728 | | Royal Copenhagen Chess Set #302
Royal Copenhagen Aluminia faience pottery Chess set by Doreen Middelboe (British, 1923 - 2010).
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. 2022. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
726 | | Eleven charming Vienna Bronze figurines playing chess Various sizes and subject matter Chess figurines. Most marked "Vienna Bronze" or "Austria". Sold. 2022.
1. Two Arabs playing chess on a carpet, signed
2. Two Foxes playing chess at a table, signedS
3. Two Frogs playing chess at a table, signed
4. Two Dachshunds playing chess at a table, signed
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enlarge | Figurine | Bronze | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | No |
714 | | Chess Game lithograph by Irving Amen #.
Iving Amen, American artists, painter, printmaker and sculptor. His paintings reflect family and religious themes, life in New York city and special affinity for the game of chess. His chess-art includes pieces such as "Chess", "Chess Move", "Chess Game", "Duel", "Chess Board" (this one), "Chess (more...)
enlarge | Art | Paper/Cardboard | USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | No |
710 | | Stunning, silver Don Quixote Bust Chess Set #876.
King: Don Quixote, Queen: Dulcinea de Tobosa, Bishops: Sancho Panza, Knights: Horse-heads (Rosinante), Rooks: Spinning Windmills, Pawns: . One side silver the other silver with an oxidized finish. Stamped silver. Stored in a custom book-box title Ajedres De Doq Quixote (= Chess of Don Quixote (more...)
enlarge | Set | Silver | Spain | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | No |
715 | | L Spanish Explorer stunning, vintage Chess set #2135
Fantastic, vintage Sterling Silver Chess set commemorating the conquest of the Spaniards in Central America. Bust figures in incredible details.
Spanish: King: Hernan Cortes (?); Queen; Bishops; Knights: Horses heads; Rooks: War Ships (in amazing details); Pawns: Foot soldiers with typical (more...)
enlarge | Set | Silver | Spain | 3.75 | 1.625 | 1.625 | No |
718 | | Spanish Pulpit Pewter Chess Set #81. Ann Fienstein (SAC). 1989
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Luxurious, Unique Chess Set made in Pewter by artist Ann Fienstein, UK 1989, who later founded Studio Ann Carlton, a major force in designing and production of unique chess sets.
The pieces are modelled after nineteenth century bone/ivory design (sold recently (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | No |
705 | | Cops and Robbers Mammoth Ivory Chess set #1198. Likely late 1900, Mammoth Ivory mounted on wooden pedestals. Made in contrasting ivory and wood colors. Extreme details for its size. Whimsical. Both Kings signed on the underside by artist Alexander Komef. Sold. 2022.
enlarge | Set | Ivory | Russia | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0 | No |
716 | | L Vintage Charming Russian Royalty Chess Set #2160
Vintage OOAK Chess Set of Russian Royalty. Artist unknown. Made of bread, reinforced by metal wires and embellished with strings, sprinkles, etc. High gloss lacquered finish. Padded wooden board doubles as storage box. K=Tzar Nikolai II/War of 1812(?), Q=, Bishops=Guards, N=Stylish Horsehead (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | Russia | 4 | 1.25 | 1.25 | Yes |
723 | | Vintage, Colorful and Beautiful Russian Wooden Chess Set 2022. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | No |
709 | | Charming Chess set by Andrzej Nowakowscy #796
A wonderful handmade chess set (likely by Magda and Andrzej Nowakowscy of Warsaw Poland in 1970s; another source handcrafted in Oberammergau Germany). Brutalist Design. The two camps represent Russian/Persian? figures in abstract form. One side in copper, the other side in brass. Each piece is (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass/Copper | Poland | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | No |
713 | | L Vintage artisan Chess set by Nowakowscy #1310.
OOAK artisan Chess set. An early production by artist Andrzej Nowakowscy of Warsaw Poland in the early 1970s. The two camps represent Medieval-Viking figures. One side in copper, the other side in brass. Each piece is made of Brass and Copper and elaborated in detail with decorative material (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass/Copper | Poland | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | No |
711 | | Shino - Russian luxurious Chess Set #959. Italfama (aka Italija).
Luxurious, Unique Chess Set made in Bronze by lost wax process technique and finished using Real 24 Karat Gold. The pieces are signed by the artist Piero Benzoni, master sculptor from Milan, Italy.
Silver side: Samurai (from the Battle of Nagashino set).
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enlarge | Set | Bronze | Italy | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | No |
712 | | L Stunning metal Selenus chess set from Firenze, Italy #1128. A complete chess set, Selenus style, composed of silver and gold tone metal. Figural pieces with detailed designs, black felt to protect the board while playing. Second half 20th Century.
Rare, Vintage Chess set from Italy. One side natural metal the other gold tone. Very delicate and beauti (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Italy | 4.375 | 1 | 1 | No |
717 | | Two men playing chess, figurine Fantastic, whimsical sculpture by master artisan Longo Cerva from Firenze, Italy. Rare and vintage. Amazing Details and scenery. Signed by artist. Likely 1970s. 2022. Sold
enlarge | Set | Ceramics | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | No |
724 | | Benzoni Cowboys - Indians luxurious Chess Set #104.
Luxurious, Unique Chess Set made in Bronze by lost wax process technique and finished using Real 24 Karat Gold. The pieces are signed by the artist Piero Benzoni, master sculptor from Milan, Italy.
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enlarge | Set | Bronze | Italy | 3 | 1.25 | 1.25 | No |
725 | | Franz Joseph I Emperor of Austria luxurious Chess Set #125.
Luxurious, Unique Chess Set made in Bronze by lost wax process technique and finished using Real 24 Karat Gold. The pieces are signed by the artist Anna Dauesiu, master sculptor from Milan, Italy. Seems that Anna Dauesiu collaborated with Piero Benzoni on several artwork pieces.
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enlarge | Set | Bronze | Italy | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | No |
719 | | Fiddler Chess Set #1000 Unique, colorful porcelain Chess set on a theme of Jewish Wedding and a group of "clayzmers" (traditional Jewish musicians). "Fiddler on the roof". Handmade and painted by Israeli artist Noi Zolkov. 2022.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain | Israel | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | No |
721 | | Rare, Charming Jewish Tradition Chess Set #. Lorna Sakalovsky. 1980s-1990s.
Rare, Unique Chess Set made in ceramics by artist Lorna Sakalovsky form Jerusalem, Israel in the 1980s-1990s. As stated in the Declaration of Authenticity certificate "Your sculpture was handmade by me in the Old City of Jerusalem. The finest stoneware clays were (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ceramics | Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | No |
722 | | Rare "Propaganda" Chess Set More has probably been written about this chess set than any other. Designed in 1922-23 by Natalya Y. Danko for the State Porcelain Factory Lomonosow , St. Petersburg. Called The Reds vs. The Whites", "it represents the Communist against the Capitalist. The white King is sculptured as the Death and (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ceramics | Israel | 4.5 | 1.25 | 0 | No |
706 | | OOAK Vintage Macbeth Chess set #90. Unique and rare creation, large size sculpturing in metal mesh and wires. Each piece individually made. Kings as Macbeth; Queens as Lady Macbeth; Bishops as clerics-handmen; Knights as horsemen (on foot); Rooks as Scottish castles; Pawns as trees (soldiers who, during the attack against Macbeth (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | England | 8.25 | 2.5 | 0 | No |
707 | | Summer vs Winter custom artisan Chess Set #107
Vintage, OOAK set by artist Bruce Friedle, sculptor Brutalistic mid-century metal art. Pieces reflect nature during two contracting seasons, Summer, when nature is green and blooming in colors vs. Winter, when everything is bear and gray. 1960s.
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enlarge | Set | Metal | | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | No |
708 | | L Vintage twisted wire beautiful "steampunk" chess set #554
Vintage twisted wire beautiful "steampunk" chess set by unknown artist. 2022. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Metal | | 0 | 0 | 0 | No |