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Rare First Edition Magic Game of "Juego de Magia Borras", 1933
Located in Barcelona, ES
First edition of the well-known Spanish magic game 'Juego de Magia'. Manufactured by Borras Plana in 1933. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, ...
Category
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Games
Materials
Paper
Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Octagonal Chess Game with Horn Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board and handcrafted horn and pone chess pieces.
Handcrafted beautiful Middle Eastern Moorish style Khatam chess board cover...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Unknown Games
Materials
Bone, Horn, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Pool Cues and Stand
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Pool cues and stand. Structure consisting of a circular base and an upper part with holes to hold the nine clubs in a vertical position. The stand is designed...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Wood
Wiener Werkstaetten Set of 2 Playing Card Decks Rare Vintage Design Collectible
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of two card decks. One still in the sealed box (never opened and used). The other one in very good condition. Each card made of a kind of fabric (...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Unknown Games
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Black and White Marbleized Dominoes - Large Set of Random Game Pieces
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large set of domino game pieces. This is one full set of game pieces plus a large portion of a second. These pieces were originally at the Summit County Mountain Retreats...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Plastic
Victorian Coromandel Games Compendium c1880
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Victorian coromandel games compendium
Date : c1880
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Decoration : Contains: Chess, Draughts and Backgammon board, all chess pieces mounted ...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Unknown Games
Materials
Wood
Original ‘Ball Rack’ with Lignum Vitae Bowling Balls, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A three-row oak bowling ball rack comprised of twenty-seven (27) regulation sized antique lignum vitae; (heartwood) lathe turned bowling balls.
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Unknown Games
Materials
Oak
Antique Chinese Checkers Game Board with Original Paint and Blue Accents
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A solid wood antique Chinese Checkers game board. This piece is from Pennsylvania and was created in the early 1900s. It is created from wood and features hand-drilled holes for marb...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Unknown Games
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rene Dumas Lucite Sculptural Chess Players French Vintage Aubergine And Clear
Located in North Miami, FL
The designer of these amazing vintage French lucite modernist chess players from the 1970s are by Renee Dumas who is related to the Hermes family. They a...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Unknown Games
Materials
Lucite
Antique Enamel and Silver Filigree Box, Circa 1820
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique enamel and English silver filigree box; an addition to our silver ornamental collection.
This except...
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1820s English Georgian Antique Unknown Games
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Vintage Brass Tic Tac Toe Set Game on Custom Lucite Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This polished brass Mid-Century Modern vintage tac tac toe square game set has 10 players total of X's and 0"s. A new lucite base was made to give it h...
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1950s Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Games
Materials
Brass
Old Billiard Cue
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old English billiard cue in its original metal case. Still has the original labes.
By: James Watkins & Sons Ltd. - Sports Outfitters - Portsmouth.
my ref. O/4577.
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Early 20th Century English Other Unknown Games
Materials
Metal
Another Kingdom Chess Set by Taras Yoom
Located in Geneve, CH
Another Kingdom Chess Set by Taras Yoom
Limited Edition of 21
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 8 cm
Materials: Metal, plastic, acrylic, wood, silicone.
Combined technique with hack-worki...
Category
2010s Russian Organic Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Metal
Another Kingdom Chess Set by Taras Yoom
Located in Geneve, CH
Another Kingdom Chess Set by Taras Yoom
Limited Edition of 21
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 8 cm
Materials: Metal, plastic, acrylic, wood, silicone.
Chess set “Another Kingdom: Light ...
Category
2010s Russian Organic Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Crank Roulette for Bingo Game
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Crank roulette for Bingo game. In red painted metal, with a spherical cage-shaped structure supported on a sturdy base. This is a traditional accessory used in bingo games, in which ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Metal
Small Olive Wood Dice Set by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Olive Wood Dice Set by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 19 x D 19 x H 7 cm
Materials: Olive Wood with Malachite inlay.
Our Small Dice set is composed of 9 (6cms) wood dice with malachite inlays. Acrylic tray included.
Nothing better than having fun, and if you can do it...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Malachite
Vintage Rene Dumas Lucite Aubergine and Clear Sculptural Chess Players French
Located in North Miami, FL
The designer of these amazing vintage French Lucite modernist chess players from the 1970s are by Renee Dumas who is related to the Hermes family. They a...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Unknown Games
Materials
Lucite
Small Olive Wood Domino Set by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Olive Wood Domino Set by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: Upper W 24 x D 9 x H 5 cm
Materials: Olive Wood with Malachite inlay.
Our Small Olive Wood Domino set is composed of 28 pieces of wood with malachite inlay, elegantly stored in a leather box.
Nothing better than having fun, and if you can do it...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Malachite
Mid Century Modern Snooker or Pool Marker
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Snooker or pool marker. Made of wood and used to record players' scores during matches. The piece features a classic design, with two numbered rulers ranging from 0 to 20 and an additional progressive scoring scale up to 100. The rulers have sliding wooden pointers...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Wood
Black and White Lucite Interactive Tower Sculpture Signed Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage 1970s black and white Lucite tower sculpture is interactive as one can build forms from the disks. You can place some on the inside and others on the outside as if you a...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Unknown Games
Materials
Lucite
Mid Century Modern Snooker Marker
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Snooker marker. Classic piece, made of dark wood, with vintage style details. It has three rulers numbered from 0 to 25, which allow you to monitor players' scores during the game. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Metal
Wood Support for Snooker or Billiard Cues
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wooden Support for Snooker or Billiard Cues. Designed to be fixed to the wall, allowing you to organize and store your clubs in a practical way. The piece has a base with circular ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Wood
Large Pui Wood Domino Set by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Pui wood domino set by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 17 x D 24 x H 15 cm
Materials: olive wood with malachite inlay.
Our Large Domino set is composed of 28 pieces of pui wood with malachite inlay. Each piece is outlined in blue polyurethane paint and elegantly stored in a leather box.
Nothing better than having fun, and if you can do it...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Malachite
Comequandofuoripiove Case + 2 Decks of Cards by Studio Lievito
Located in Geneve, CH
Comequandofuoripiove case + 2 decks of cards by Studio Lievito
Dimensions: D15 x W17 X H6 cm
Materials: bianco carrara marble, mohogany wood.
Weight: 2.6 kg
A reference to one of the most characteristic uses of marble and to the territory of origin of Studio Lievito, this package recalls the box where the lard is stored during its seasoning. Ashioned of white carrara marble with a sliding mahogany drawer, this elegant case comes with two decks of 54 poker cards designed by Studio Lievito. The whimsical name of this piece derives from the catchy phrase (“like when it’s raining outside” in English) used to easily remember the value order in the deck of French cards...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Marble
Set of 6 Round Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 round malachite napkin rings by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 7 x D 7 x H 1 cm
Materials: Malachite
Our luxurious Malachite Napkin Rings are completely made with natural malachite. They are the perfect finishing touch for a beautiful table. Three different geometric shapes available: circular, square and octagonal.
All of the pieces in this collection are carefully handcrafted in wood and semi-precious stones, a true work of art.
Marcela Cure is an interior designer from Barranquilla, Colombia, who, in addition to designing contemporary spaces with a Latin Punch, creates exquisite hand-sculpted art objects in materials sourced from the earth.
Inspired by the creative legacy of her late mother, a renowned plastic artist, Marcela dedicated herself to designing her own spaces with such impeccable taste and creativity, that friends and family began to comission her design projects.
It was at the end of 2015 that "Marcela Cure" was established as an interior design firm focused on contemporary and luxury projects, from which modern, cheerful spaces with an evident Latin American spirit are proposed, as well as contemporary art objects.
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Malachite
Set of 6 Octagonal Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Octagonal Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 7 x D 7 x H 1 cm
Materials: Malachite
Our luxurious Malachite Napkin Rings are completely made with natur...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Malachite
Set of 6 Square Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Square Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 7 x D 7 x H 1 cm
Materials: Malachite
Our luxurious Malachite Napkin Rings are completely made with natural ...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Unknown Games
Materials
Malachite
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Unknown games are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Unknown games, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 20 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 12 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original games by Unknown were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. Prices for Unknown games can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $100 and can go as high as $85,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,688.
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