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1980 Vintage Italian Glass Chess Set
1980 Vintage Italian Glass Chess Set

1980 Vintage Italian Glass Chess Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning Italian chess set, an extraordinary piece that will complete every single room of the

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Boards

Materials

Art Glass

Amazing Karim Rashid  Thermoplastic Rubber Chess Set
Amazing Karim Rashid  Thermoplastic Rubber Chess Set

Amazing Karim Rashid Thermoplastic Rubber Chess Set

Located in North Miami, FL

This sculptural and artistic black and clear chess set is by none other than Karim Rashid

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Games

Materials

Plexiglass

Boxwood and Ebony Chess Set
Boxwood and Ebony Chess Set

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

Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Chess Set
Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Chess Set

Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Chess Set

By Josef Hartwig

Located in Atlanta, GA

Modernist chess set, originally designed by Josef Hartwig at the Bauhaus, circa 1920s. This set is

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Art Deco Games

Materials

Wood, Rosewood, Walnut

Chanel Limited Edition Chess Set
Chanel Limited Edition Chess Set

Chanel Limited Edition Chess Set

By Chanel

Located in Palm Beach, FL

This authentic Chanel Limited Edition Chess Set is in pristine condition. A must have for any

Category

2010s Games

Antique Hand Carved Chess Set
Antique Hand Carved Chess Set

Antique Hand Carved Chess Set

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This is a large hand carved chess set with a backgammon board on the reverse. The board is Maple

Category

Mid-20th Century American Game Boards

Materials

Maple

Hermès, Samarcande II Chess Set
Hermès, Samarcande II Chess Set

Hermès, Samarcande II Chess Set

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Chess set in natural mahogany and cassia - Handles in saddle-stitched H-shaped bull calf leather

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Games

Materials

Wood

Austin Enterprises Aluminum Chess Set and Board
Austin Enterprises Aluminum Chess Set and Board

Austin Enterprises Aluminum Chess Set and Board

By Austin Enterprises

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Austin Enterprises aluminum chess set and board.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Oversize Chess Set in Lacquered Wood
Oversize Chess Set in Lacquered Wood

Oversize Chess Set in Lacquered Wood

Located in Chicago, IL

This dramatically over-scaled chess set is made from poplar wood, covered in natural lacquer. The

Category

Late 20th Century French Games

Materials

Poplar

Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set

Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set

By Charles Hollis Jones

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite chess set and board. Lucite game pieces made of stacked colored lucite

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Lucite

Karim Rashid Acrylic Black & White Chess Set
Karim Rashid Acrylic Black & White Chess Set

Karim Rashid Acrylic Black & White Chess Set

By Karim Rashid

Located in New York, NY

A Minimalist Lucite chess set designed by Karim Rashid (born 1960) for Bozart. Made in USA, circa

Category

Early 2000s American Minimalist Games

Materials

Acrylic, Rubber

Italian Antique Ceramic Chess Set
Italian Antique Ceramic Chess Set

Italian Antique Ceramic Chess Set

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This is one of the most interesting chess sets I have come across. Illegibly sign, but with a made

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Game Boards

1966 Custom Bruce Friedle Chess Set
1966 Custom Bruce Friedle Chess Set

1966 Custom Bruce Friedle Chess Set

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Purchased in 1966 directly from the artist this chess set was custom-made by Bruce Friedle. We have

Category

Vintage 1960s American Games

Materials

Metal

Scaccomoto chess set by Franco Rocco
Scaccomoto chess set by Franco Rocco

Scaccomoto chess set by Franco Rocco

Located in Dallas, TX

A puzzle sculpture and chess set designed by Franco Rocco and sold in very limited numbers. Made of

Category

Vintage 1970s Sculptures

Chess set, onyx and pewter, French 1970s
Chess set, onyx and pewter, French 1970s

Chess set, onyx and pewter, French 1970s

Located in Stockholm, SE

A rare chess set in onyx with players in pewter and gold colored finish. Decorative, sculptural set

Category

Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Games

Materials

Onyx

Oversized Wooden Chess Set, 1980s USSR
Oversized Wooden Chess Set, 1980s USSR

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

Hand Carved Marble Chess Set
Hand Carved Marble Chess Set

Hand Carved Marble Chess Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand carved marble and bone chess set. This stunning monochrome set features a marble checkerboard

Category

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

Materials

Marble

1970s Acrylic and Glass Chess Set / Table
1970s Acrylic and Glass Chess Set / Table

1970s Acrylic and Glass Chess Set / Table

Located in Weesp, NL

Acrylic chess set and glass chess table made in the 1970s. The set is a real eye catcher and in

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Glass, Acrylic

Superlative Faux Tortoise and Inlaid Chess Set
Superlative Faux Tortoise and Inlaid Chess Set

Superlative Faux Tortoise and Inlaid Chess Set

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Stunning chess set in faux tortoise shell and inlay. The board has Asian figures and scenes painted

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Games

Materials

Bone

Charles Hollis Jones Acrylic & Glass Chess Set
Charles Hollis Jones Acrylic & Glass Chess Set

Charles Hollis Jones Acrylic & Glass Chess Set

Located in Englewood, NJ

A Very cool Modern lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones. with chess pieces all done in

Category

Late 20th Century American Games

Materials

Lucite, Glass

Lucite Chess Set and table by Victor Vasarely
Lucite Chess Set and table by Victor Vasarely

Lucite Chess Set and table by Victor Vasarely

By Victor Vasarely

Located in Winnetka, IL

Victor Vasarely French-Hungarian 1908-1987 Vasarely Chess Set 1979 or 1982 A complete chess set

Category

Vintage 1980s French Modern Game Tables

Materials

Acrylic

An All-Lucite Game Table & Chess Set
An All-Lucite Game Table & Chess Set

An All-Lucite Game Table & Chess Set

Located in North Miami, FL

This one-of-a-kind low game table and chess set in lucite is two-toned colored. Note the chess

Category

Vintage 1970s French Game Tables

German Jewel-Encrusted Sterling Silver Chess Set
German Jewel-Encrusted Sterling Silver Chess Set

German Jewel-Encrusted Sterling Silver Chess Set

Located in Houston, TX

The magnificent 32 pieces chess set is made, circa 1900-1910 in Germany for export to England. The

Category

Early 20th Century German Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Malachite and Marble Chess Set
Mid-Century Malachite and Marble Chess Set

Mid-Century Malachite and Marble Chess Set

Located in Astoria, NY

A chess set from circa 1960s, with board and 32 hand-carved pieces in malachite and marble. Very

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Malachite, Marble

HERMES: “Samarcande” chess set circa 2010
HERMES: “Samarcande” chess set circa 2010

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

Grand Vintage Chess Set "Charlemagne and Moors"
Grand Vintage Chess Set "Charlemagne and Moors"

Grand Vintage Chess Set "Charlemagne and Moors"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Grand Chess Set "Charlemagne and Moors" Created by Piero Benzoni and Anna Dausieu Stamped with

Category

20th Century Italian Games

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Chess Board and Chess Set, circa 1910
Antique English Chess Board and Chess Set, circa 1910

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

Carved Wooden Inlaid Hinged Folding Chess Set
Carved Wooden Inlaid Hinged Folding Chess Set

Carved Wooden Inlaid Hinged Folding Chess Set

Located in Montreal, QC

Carved wooden chess set featuring inlaid hinged folding board. Intricately carved exterior and

Category

2010s Modern Games

Modernist Mid Century Chess Set by Austin Vintage
Modernist Mid Century Chess Set by Austin Vintage

Modernist Mid Century Chess Set by Austin Vintage

By Austin Enterprises

Located in Miami, FL

Extraordinary mid century chess set by Austin Enterprises. Original board. The case has walnut

Category

Vintage 1960s American Games

Materials

Aluminum

19th Century English Ivory Chess Set
19th Century English Ivory Chess Set

19th Century English Ivory Chess Set

Located in London, GB

English ivory chess set We are proud to offer an English ivory chess set in the ‘Washington

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Games

Materials

Ivory

1970s Sterling Silver and Silver Gilt Chess Set
1970s Sterling Silver and Silver Gilt Chess Set

1970s Sterling Silver and Silver Gilt Chess Set

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver and silver gilt chess set

Category

20th Century English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

After Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Wood Chess Set
After Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Wood Chess Set

After Josef Hartwig Bauhaus Wood Chess Set

Located in Astoria, NY

Bauhaus hardwood chess set and board, the Bauhaus-Schachspiel originally designed by Josef Hartwig

Category

20th Century Bauhaus Games

Materials

Wood

Franklin Mint Star Trek 25th Anniversary Chess Set
Franklin Mint Star Trek 25th Anniversary Chess Set

Franklin Mint Star Trek 25th Anniversary Chess Set

By Franklin MInt

Located in New York, NY

Commemorative Star Trek chess set by Franklin Mint, 25th Anniversary Special Edition, with finely

Category

Late 20th Century American Games

Materials

Metal

20th Century British Mahogany Cased Chess Set, Staunton, circa 1920
20th Century British Mahogany Cased Chess Set, Staunton, circa 1920

20th Century British Mahogany Cased Chess Set, Staunton, circa 1920

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early-20th century Edwardian mahogany chess set, contains club sized chess set by Staunton

Category

20th Century British Edwardian Games

Materials

Pine

Rare Brutalist Welded Steel Chess Set by Paul Evans
Rare Brutalist Welded Steel Chess Set by Paul Evans

Rare Brutalist Welded Steel Chess Set by Paul Evans

By Paul Evans

Located in Montreal, QC

Rare brutalist welded steel chess set by Paul Evans. Chess board made of wood typical applied resin

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Large European Wooden Sculptural Chess Set, Circa 1960s
Large European Wooden Sculptural Chess Set, Circa 1960s

Large European Wooden Sculptural Chess Set, Circa 1960s

Located in San Antonio, TX

Large vintage European custom made wooden sculptural chess set includes all 32 pieces, circa 1960s

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Modernist Bauhaus Chess Set designed by Josef Hartwig
Modernist Bauhaus Chess Set designed by Josef Hartwig

Modernist Bauhaus Chess Set designed by Josef Hartwig

Located in Atlanta, GA

Modernist Chess Set, originally designed by Josef Hartwig for the Bauhaus in 1923, this example is

Category

Vintage 1970s American Games

Materials

Pearwood

Chess Set
Chess Set

Chess Set

Sold|$1,675

Chess Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Saint George chess and checker set names after the London chess club.

Category

Early 20th Century English Games

Materials

Wood

1962 Aluminum Chess Set by Austin Enterprises
1962 Aluminum Chess Set by Austin Enterprises

1962 Aluminum Chess Set by Austin Enterprises

By Austin Enterprises

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A spectacular aluminum chess set designed by Austin Cox for Austin Enterprises in 1962. The set is

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Aluminum

Pierre Cardin Wood Chess Set and Backgammon Set
Pierre Cardin Wood Chess Set and Backgammon Set

Pierre Cardin Wood Chess Set and Backgammon Set

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Astoria, NY

Pierre Cardin Wood Chess Set and Backgammon Set with 32 pieces stored in the case. Made in the

Category

Vintage 1970s Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Brass

Romeo Rega Chess Set in Lucite, Brass and Chrome
Romeo Rega Chess Set in Lucite, Brass and Chrome

Romeo Rega Chess Set in Lucite, Brass and Chrome

Located in New York, NY

Fabulous chess set with steel board and Lucite playing pieces with gilt brass and polished nickel

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Games

Materials

Lucite

Late 20th century French Leather and Metal Chess Set, 1980s
Late 20th century French Leather and Metal Chess Set, 1980s

Late 20th century French Leather and Metal Chess Set, 1980s

Located in LEGNY, FR

Superb chess set with a leather-clad board, adorned with finely crafted decorative motifs. The

Category

Vintage 1980s French Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces

Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with hand carved Turquoise Onyx Pieces Vintage mid 20th century

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Civil War Lead Soldier Themed Chess Set Vintage
Civil War Lead Soldier Themed Chess Set Vintage

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

Medieval Knights Chess Set Metal Gold & Silver Pewter Crusaders Game Italy
Medieval Knights Chess Set Metal Gold & Silver Pewter Crusaders Game Italy

Medieval Knights Chess Set Metal Gold & Silver Pewter Crusaders Game Italy

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Medieval Knights Chess Set - Metal Brass & Silver Nickel Plated Crusaders Game.Made in Florence

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Gothic Games

Materials

Brass, Nickel, Pewter

Midcentury Malachite and Marble Chess Set Game Board and Pieces
Midcentury Malachite and Marble Chess Set Game Board and Pieces

Midcentury Malachite and Marble Chess Set Game Board and Pieces

Located in Astoria, NY

A Midcentury malachite and marble chess set game board with a complete set of 32 pieces. Good

Category

Vintage 1950s Game Boards

Materials

Malachite, Marble

Large Mid-Century Modern Lucite Chess Set with Elaborate Chess Pieces
Large Mid-Century Modern Lucite Chess Set with Elaborate Chess Pieces

Large Mid-Century Modern Lucite Chess Set with Elaborate Chess Pieces

Located in Astoria, NY

A large Mid-Century Modern Lucite black, white and clear chess set with elaborate chess pieces and

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Lucite

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board

By Charles Hollis Jones

Located in Winter Park, FL

Modern lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones. Chess board is a nice large size 18

Category

Vintage 1970s Games

Materials

Lucite, Glass

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chess Set or Game Board

Located in Winter Park, FL

Modern lucite chess set designed by Charles Hollis Jones. Chess board is a nice large size: 1/4

Category

Vintage 1970s Games

Mid-Century Modern Bronze and Suede Chess Set, Cubist, Art Deco
Mid-Century Modern Bronze and Suede Chess Set, Cubist, Art Deco

Mid-Century Modern Bronze and Suede Chess Set, Cubist, Art Deco

Located in Buffalo, NY

Unusual Modernist Chess Set. Bronze and steel stylized pieces. Cubist. Art Deco. Retains original

Category

20th Century Unknown Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Cut Steel

Macassar Ebony and Teak Exotic Hardwood Chess Set Table Set
Macassar Ebony and Teak Exotic Hardwood Chess Set Table Set

Macassar Ebony and Teak Exotic Hardwood Chess Set Table Set

By Florence Knoll

Located in Chattanooga, TN

This spectacular chess table set is one of a kind. The game board is a magnificent creation of

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Aluminum

20th Italian Chess Set in Crystal, Stone and Sterling Silver
20th Italian Chess Set in Crystal, Stone and Sterling Silver

20th Italian Chess Set in Crystal, Stone and Sterling Silver

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Chess set in molded crystal, hard stone and sterling silver The pawns hallmarked 925 Italian

Category

Vintage 1970s Sterling Silver

Materials

Stone, Crystal, Sterling Silver

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Questions About Chess Sets
  • 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 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 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.