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Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box Kings, ca 1950
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its
Category

Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Wood

Jacques Staunton Chess Set
By Jaques of London
Located in Flower Mound, TX
Jaques of London. Original Staunton limited edition chess set, no. 035184 (kings 9cm), in original
Category

20th Century English Other Games

Materials

Wood, Boxwood

Jacques Staunton Chess Set
Jacques Staunton Chess Set
H 5 in W 7 in D 9 in
Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Club Chess Set 8.5cm Kings Jointed Box, 19th C
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality and complete English handmade hardwood "Weighted" Club Chess Set game
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Games

Materials

Hardwood

The Chess Players 1970s Academy Cinema London UK Quad Film Poster, Strausfeld
By Peter Strausfeld 1
Located in Bath, Somerset
1970s Academy Cinema film poster for Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players). Fab
Category

20th Century British Posters

Materials

Paper

Dali Chess Set
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Wilton, CT
Set of 32 polished and patinated-bronze chess pieces, 1966-70. Height varies from 38 mm; 1 1/2
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Two Women with Chess
By Adam Niemczyc 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Two Women with Chess" 1977 is a mixed media by German artist Adam Niemczyc, 1914-2009
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
time, Howard Staunton. Staunton published chess articles for the Illustrated London News and was asked
Category

Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Games

Materials

Wood

Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
Vintage Staunton Design Chess Set
H 3.15 in W 7.68 in D 4.14 in
Jaques London Victorian Faux Book Chessboard Staunton Pieces & Hardwood Clock
By Jaques of London, House of Staunton
Located in GB
set in the form of checkers pieces and lastly a Jacques of London Rosewood Chess clock A truly
Category

Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Boxwood

Vintage English Brass, Copper, and Pewter Chess Set
By Harrods
Located in Skokie, IL
Vintage English Brass, Copper, and Pewter Chess Set This is a very fine English brass, copper, and
Category

Vintage 1980s English British Colonial Games

Materials

Brass, Copper, Pewter

Antique Victorian Games Table Chess Backgammon 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
house sale from a private residence on London's Bloomsbury Offered in great shape and will ship to
Category

Antique 1840s Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

FIDE World Chess Championship "Karma Sutra" Poster, 2018
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool, controversial and hard to find FIDE World Chess Championship "Karma Sutra" poster
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Posters

Materials

Wood, Paper

Francis Sydney Muschamp RBA, A Game Of Chess
By Francis Sydney Muschamp
Located in Cheltenham, GB
) depicts a mediaeval couple playing chess within a historic interior, perhaps a castle. Muschamp was
Category

1890s English School Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Marcel Duchamp Playing Chess with Eve Babitz, 1963 - Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
retrospective at The Pasadena Art Museum, helped direct this shot by setting up the chess board in front of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
By John Jaques & Son Ltd.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century Victorian mahogany cased chess set in its original leather case. If the
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

Materials

Leather

19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
19thC British Mahogany Cased Chess Set by Jacques & Son, c.1890
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H 2.37 in W 9.45 in D 5.91 in
A Game of Chess - Contemporary Minimalist Street Photography, Black White
By Marcin Ryczek
Located in Salzburg, AT
), Austria (Vienna, Salzburg), South Korea (Seul), England (London), Romania (Cluje-Napoca), France (Paris
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

19th Century British Oak Cased Chess Set, Probably By Jacques, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century Victorian oak cased chess set. If the award winning Netflix series 'The
Category

Antique 19th Century British Games

Materials

Oak

Rare English Silver-Gilt Book-Form Chess and Backgammon Game Board, circa 1976
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in New York, NY
House of Garrard or Asprey London. The exterior with chess board, the interior with backgammon board
Category

20th Century British Games

Materials

Silver

Rare English Silver-Gilt Book-Form Chess and Backgammon Game Board, circa 1976
Located in New York, NY
House of Garrard or Asprey London. The exterior with chess board, the interior with backgammon board
Category

20th Century British More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

Silver

CIRCA 1850 MALBY & CO MAP OF SWiTZERLAND BY BAUERKELLER BURR WALNUT CHESS TABLE
By Malby & Co.
Located in GB
kind, circa 1850 Malby & Co London Burr Walnut chessboard table with green baize card playing surface
Category

Antique 1850s Swiss Early Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Hand Blown Crystal Glass Chess Set, 3000-5000 Year-Old Solid Bog-Oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
This Chess Set is a collaboration with the artist Laura McKinley made from handblown crystal glass
Category

2010s English Minimalist Games

Materials

Brass

Regency Period Rosewood Sofa Games Table Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
ends covered in the original distressed leather, with a central reversible chess board which can be
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables

Materials

Rosewood

An unusual George IV specimen marble backgammon table attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
is strongly attributed to Gillows. It has a rectangular top inlaid with a central chess board
Category

Antique 1830s English George IV Game Tables

Materials

Marble

George IV Period Games Table Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
reversible slide, revealing the baize lined backgammon and cribbage well, and reverses to provide a chess
Category

Antique 19th Century English George IV Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Nest of Regency Specimen Wood Tables by Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
within amboyna, the third bird’s eye maple within amboyna and the smallest with a chess board of all the
Category

Antique 1810s English Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Art Nouveau Ceramics Table Lamp Hand Decorated with Parrots, Denmark, 1930s
By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in Odense, DK
sold in the big department stores of Paris, London and Berlin, and as far away as in Australia, New
Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Ceramics Table Lamp Hand Decorated at L. Hjort, Denmark, 1930s
By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in Odense, DK
sold in the big department stores of Paris, London and Berlin, and as far away as in Australia, New
Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia
Category

1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Megachess' 1993 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the
Category

1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Bad Boys
Located in New York, NY
symbolize birth,” and for nontraditional symbols she often included chess pieces to show human drama. Like
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Color

Afterglow
Located in New York, NY
symbolize birth,” and for nontraditional symbols she often included chess pieces to show human drama. Like
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Color

Afterglow
Afterglow
H 35.5 in W 46.5 in
Repair
Located in New York, NY
symbolize birth,” and for nontraditional symbols she often included chess pieces to show human drama. Like
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Color

Repair
Repair
H 44.5 in W 41 in
Begin Again
Located in New York, NY
symbolize birth,” and for nontraditional symbols she often included chess pieces to show human drama. Like
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Megachess 1993 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Megachess - Oversize A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the
Category

1990s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Billows
By Gregg Louis
Located in New York, NY
; Hverfisgalleri in Reykjavik; The World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis; Postmasters Gallery in New York
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Portrait Of A Lady In A Grey Jacket, circa 1900 - Sir John Lavery (1856-1941)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Haldane Academy in Glasgow and Heatherley’s School of Art in London before moving to Paris where he was a
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1965 Canadian Israeli Art Brutalist Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture Eli Ilan
Located in Surfside, FL
. 1976 Chess in Art, Goldman Art Gallery, Haifa, Artists: Yaacov Agam, Moshe Castel, Mordecai Ardon
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, 1872
By Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Found There as its sequel. Through the Looking-Glass was first published by Macmillan in London, in
Category

Antique 1870s American Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

EASTER AT THE BEACH .sunny morning
By Yuri Krotov
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
.2005-2011One-man exhibitions in the Petleys Gallery in London and MonacoFrom 2010Teaching activities in
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"La Reconnaissance Infinie (The Infinite Recognition)" Litho after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Marcel Dzama Where All Harmonies are Tuned Limited Edition Print
By Phaidon
Located in New York City, NY
which was his ?rst presentation at the London location in 2013 and was accompanied by a fully
Category

2010s American Prints

Materials

Paper

"Le Retour (Return), " Color Lithograph after Painting by Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Megachess' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Megachess' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the Lesser
Category

1990s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Vous serez consolés dans Jérusalem by Theo Tobiasse - Mixed media
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in London, GB
, Tobiasse painted and played chess with his father, the chessboard pattern becoming a regular motif in his
Category

1960s Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media

"L'Entree en scene (The Emergence), " Color Lithograph after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, there are trees with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Le Bouquet tout fait (The Ready-made Bouquet), " Lithograph after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
on either side. Throughout the scene, there are trees with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"La Grande Guerre (The Great War), " Color Lithograph after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, there are trees with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"La Bataille de l'Argonne (The Battle of Argonne), " Litho after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and branches sticking out from
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"L'Entree en scene (The Emergence), " Color Lithograph after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, there are trees with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"La Reconnaissance Infinie (The Infinite Recognition)" Litho after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and branches
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Boho Chic Style Syrian 20th Century Artesian Inlaid Veneer Games Table
Located in London, GB
early 20th Century. Complete with felt card table, chess/drafts board and back gammon board with the
Category

Antique Early 1900s Syrian Moorish Game Tables

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

Slim Aarons 'Megachess' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A giant game of chess in Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, February 1993. 40 x 60 inches $3950
Category

1990s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

"La Fleche de Zenon (Zeno's Arrow), " Lithograph after Painting by Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and branches sticking out from
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Le Dernier Cri (The Last Word), " Lithograph after the Painting by Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and branches
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Les valeurs personnelles (Personal Values), " Lithograph after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and branches
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"La race blanche (The White Race), " Lithograph after Painting by Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
on either side. Throughout the scene, there are trees with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"La Peine Perdue (The Wasted Effort)" Lithograph after Painting by Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, there are trees with trunks shaped somewhat like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up
Category

2010s Surrealist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"La Bataille de l'Argonne (The Battle of Argonne), " Litho after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and branches sticking out from
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"La Page Blanche (The White Page)" lithograph after painting by Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
like chess pawns with musical scores running vertically up their sides and branches sticking out from
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Baden Baden, Casino
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spassky faced off in Reykjavik, Iceland, to decide the world chess championship, Mr. Neiman was there
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Baden Baden, Casino
Baden Baden, Casino
H 42 in W 48 in D 0.01 in
Left Bank Cafe, Paris
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spassky faced off in Reykjavik, Iceland, to decide the world chess championship, Mr. Neiman was there
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Left Bank Cafe, Paris
Left Bank Cafe, Paris
H 32.25 in W 44 in D 0.01 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the london chess you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and rosewood, every london chess was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer london chess, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A london chess made by Regency designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made london chess over the years, but those crafted by Jaques of London and Peter Strausfeld are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a London Chess?

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