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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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
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20th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

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
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20th Century Indian Games

Materials

Resin, Wood

Large Vintage Rajasthani / Indian Chess Set with Board
Large Vintage Rajasthani / Indian Chess Set with Board
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 0.75 in W 16.25 in D 16.25 in
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
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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
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2010s Australian Art Deco Game Boards

Materials

Nickel

Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces
Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces
$38,240 Sale Price
20% Off
H 4.34 in W 10.24 in D 15.75 in
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
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20th Century Italian Games

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Games/Console Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
chess board, fold over top opening to reveal a green baize interior above three frieze fitted drawers
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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
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Early 20th Century English Games

Materials

Leather, Paper

Folding Games Board
Folding Games Board
H 2.38 in W 14 in D 7.25 in
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
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood, Mahogany

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
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

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

Chess and Backgammon Board
Chess and Backgammon Board
H 15.16 in W 2.76 in D 8.67 in
Vintage Midcentury Folding Mosaic Inlaid Box with Backgammon Game
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Eastern folding game box inlaid with micro mosaic marquetry features a chess and checker board on the
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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
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Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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

Walnut Games Compendium
Walnut Games Compendium
H 7.49 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
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
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Games

Materials

Softwood

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
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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
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Antique 19th Century English Games

Materials

Natural Fiber, Pine

Vintage Chess And Backgammon
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Book Form Folding Backgammon, Chess and Draughts Board. An attractive leather games board
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20th Century British Games

Materials

Leather, Softwood

Vintage Chess And Backgammon
Vintage Chess And Backgammon
H 16.54 in W 8.27 in D 2.76 in
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

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
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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
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

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

Oversized Chess Set
Oversized Chess Set
H 12 in W 30 in D 30 in
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
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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
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Demi-lune Game Table / Desk
Demi-lune Game Table / Desk
H 33.5 in Dm 33.25 in
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
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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

Antique Games Compendium
Antique Games Compendium
H 7.5 in W 13.5 in D 9 in
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
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Antique 19th Century British Games

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Games Compendium.
Victorian Games Compendium.
H 7.09 in W 13 in D 8.67 in
Books Folding Game Board
Located in Houston, TX
Leather covered folding game board/box with chess and checkers on the outside and backgammon inside
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Antique 19th Century British Games

Books Folding Game Board
Books Folding Game Board
H 3 in W 15 in D 8.63 in

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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
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    Chess 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.