Folding Chess Board
Antique French Gold Bronze & Mahogany Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany with Inlay Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.25 in W 23 in D 23 in
Vintage Walnut Satinwood Games Card Side Table, Fold Out Chess Board & Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Walnut & Satinwood fold out games chess
Category
20th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
H 31.3 in W 17.92 in D 14.18 in
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
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
Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
craftsmanship of the folding board and chess pieces held within. One of only two in the world. And those
Category
2010s Australian Art Deco Game Boards
Materials
Nickel
Gucci Burled Maple Table Games Chest with Glass Top
By Gucci
Located in Doylestown, PA
pieces and five dice; the bottom faux drawer is a folding chess/checker and backgammon board. A special
Category
20th Century Italian Games
Materials
Brass
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Games Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
chess board, fold over top opening to reveal a green baize interior above three frieze fitted drawers
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Rosewood Games Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
swivels and folds over to reveal a chess board and backgammon. Below this is a single fitted drawer, for
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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Folding Games Board
Located in Houston, TX
Leather and paper covered folding game board/box with chess and checkers on the outside and
Category
Early 20th Century English Games
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique English Folding Chess / Backgammon / Checkers Board, circa 1890-1900
Located in Bath, GB
This antique English folding games board is made from mahogany and inlaid with mahogany and
Category
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
H 7.63 in W 13 in D 3.13 in
Antique Fold over Games Table, English Regency, Chess Board, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold over games table. An English Regency piece opening to reveal a chess board
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
Materials
Rosewood
H 28.35 in W 19.3 in D 26.19 in
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
Materials
Leather
Vintage Midcentury Folding Mosaic Inlaid Box with Backgammon Game
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Eastern folding game box inlaid with micro mosaic marquetry features a chess and checker board on the
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Games
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany English Hepplewhite Style Napkin-Fold Game Table, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
opening to chess/checker board with four game piece trays, single drawer, string inlaid banding and bronze
Category
Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30 in W 20 in D 20 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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Games
Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Folding Chess Board Table Staunton Chess Pieces Set
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
furniture, extremely decorative, it folds for ease of storage and has a single drawer for chess pieces
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 26.97 in W 22.05 in D 18.9 in
Antique Folding Chinoiserie Chess & Backgammon Board with Turned English Pieces
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique games board and chess pieces are unsigned, but the board is presumed to have
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Games
Materials
Softwood
H 3.25 in W 15.5 in D 9.75 in
Antique Hardwood Weighted Chess Set in Chess Board Box Kings, Ca 1900
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
, with its original hardwood box, which folds into a chess board, which we date to the early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Hardwood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Games
Materials
Natural Fiber, Pine
H 19.49 in W 19.49 in D 1.78 in
Vintage Chess And Backgammon
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Book Form Folding Backgammon, Chess and Draughts Board.
An attractive leather games board
Category
20th Century British Games
Materials
Leather, Softwood
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
Category
1970s Italian Games
Antique Victorian Folding Book Form Chess/Backgammon Board
Located in New York, NY
Victorian folding chess board in the form of a pair of books with gilt-tooled leather bindings and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games
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
English Rosewood Games Table Chess Board Folding Card Table, 19th Century
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
with inlaid checkerboard enclosed a baize lined playing surface and Tunbridgeware cribbage board
Category
Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
Materials
Rosewood
H 27.6 in W 21.46 in L 27.6 in
Oversized Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental chess set with folding inlay board for storage. Pieces measure approximately 6-9" high.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Chinese Export Gilded and Lacquered Game Board on Stand
Located in Louisville, KY
Circa 1870; The inset reversible folding traveling game board with chess on one side and backgammon
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Demi-lune Game Table / Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare three topped fold games table inlaid with chess board, a leather topped card table and a
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Chinese Export Lacquered Game Table 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
Chinese Export Lacquered Game Table, Circa 1850 and later, featuring a Folding Game Board with
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Game Tables
Antique Games Compendium
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
lift out trays containing the pieces for the other games. The chess/backgammon board folds in half and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Games Compendium.
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
board for chess draughts or checkers and backgammon. The box has several layers of lift out trays, the
Category
Antique 19th Century British Games
Materials
Mahogany
Books Folding Game Board
Located in Houston, TX
Leather covered folding game board/box with chess and checkers on the outside and backgammon inside
Category
Antique 19th Century British Games
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Folding Chess Board For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the folding chess board you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each folding chess board for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and hardwood. There are many kinds of the folding chess board you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each folding chess board bearing Victorian or modern hallmarks is very popular. Norman Rockwell each produced at least one beautiful folding chess board that is worth considering.
How Much is a Folding Chess Board?
Prices for a folding chess board start at $470 and top out at $95,000 with the average selling for $2,250.
Questions About Folding Chess Board
- What is the best chess board?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Chess boards are made from different types of material – it is really a matter of preference. Materials such as wood, ivory, glass, plastic, clay, stone, and various metals have been used over time to create chess boards. An assortment of antique and vintage chessboards is available on 1stDibs.