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Victorian Chess Set

Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare original Victorian Staunton chess set with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Games

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Marble

Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
Antique Victorian Staunton Chess Pieces Set + Italian Marble Giltwood Chessboard
$2,771 Sale Price
30% Off
H 3.55 in W 20.67 in D 20.67 in
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN STAUNTON CHESS SET IN HARDWOOD BOX WALNUT HARDWOOD CHESSBOARD
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian 1880 Chessboard set complete with chess pieces, boxed checkers pieces, bridge scoring system and
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Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Games

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Hardwood, Walnut, Oak

ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN STAUNTON CHESS SET IN HARDWOOD BOX WALNUT HARDWOOD CHESSBOARD
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN STAUNTON CHESS SET IN HARDWOOD BOX WALNUT HARDWOOD CHESSBOARD
$2,167 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.55 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 in
FiNE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN STAUNTON CHESS SET & CHESSBOARD IN ROMAN HORSE INLAID BOX
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1880 Victorian Walnut and Oak Chessboard set complete with Staunton chess pieces, Victorian
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Games

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Boxwood, Oak, Walnut

FiNE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN STAUNTON CHESS SET & CHESSBOARD IN ROMAN HORSE INLAID BOX
FiNE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN STAUNTON CHESS SET & CHESSBOARD IN ROMAN HORSE INLAID BOX
$2,167 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.55 in W 10.44 in D 4.53 in
Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An fabulous early Victorian Jaques & Son of London turned ebony and boxwood weighted chess set
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Ebony

Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
$3,500
H 3.5 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
Victorian Revival Chess Table & Pieces with Marble Top & Bronze Base
Located in Plainview, NY
This Victorian Revival set of chess table pieces exudes intricate craftsmanship, combining
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Game Tables

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Agate, Marble, Bronze

Early Jaques Chess Set and Sliding Lid Box
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An excellent example of an early unweighted Staunton Chess Set. The king stamped Jaques London on
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Ebony

Early Jaques Chess Set and Sliding Lid Box
Early Jaques Chess Set and Sliding Lid Box
$2,000 / set
H 2.5 in W 6 in D 5 in
EXQUISiTE RESTORED CHESSBOARD TABLE & LEATHER CHESTERFIELD ARMCHAIRS + CHESS SET
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, pair of Chesterfield brown leather carver armchairs and gold silver and gold gilt metal chess pieces
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20th Century English Victorian Tables

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Leather, Beech

EXQUISiTE RESTORED CHESSBOARD TABLE & LEATHER CHESTERFIELD ARMCHAIRS + CHESS SET
EXQUISiTE RESTORED CHESSBOARD TABLE & LEATHER CHESTERFIELD ARMCHAIRS + CHESS SET
$14,393 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 29.93 in W 39.77 in D 29.73 in
Fine Vintage Large French Polished Santos Mahogany Satinwood Folding Chess Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Chess Set of outstanding quality, good weight and seldom offered generous proportions (20" square
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Late 20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

ANTIQUE ENGLISH QUALITY STAUNTON WEIGHTED CHESS SET WiTH BOX AND BOARD
By House of Staunton
Located in Pulborough, GB
Staunton Weighted Chess Set With Box And Board. A highly collectable and beautiful set, introduced in the
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Games

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Hardwood, Oak, Walnut

ANTIQUE ENGLISH QUALITY STAUNTON WEIGHTED CHESS SET WiTH BOX AND BOARD
ANTIQUE ENGLISH QUALITY STAUNTON WEIGHTED CHESS SET WiTH BOX AND BOARD
$1,528 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 0.79 in W 13.59 in D 13.59 in
FINE VINTAGE BURR WALNUT VELVET DRAWER CHESSBOARD & MATCHiNG STAUNTON CHESS SET
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Walnut Chessboard with velvet lined drawers and vintage large sized Staunton Chess set A very good
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20th Century English High Victorian Games

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Walnut

FINE VINTAGE BURR WALNUT VELVET DRAWER CHESSBOARD & MATCHiNG STAUNTON CHESS SET
FINE VINTAGE BURR WALNUT VELVET DRAWER CHESSBOARD & MATCHiNG STAUNTON CHESS SET
$2,167 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.15 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 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
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Games

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Hardwood

19th Century Spider Legs Maple Table & Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th century victorian Spider Legs Maple Table and Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set in good
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables

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ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1820 CHiNESE CHINOISERIE CHESSBOARD BACKGAMMON TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Jacqes chess set is not included but is listed under my other items, I have included pictures of it so
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Antique 1820s Chinese Georgian Furniture

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Wood

ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1820 CHiNESE CHINOISERIE CHESSBOARD BACKGAMMON TABLE
ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1820 CHiNESE CHINOISERIE CHESSBOARD BACKGAMMON TABLE
$2,868 Sale Price
30% Off
H 29.93 in W 24.22 in D 24.02 in

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Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wood traveling chess set.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Games

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H 1.5 in W 6 in D 12 in
Victorian Game Set-Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Dominoes and Cards
By Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd.
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful antique Victorian game set, chess, checkers, backgammon, cribbage, dominoes etc. .The
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Antique 1860s English Game Boards

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19th Century English Ivory Chess Set
Located in London, GB
English ivory chess set We are proud to offer an English ivory chess set in the ‘Washington
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Games

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Ivory

19th Century English Ivory Chess Set
19th Century English Ivory Chess Set
H 3.3 in W 1.1 in L 3.3 in
Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Chess Board Table with Staunton Chess Pieces Set
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chess table complete with Staunton chess set A very good looking well-made and functional piece of
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Game Tables

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Walnut

Jaques of London Chess Set Made for Joaquin Amarro
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important and unique chess set crafted by Jaques & Son Ltd. of London for the Mexican General
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Brass

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
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Leather

VICTORiAN 1880 ENGLISH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CHESS BOARD TABLE + STAUNTON CHESS SET
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Chessboard table with Staunton style Victorian Chess set house in a Chinese
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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Game Tables

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Oak

FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE VICTORIAN JAQUES STAUNTON WEiGHTED CHESS PIECES SET
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
original fully restored Victorian Jaques London Staunton weighted chess set PLEASE NOTE THE CHINESE
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

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Boxwood

Chess Table Set, Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Chairs and Walnut Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chess table set. A pair of 19th century mahogany chairs and a walnut table. Good for board games
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Chess Set Kings in Jointed Box, 19th Century
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Hardwood

Handmade Hardwood Weighted Lardy Chess Set in Box Kings, France, Circa 1930
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete French handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Games

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Hardwood

19th Century Handmade Hardwood Chess Set in St. George or Old English Pattern
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete English handmade hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces, which we
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Games

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Hardwood

Weighted Club Chess Set 9cm Kings Staunton Pattern No. 5 Boxed, Circa 1930
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, high quality vintage English handmade, boxwood "weighted" chess set club game
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Games

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Hardwood

Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Chess Set 6.5cm Kings Carved oak Box, Ca 1920
By House of Staunton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, high quality and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Games

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Hardwood

Handmade Hardwood Weighted Club Chess Set Pine Jointed Box 90 mm Kings, Ca 1920
By Jaques of London
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete English handmade hardwood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Games

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Hardwood

Victorian Chess Set in superb condition
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Victorian Chess Set in superb condition. It’s dates back to 1880 The complete chess set comes in a
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Antique Late 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Victorian Chess Set in superb condition
Victorian Chess Set in superb condition
H 2.76 in W 6.11 in D 4.34 in
Victorian Staunton Style Chess Set, circa 1890
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A good English Victorian Staunton style boxwood and ebony chess set, presented in its' original oak
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Antique 1890s European Victorian Games

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Boxwood, Ebony, Oak

Indian Ivory Chess Set, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
finials all on circular carved bases. Two white pawns on different bases. Please Note: This chess
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Early Victorian Games

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19th Century Barleycorn Pattern Ivory Chess Set
Located in London, GB
with ball finials all standing on turned finials with round bases. Please Note: This chess set is
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Games

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Ivory

Victorian Chess Set
Located in Oaks, PA
Victorian Chess Set, Of square form with inlaid exotic woods, all self contained with pull out
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Games

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Wood

Victorian Chess Set
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Victorian Reverse Painted Chess Board with Associated Chess Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Victorian reverse painted chess board with associated chess set, colorful and intricate inset 13.5
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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Games

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Composition

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Located in Antwerpen, BE
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Antique 19th Century German Victorian Games

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Boxwood, Ebony

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Victorian Chess Set For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the victorian chess set you’re looking for. Each victorian chess set for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bone and hardwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect victorian chess set — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right victorian chess set, those designed in Victorian styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Victorian Chess Set?

Prices for a victorian chess set can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $257 and can go as high as $188,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,292.
Questions About Victorian Chess Set
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Pieces 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    The 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.