Chess Set Gemstone Lapis Lazuli and Marble 8"

Embark on a journey of opulence with our Vintage Italian Lapis Lazuli Chess Board, a striking piece from the 1980s. This exquisite chess board, meti...

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 SILVER frame made with the casting method and finished with a chisel, subsequently burnished and reproducing the bricks of a wall of a fortress. This "frame" is supported at the four horses two tone...

Solid Wood Chess Checker Board with small raised feet and underside felt lined. Accompanied with hand made Ceramic Chess Pieces by Sally Anderson - in ...

Sterling silver, gilt and onyx chess set from the 1970s Renaissance-style, finely chased and clearly distinguishable pieces, mounted on octagonal black and white onyx bases (a few ...

Chinese hand carved soapstone chess set in turquoise blue and creamy white with a two-sided, inlaid board housed in a footed brass frame, 1960s. The c...

An elegant Italian chess set comprising finely sculpted gilt sterling silver figural pieces. The gilt pieces are mounted on turned brown agate bases, while the opposing pieces rest o...

Large Antique Staunton Style Chess Figures. A large Staunton style chess set with Ebonised and Boxwood weighted chess pieces. The pieces with wide bases for added stability, underside of each chess piece being covered with felt allowing the pieces to slide more easily across the chess board. The chess set comprises of thirty-two pieces, four Knights featuring the head and neck of a horse. Two kings, being the tallest pieces at 11½ cm high, both with a crown topped with a cross whilst the two Queens feature a coronet topped with a tiny ball (10 cm high). The four Rooks are towers (castles) with a crenelation top and the four Bishops with mitres. The sixteen Pawns are the smallest pieces at 5½ cm high and are topped by a plain ball. All the pieces with a collar except the rooks and knights, with a single white Rook with a red crown painted onto the top. The antique mahogany box...

An impressive 20th-century Russian hard stone chess set, finely crafted from contrasting black dolerite, green malachite, white Kascholong opal, and gold-plated brass. The substantia...

Chess stones game with black and white pieces made in stone with 24-karat gold-plated metal ornaments. Checkerboard made with black stone, white stone, black resin and wood. Checke...

Exceptional Chinese Lacquered Campaign Travel Chess Set with Dragon & Phoenix Board and Court Figures China's 20th Century An exceptional and complete 35-piece Chinese lacquered travel chess set, dating to the late twentieth century and combining traditional Chinese symbolism with the enduring appeal of Western chess. Designed in the manner of a portable campaign set, the ensemble consists of a fitted red lacquer case, folding chessboard, and a complete set of thirty-two elaborately modeled playing pieces. The exterior case is finished in a rich cinnabar-red lacquer and mounted with brass carrying handles, corner guards, and lock escutcheons. The lid is decorated with a finely detailed courtly leisure scene depicting elegantly attired ladies, gentlemen, and attendants gathered around a gaming table within a refined domestic setting. Inspired by Qing Dynasty court and scholar life, the composition celebrates the Chinese ideals of learning, strategy, hospitality, and cultivated recreation. Opening the case reveals a remarkable interior fitted with removable trays lined in traditional Chinese pith paper and printed ink panels. The papers are decorated with scenes of scholars, domestic life, landscapes, and passages derived from classical moral and educational texts, including references to the celebrated Zeng Guang Xian Wen ("Expanded Collection of Worthy Sayings"), a revered anthology of Chinese wisdom literature. These decorative panels reinforce the themes of scholarship, virtue, and intellectual accomplishment associated with the game of chess. The folding chess board...