20thC Indian Silver & Enamel Chess Set With Silk & Velvet Board, Jaipur c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage mid 20th Century Indian solid silver and hand painted enamel chess set, complete with 32 pieces.
Silver, Enamel
Indian Emerald and Ruby Chess Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent emeralds and rubies comprise this stunning Indian chess set. Carved with the utmost skill by artists in Jaipur, India in the ancient Mogul style, this set features 1,764 ...
Multi-gemstone, Gold
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H 1.97 in W 18.9 in D 17.92 in
Indian Vizagapatam Sandalwood and Horn Chess, Draughts and Backgammon Set
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine 19th century sandalwood and horn chess and backgammon set with hand turned ebonised sandalwood pieces and palmwood backgammon pieces. This exceptional set is a rare survival o...
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H 1.97 in W 13.98 in D 14.18 in
20th Century Indian Silver & Enamel Chess Set & Marble Board, Jaipur c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage mid 20th Century Indian solid silver and hand painted enamel chess set, complete with 32 pieces.
Marble, Silver, Enamel
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.
Resin, Wood
Midcentury Indian Chess Set with Solid Brass Chess Pieces
Located in San Francisco, CA
Midcentury chess set with solid brass chess pieces and wooden chess board with brass detailing. Made in India. Circa 1960.
Brass
Midcentury Bronze and Brass Inlay Indian Chess Set, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About This is an original chess set made in India with solid bronze and solid brass chess pieces.
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
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H 3 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
Mid-century Hand Carved Indian Chess Set with Original Carrying Case c. 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Midcentury chess set with hand-carved bone chess pieces depicting various deities and wooden chess board. Original velvet carrying case lined in fabric. Overall condition: Good, five...
Bone, Wood
Turned Ivory and Horn Chess Set with Inlaid Board
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large Indian chess set, with all its pieces, made of horn and ivory with its original board with inlaid ivory.
Horn, Ivory
Indian Ivory Chess Set, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
One side stained red the other natural. The kings with pierced tops and foliate spray finials, bishops as carved mitres, knights as horses' heads, the castles with flying flags, pa...
Ivory
Anri Monsalvat "Cavalry and Indians" Carved Wooden Chess Set
By ANRI
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anri of Italy created some of the finest hand-carved chess sets ever, and ours is no exception. The finely carved and boxed sets are referred to as Monsalvat and came in different th...
Wood
Antique Chess Set
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Indian Chess set featuring unusual bone pieces in natural colour and red stain.
$524
H 1.97 in W 14.97 in D 7.49 in
Chess Game Set with Handmade Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Chessboard Black Lacquered
Located in Bochum, NRW
Chess Game Set with Handmade Board Made of Wood and Mother of Pearl Inlaid An early 1920s Chinese or Vietnamese Export black lacquered Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Chessboard. The Chessboa...
Plastic, Bakelite, Wood
Giuseppe Vasari Chess Set with Marble Board for Gorham Company
By Giuseppe Vasari, Gorham
Located in Toledo, OH
Giuseppe Vasari (1934-2005) chess set and board made in Italy for the Gorham Company. Board is made with alternating polished blue onyx marble and white marble squares, and is inset ...
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
Russian Gardner Porcelain Chess Set
By Francis Gardner
Located in Delft, NL
Francis Gardner porcelain chess set A Russian chess set in Caricature, representing the Czarist Army, 1970s. Made by the Porcelain factory "Gardner", founded by the Englishman in 1...
Wood, Porcelain
$38,463
H 8.67 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive sterling silver chess board medieval style chess set. The chess board, made by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA, was made in white marble and sodalite is supported by a STERLING SIL...
Marble, Sterling Silver
$1,850
H 0.75 in W 14.25 in D 14.25 in
Vintage Marble Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise and White Onyx Pieces
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with hand carved Turquoise and White Onyx Pieces. 1950s. Vintage mid 20th century Mexican stone marble chess set complete chess board in white and bla...
Onyx, Marble
$35,550
H 9.06 in W 20.48 in D 20.48 in
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game Red Jasper, Marble
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver bi-color chessboard and chess game in "Florence" style. The chessboard is in molten silver with red jasper and white color marble The work was engraved with the anc...
Marble, Sterling Silver
$319
H 1.63 in W 6.9 in D 3 in
1950s Handmade Miniature Chess Set with Walnut Inlaid Box with magnetic pieces
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality handmade Miniature or Travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own inlaid hardwood box, which we date to the mid 20th century, circa 1950s. The...
Brass
Vintage Italian Lapiz Lazuli Chess Board 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embark on a journey of opulence with our Vintage Italian Lapis Lazuli Chess Board, a striking piece from the 1980s. This exquisite chess board, meticulously crafted in Italy, showcas...
Lapis Lazuli
Stunning Murano Glass Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
This Murano glass chess set combines the timeless spirit of the traditional board game with a more contemporary sculptural design. Each piece is hand-formed in solid glass, with one ...
Murano Glass
$2,950 / set
H 4.5 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Neoclassical French Gilt & Silvered Bronze Complete Table Top Boxed Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical French Gilt & Silvered Bronze Complete Table Top Boxed Chess Set, Consisting of 33 pieces, 16 gilt bronze playing pieces, 16 silvered playing pieces, and the bronze-mo...
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Chess Set by Italfama, Brass & Nickel Alloy
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Century) chess set in brass and nickel alloy with each character carved in great detail and red felt on the underside to allow each figure to glide on...
Brass
Italian Tortoiseshell Lucite Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sophisticated Italian chess set from the 1970s, crafted in rich tortoiseshell-pattern Lucite with polished brass accents. The board lifts to reveal a fitted interior tray that neatly...
Lucite
$420Sale Price|30% Off
H 3.6 in W 7.8 in D 5.25 in
Weighted Resin Chess Set Game in Jointed Wood Box 9.5cm Kings, Ca 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English resin moulded "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in a jointed pine box, all dating to the early/ mid 20th century, Circa 1930's. The chess p...
Resin, Pine
$1,731
H 3.25 in W 14.75 in D 14.75 in
Rare Italfama Italy Napoleon Chess Set Gilded Enamelled Metal 14” Board
Located in Nottingham, GB
A rare and highly decorative vintage Italfama chess set, made in Italy and featuring an impressive Napoleonic theme. The set depicts Napoleon Bonaparte as King, Joséphine de Beauharn...
Metal, Enamel
Late 19th Century Boxwood And Ebonised Staunton Chess Set
Located in Cheshire, GB
A characterful late 19th-century Staunton pattern chess set, comprising a complete complement of thirty-two turned boxwood and ebonised wooden pieces. The set features substantial ki...
Boxwood
$7,550
H 18.12 in W 18.12 in D 0.08 in
Antique Venetian Early 20th Century Ceramic Reynard the Fox Chess Set
Located in Doha, QA
This incredibly animated and amusing Reynard the Fox design Antique Venetian Ceramic Chess Set is a fabulous conversation piece and a kiss of last century. This is a large Set with...
Ceramic
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