Travel Chess Set
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Brass
$553 Sale Price
29% Off
H 1.38 in W 6.9 in D 5 in
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Brass
$542
H 1.5 in W 6.75 in D 3.38 in
Vintage Lucite Chess Set in Travel Case
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s lucite chess set. The pieces are in a smoky brown and clear acrylic with a fitted case with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Games
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Hand Carved Bone Chess Set Chinese Asian Art with Travel Board Game
Located in Greer, SC
Wonderful vintage hand carved bone chess set in fabulous condition. Perfect to put on a game table
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Games
Materials
Bone
$4,250
H 26 in W 13 in D 6 in
Jaques London Victorian Faux Book Chessboard Staunton Pieces & Hardwood Clock
By Jaques of London, House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather folding book chessboard with the original Staunton Chess set dating to circa 1880, a travel chess
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Boxwood
$6,533 Sale Price
20% Off
H 17.72 in W 3.55 in D 10.24 in
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Art Deco Polish Silver Traveling Chess Set
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderfully designed traveling chess set. The attention to detail is so interesting.
Category
Vintage 1930s Polish Games
Dual Backgamon and Chess Travel Set, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Dual chess and Backgamon wooden travel set.
Game pieces in ebony and bone.
Nice claps.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Vintage Marble & Onyx Traveling Chess Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage cased set of onyx chess pieces with marble board.
Category
Mid-20th Century Games
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Mid Century Carved Wood Full Size Portable Travel Chess Set Board & Pieces
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage mid century wooden chess set and box / board.
Box closed- 7.75" x 15.625" x 3.25"h, box
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Hardwood
H 2.75 in W 15.625 in L 2.75 in
Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wood traveling chess set.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Games
Mark Cross Miniature Travel Chess Set
By Mark Cross
Located in Westport, CT
Mark cross leather and wood travel chess set, made for mark cross Spain, all original box and
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game, circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Brass
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1930's
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box, circa 1930's
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Wood
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game by Jaques of London, Mid Century
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality Miniature or travelling chess set game of 32 pieces in its original box by
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Acrylic
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game walnut Inlaid box, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Games
Materials
Brass
Handmade Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game in Pokerwork Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Games
Materials
Brass
H 1.5 in W 6.75 in D 3.38 in
Modern Solid Wood Travel Chess Set by Dal Negro
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice vintage, high quality solid wood chess set made in Treviso, Italy by Dal Negro, circa
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Traveling Chess Set Game Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand carved and crafted chess set with dovetail joints, veneered playing board, and brass hinges.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Handmade Onyx and Marble Chess Board and Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the perfect travel chess set.
Measures: 2.5" T
1" diameter.
Category
20th Century Pakistani Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Marble
Travel Size Chess Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful, travel size marble and quartz chess board with hand carved pieces in brown marble and
Category
20th Century American Games
Materials
Quartz, Marble
Backgammon and Chess Travel Set, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini portable backgammon and chess board. Magnetic game pieces stick to board. Metal and skai
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Magnets
Mini Red Travel Chess Game Set, Circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
A mini travel chess game set with red and cream (white) pieces all beautifully carved and solid
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Games
1990s Skagen of Denmark Modernist Mini Chess Game Travel Set
By Michael Aram
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist design Skagen of Denmark mini chess game travel set
Stainless Brushed silver and black
Category
1990s Danish Modern Games
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sigi Pineda Sterling Chess Set W/travel Case
By Sigfrido Pineda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional and rare. This Sigi Pineda travel chess set is a unique find. All pieces are made in
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Chess Set
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
60's with exports travelling worldwide.
This large chess set is made from boxwood and the board
Category
Vintage 1960s French Games
Materials
Wood
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'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
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Materials
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20% Off
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Watch Box in Brown for Five Watches Il Collezionista by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Box for 5 watches, lined in protective ultra-suede. Hinge in ruthenium. Available in mahogany or polished ebony.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
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From $600 / item
H 3.39 in W 14.26 in D 5.44 in
Arthur Elliott for ANRI "Universum" Space Age Chess Set
By ANRI
Located in Skokie, IL
ANRI "Universum" Space Age Walnut and Maple Chess Set
A strikingly modern "Universum" or Space Age chess set made in Italy by ANRI. The set is contained in a finely crafted wooden c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Vases
Materials
Brass
$1,088 Sale Price
24% Off
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19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900.
...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Régence Games
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
$775
H 3.4 in W 8.25 in D 4.6 in
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal
Finish: Gold or Silver gilding
Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau".
UL listing available for an additional charge.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Marble Solitaire Game 10 inch Hardwood Board 35 mixed Stone Marbles, circa 1945
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very attractive complete game of Marble Solitaire with a hardwood circular board and 35 mixed stone marbles, probably French.
The circular turned board is made of polished...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Games
Materials
Stone
$502
H 1.1 in Dm 10.15 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$116,663
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
ANTIQUE ENGLISH QUALITY STAUNTON WEIGHTED CHESS SET WiTH BOX AND BOARD
By House of Staunton
Located in Pulborough, GB
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Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Games
Materials
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$1,887 / set
H 0.79 in W 13.59 in D 13.59 in
Chess Game Set with Handmade Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Chessboard Black Lacquered
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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...
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$481
H 1.97 in W 14.97 in D 7.49 in
'BANGA' Modular Space Age Architecture, Carlo Zappa Bungalow Int, 1971, Italy
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Composition
$111,672
H 110.24 in Dm 127.96 in
Large Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Flower Model by Asprey
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in London, GB
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English, 20th century.
Measures: 47cm high x 14cm wide x 12 cm depth.
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Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver
Large Marble Chess Set with Hand-carved Emerald Green Onyx Pieces 1950's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with Hand-carved Emerald Green Malachite Onyx Pieces.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Games
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$1,950
H 0.75 in W 17 in D 17 in
Carl Auböck Chess Set #5606
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck chess set, originally designed in the 1950s.
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Travel Chess Set For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the travel chess set you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every travel chess set was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a travel chess set — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A travel chess set is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made travel chess set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Mark Cross and Sigfrido Pineda are consistently popular.
Finding the Right Games for You
There’s no better way to wind down after a week of work than with a well-designed antique, new or vintage game.
A beautifully designed contemporary or vintage game can introduce an element of fun to any room in your home — and it doesn’t have to be limited to the game room. The right mid-century or antique chess set or backgammon board can mean high stakes as well as high style for any entertainment room or cheery home bar area, with works from the period proving as pivotal to relaxation as they are eye-catching statement pieces.
While trends come and go, a unique vintage games table never goes out of style. Chess has an enduring and universal appeal, of which we were reminded following 2020’s successful Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, while classic tric-trac tables are showstoppers in a secretive way, affording party guests a treasury of gaming under the guise of a fine neoclassical writing desk. But in shopping for the latter, strategize your next move carefully — an 18th-century tric-trac table designed in the Louis XVI style can get costly. Gambling games are always on trend, and, in a pinch, you can turn your standard console table or coffee table into a platform for roulette, cards or craps to introduce a little cheeky fun at your next soiree.
Table games such as pool, foosball and Ping-Pong — which is getting a makeover in the hands of today’s designers — can transform your already winning game room, while integrating games or games tables in any corner of your home can support your effort to make every bit of your space more warm and inviting. Browse a vast collection of antique, new and vintage games today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Travel Chess Set
- Where is the oldest chess set?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Pieces from the oldest known chess set are on display at the State Museum of Culture History of Uzbekistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The seven figurines are known as the Afrasiab chessmen and date back to the 6th to 8th centuries. Shop a range of antique chess sets on 1stDibs.
- What is a gilded chess set?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A gilded chess set is a game set that includes a board and chess pieces that are highly decorative. Traditionally, the word gilded indicates something covered in gold. However, for chess sets, it can describe any pieces that feature decorative embellishments, such as carvings or inlays. You'll find a selection of antique and vintage chess sets on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023The name of the oldest European chess set is the Venafro Chess Set. Experts estimate that artisans produced the set sometime between 885 to 1017 CE, and archaeologists discovered it in a Roman tomb in 1932. On 1stDibs, find a variety of chess sets from some of the world’s top sellers.
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