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Antique French Gold Bronze & Mahogany Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa 1885
Antique French Gold Bronze & Mahogany Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa 1885

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 1885. 32.5" open

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Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Chinese Lacquered Travel Chess Set Lacquered Board & Court Figures
Exceptional Chinese Lacquered Travel Chess Set Lacquered Board & Court Figures

Exceptional Chinese Lacquered Travel Chess Set Lacquered Board & Court Figures

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

These decorative panels reinforce the themes of scholarship, virtue, and intellectual accomplishment associated with the game of chess. The folding chess board, executed in lacquered...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Brass

Vintage Walnut Chess Set with Folding Board
Vintage Walnut Chess Set with Folding Board

Vintage Walnut Chess Set with Folding Board

Located in New York, NY

A luxury walnut chess set. Board folds in half for easy transport and to store chess pieces.

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Vintage 1950s American Games

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Antique Folk Art Double Sided Folding Parcheesi Chess Checkers Game Board 18"
Antique Folk Art Double Sided Folding Parcheesi Chess Checkers Game Board 18"

Antique Folk Art Double Sided Folding Parcheesi Chess Checkers Game Board 18"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique hand painted, folding, double sided game board. One side painted for chess / checkers in a simple design of yellow and black.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Games

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Vintage Walnut Satinwood Games Card Side Table, Fold Out Chess Board & Drawers
Vintage Walnut Satinwood Games Card Side Table, Fold Out Chess Board & Drawers

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 table with twin baize lined drawers A very good looking and decorative table, it’s ...

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20th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Antiques American Checker or Chess Game Board, ca 1840-1870
Antiques American Checker or Chess Game Board, ca 1840-1870

Antiques American Checker or Chess Game Board, ca 1840-1870

Located in York County, PA

ANTIQUE AMERICAN GAME BOARD, CHECKERS OR CHESS, RED & BLACK w/ SHADOWED GOLD SCROLLWORK, circa 1840-70 This diminutive, folding, checkers & chess game board was found in New England...

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20th Century American Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Games/Console Table
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Games/Console Table

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Games/Console Table

Located in Suffolk, GB

Fine quality antique Victorian burr walnut inlaid games table having a quality burr walnut inlaid chess board, fold over top opening to reveal a green baize interior above three frie...

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Antique 1850s English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Victorian Rosewood Games Table
19th Century English Victorian Rosewood Games Table

19th Century English Victorian Rosewood Games Table

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

The table has an inlaid top which swivels and folds over to reveal a chess board and backgammon.

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

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Folding Games Board
Folding Games Board

Folding Games Board

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H 2.38 in W 14 in D 7.25 in

Folding Games Board

Located in Houston, TX

Leather and paper covered folding game board/box with chess and checkers on the outside and backgammon inside with a great overall book design.

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Early 20th Century English Games

Materials

Leather, Paper

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

What a special experience to open this unique box, and be inspired and surprised by the beautiful and intricate craftsmanship of the folding board and chess pieces held within. One o...

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2010s Australian Art Deco Game Boards

Materials

Nickel

Antique English Folding Chess / Backgammon / Checkers Board, circa 1890-1900
Antique English Folding Chess / Backgammon / Checkers Board, circa 1890-1900

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 fruitwood tiles, each measuring 1 1/2". The folding box opens to reveal an inlaid Backgamm...

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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
Antique Fold over Games Table, English Regency, Chess Board, circa 1820

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 within, circa 1820.

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Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Chess and Backgammon Board
Chess and Backgammon Board

Chess and Backgammon Board

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H 15.16 in W 2.76 in D 8.67 in

Chess and Backgammon Board

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Backgammon, chess and droughts board. A morocco bound backgammon and droughts board in a folding blind-book form.

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Vintage 1920s Games

Materials

Leather

Vintage Midcentury Folding Mosaic Inlaid Box with Backgammon Game
Vintage Midcentury Folding Mosaic Inlaid Box with Backgammon Game

Vintage Midcentury Folding Mosaic Inlaid Box with Backgammon Game

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Moroccan Moorish Inlaid folding game board, backgammon/chess/checkers, Moroccan style mid- 20th century.

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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Games

Materials

Wood

Antique Mahogany English Hepplewhite Style Napkin-Fold Game Table, circa 1910
Antique Mahogany English Hepplewhite Style Napkin-Fold Game Table, circa 1910

Antique Mahogany English Hepplewhite Style Napkin-Fold Game Table, circa 1910

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique English Hepplewhite style game table features mahogany construction with napkin-fold top opening to chess/checker board with four game piece trays, single drawer, string inla...

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Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Walnut Games Compendium
Walnut Games Compendium

Walnut Games Compendium

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H 7.49 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in

Walnut Games Compendium

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Inside the lid is the folded chess and backgammon board, in the top are the chess and backgammon pieces made of colored ivory, the chess pieces sit on brass pegs to keep them in place.

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Antique 19th Century British Games

Gucci Burled Maple Table Games Chest with Glass Top
Gucci Burled Maple Table Games Chest with Glass Top

Gucci Burled Maple Table Games Chest with Glass Top

By Gucci

Located in Doylestown, PA

A handsome chest offering a tailored presentation of a fine games collection consisting of three lined drawers and a fourth faux drawer folding game board. The clear glass top showca...

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20th Century Italian Games

Materials

Brass

Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Folding Chess Board Table Staunton Chess Pieces Set
Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Folding Chess Board Table Staunton Chess Pieces Set

Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Folding Chess Board Table Staunton Chess Pieces Set

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1910 hand made in England Burr Walnut folding chess table complete with Staunton chess set. A very good looking well-made and ...

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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Folding Chinoiserie Chess & Backgammon Board with Turned English Pieces
Antique Folding Chinoiserie Chess & Backgammon Board with Turned English Pieces

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 originated from China, dating to approximately 1850 and done in a Chinoiserie style and the ...

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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
Antique Hardwood Weighted Chess Set in Chess Board Box Kings, Ca 1900

Antique Hardwood Weighted Chess Set in Chess Board Box Kings, Ca 1900

By House of Staunton

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very good and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, with its original hardwood box, which folds into a chess board, which we date to th...

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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Games

Materials

Hardwood

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.

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20th Century Indian Games

Materials

Resin, Wood

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

Dating back to the 1960s, this vintage folding chess and backgammon game board is intricately hand-carved, featuring a wooden frame and inlaid lacquered tile squares.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Composition, Brass

19th Century Burmese Chess Set & Chinese Export Gilt & Lacquered Board
19th Century Burmese Chess Set & Chinese Export Gilt & Lacquered Board

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 games board.

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Antique 19th Century English Games

Materials

Natural Fiber, Pine

Vintage Chess And Backgammon
Vintage Chess And Backgammon

Vintage Chess And Backgammon

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H 16.54 in W 8.27 in D 2.76 in

Vintage Chess And Backgammon

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique Book Form Folding Backgammon, Chess and Draughts Board. An attractive leather games board made to resemble a two-volume set of books.

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20th Century British Games

Materials

Leather, Softwood

Vintage Gucci Burl Wood Box Chess Set Bar Game Travel Set Rare 1970s
Vintage Gucci Burl Wood Box Chess Set Bar Game Travel Set Rare 1970s

Vintage Gucci Burl Wood Box Chess Set Bar Game Travel Set Rare 1970s

By Gucci

Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL

Perfect for travel, as a show piece for your bar or as a gift, this fabulous set includes the Burl wood latched box with sueded bottom and top lining, the folding wood chess board wi...

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1970s Italian Games

Antique Victorian Folding Book Form Chess/Backgammon Board
Antique Victorian Folding Book Form Chess/Backgammon Board

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 marbelized edges, opening to reveal a backgammon board with original dice shakers.

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

Late 19th Century Compendium in a Burr Yew Wood & Coromandel Box Cabinet
Late 19th Century Compendium in a Burr Yew Wood & Coromandel Box Cabinet

Late 19th Century Compendium in a Burr Yew Wood & Coromandel Box Cabinet

Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

A Victorian burr yew wood and Coromandel box cabinet compendium of games which includes cribbage, chess, draughts and cards. The rising lid with a folding chess board stored inside:...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games

English Rosewood Games Table Chess Board Folding Card Table, 19th Century
English Rosewood Games Table Chess Board Folding Card Table, 19th Century

English Rosewood Games Table Chess Board Folding Card Table, 19th Century

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An elegant fine quality 19th century inlaid rosewood games table. The hinged rectangular top with inlaid checkerboard enclosed a baize lined playing surface and Tunbridgeware crib...

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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Oversized Chess Set
Oversized Chess Set

Oversized Chess Set

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H 12 in W 30 in D 30 in

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

Chinese Export Gilded and Lacquered Game Board on Stand
Chinese Export Gilded and Lacquered Game Board on Stand

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 on the other; raised on a modern stand with a shelf.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Demi-lune Game Table / Desk
Demi-lune Game Table / Desk

Demi-lune Game Table / Desk

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H 33.5 in Dm 33.25 in

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 writing table.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Chinese Export Lacquered Game Table 19th Century
Chinese Export Lacquered Game Table 19th Century

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 Chess on one side and opening to Backgammon on the reverse; raised on a later stand wit...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Game Tables

Antique Games Compendium
Antique Games Compendium

Antique Games Compendium

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H 7.5 in W 13.5 in D 9 in

Antique Games Compendium

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

The chess/backgammon board folds in half and is located on the underside of the lid and is held in place by two pivoting brass clips.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Games Compendium.
Victorian Games Compendium.

Victorian Games Compendium.

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H 7.09 in W 13 in D 8.67 in

Victorian Games Compendium.

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

The underside of the lid holds folding leather games board for chess draughts or checkers and backgammon.

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Antique 19th Century British Games

Materials

Mahogany

Books Folding Game Board
Books Folding Game Board

Books Folding Game Board

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H 3 in W 15 in D 8.63 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 with a great overall book design.

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Antique 19th Century British Games

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By Francis Gardner

Located in Delft, NL

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Located in Delft, NL

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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.