Art Glass Chess Set

Sold|$2,450 / set

Art Glass Chess Set

Located in Montreal, QC

Unusual art glass chess set. Signed 'Orom.'

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Games

Materials

Glass

Acrylic Chess Set
Acrylic Chess Set

Acrylic Chess Set

Located in Chicago, IL

Great Op-Art chess set with abstract, sculptural shapes. The pieces are cut from blocks of clear

Category

Vintage 1970s Games

Modernist Minimalist Chess Set
Modernist Minimalist Chess Set

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

Overscaled Vintage Chess Set
Overscaled Vintage Chess Set

Overscaled Vintage Chess Set

Located in Dallas, TX

Vintage, oversized wooden chess set. Pieces are 6" - 7" high. The board doubles as a case. All

Category

Vintage 1950s American Games

Danish Rosewood & Ceramic Chess Set
Danish Rosewood & Ceramic Chess Set

Danish Rosewood & Ceramic Chess Set

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Danish Rosewood & Ceramic Chess Set.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Ceramic

Austin Cox Chess Set
Austin Cox Chess Set

Austin Cox Chess Set

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Chess set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Aluminum, circa 1962. Contains aluminum pieces (tallest is 4.75

Category

Vintage 1960s American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Aluminum

Carved Alabaster Chess Set
Carved Alabaster Chess Set

Carved Alabaster Chess Set

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Stunning Mexican chess set with inlaid wooden board and alabaster chess pieces in brown and cream

Category

Vintage 1970s North American Games

Adirondack Style Chess Set
Adirondack Style Chess Set

Adirondack Style Chess Set

Located in Chicago, IL

A playful 20th century American Adirondack-style chess set with a board with burl, ebony, and maple

Category

20th Century American Adirondack Game Boards

Materials

Ebony, Maple, Burl

Vintage Jumbo Chess Set
Vintage Jumbo Chess Set

Vintage Jumbo Chess Set

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Large hand-carved chess set the king is 10", queen 9", bishop 8", knight 7", rook 5.5" and the

Category

Early 20th Century American Game Boards

Black/White Onyx Chess Set
Black/White Onyx Chess Set

Black/White Onyx Chess Set

Located in Bellport, NY

An Elegant black and white Onyx Chess set,in excellant condition,all pieces intact.

Category

20th Century Italian Games

Materials

Onyx

Mid-Century Modern Chess Set
Mid-Century Modern Chess Set

Mid-Century Modern Chess Set

Located in San Francisco, CA

Austin Cox products sculpted aluminum chess set in original wall mounted case, excellent condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Rare Pierre Cardin Chess Set
Rare Pierre Cardin Chess Set

Rare Pierre Cardin Chess Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare Pierre Cardin chess set. Wooden board with brass inlay and metal cast game pieces.

Category

Vintage 1960s Games

Giant Vintage Chess Set
Giant Vintage Chess Set

Giant Vintage Chess Set

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Incredible chess set, kinds are 9.5" high!! Solid maple the pieces are heavy as well as beautiful

Category

Mid-20th Century American Games

Materials

Maple

Frederic Weinberg Style Chess Set
Frederic Weinberg Style Chess Set

Frederic Weinberg Style Chess Set

Located in Winter Park, FL

This unusual chess set is done in the style of Frederic Weinberg, circa 1960s. The vintage chess

Category

Vintage 1960s Games

Materials

Brass

Austin Cox Chess Set
Austin Cox Chess Set

Austin Cox Chess Set

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

A rare Austin Cox chess set on chrome base with walnut trim and printed green velvet board - by

Category

Vintage 1950s Games

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Pierre Cardin Wooden Chess Set
Vintage Pierre Cardin Wooden Chess Set

Vintage Pierre Cardin Wooden Chess Set

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Pierre Cardin Wooden Chess Set

Category

Vintage 1960s Games

Luxury Romeo Rega Chess Set
Luxury Romeo Rega Chess Set

Luxury Romeo Rega Chess Set

By Romeo Rega

Located in Munich, DE

Stunning Bicolor chess set by Romeo Rega on a stainless steel board. 32 playing pieces high

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Games

Materials

Brass

Folk Art Mechanic's Chess Set
Folk Art Mechanic's Chess Set

Folk Art Mechanic's Chess Set

Located in Atlanta, GA

Folk Art Mechanic's Chess set, American, circa 1950s. Handmade, likely by an unknown mechanic or

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Games

Materials

Metal

Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Chess Set
Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Chess Set

Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Chess Set

By Josef Hartwig

Located in Wargrave, Berkshire

Josef Hartwig (1880-1956), Bauhaus chess set designed in 1923 and in production for approx. 7 years

Category

Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Games

Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set

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

Category

Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Games

Materials

Wood

Hermès Horsecut 'Samarcande' Chess Set
Hermès Horsecut 'Samarcande' Chess Set

Hermès Horsecut 'Samarcande' Chess Set

By Hermès

Located in Dallas, TX

A beautifully crafted 'Samarcande' chess set by Hermès studio. The board and pieces are made of

Category

Early 2000s Games

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage European Chess Set
Vintage European Chess Set

Vintage European Chess Set

Located in New Orleans, LA

This vintage chess set is from the South of France and includes all 32 pieces. It would make a

Category

20th Century French Garden Ornaments

Materials

Concrete

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Chess Sets For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of chess sets available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique chess sets was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and stone. Find 954 antique and vintage chess sets at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 110 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Chess sets have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Chess sets made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Austin E. Cox, Michael Graves (b.1934) and Austin Enterprises each produced beautiful chess sets that are worth considering.

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Questions About Chess Sets
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    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.