519 | | Franklin Mint King Tut Chess Set Incredible beauty. All pieces in perfect condition. No board. No glass dome (pyramid). In custom made fitted wooden box for display and protection. Sold
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 2.125 |
658 | | My first 3D printer made Chess Set Bauhaus design. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | Yes | 2.125 |
674 | | Vintage Ivory Japanese Chess set - outstanding Vintage Japanese "Netsuke"(?) style chess set. This is a called Army of Occupation set because most of them were sold to the Army of Occupation troops after WWII.
One side natural (lightly stained) the other stained dark/brown. In original box 12.5" x 12.5" x 3.75" (when closed.) Inlay squares 1. (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | Japan | No | 2.125 |
783 | | Vintage Wood Carved Chess Set Antique, late 1800 possibly early 1900 wooden, British chess set, St. George pattern. Likely Calvert carving, one side in boxwood, the other side in ebony. In original Mahogany wooden box, note the top is missing and has been replaced with a Lucite slide-on. Charming and well-made chess set in excel (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | England | Yes | 2.125 |
185 | | Charming Vintage Modernist Lucite Chess set Charming Chess set in Bright Yellow and light Blue with matching beautiful, etched squares board. Sale. 2024.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 2.25 |
205 | | Vintage, Kokeshi, Chess Set Cute, Small Kokeshi Japanese Chess set in lovely colors. Excellent condition. Sale 2021.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Japan | Yes | 2.25 |
559 | | Vintage African Hand carved Chess set Great carving, nice age-patina. Observations - one black pawn base has a small chip, another black pawn carved slightly different from the other seven. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Africa | No | 2.25 |
317 | | Rare 1980s Partha Pewter / Rawcliffe Chess set Vintage Rawcliffe Pewter Medieval Fantasy Chess set. One side the Wizard world the other the underworld (?). Swarovski Crystal on all the Wizard side pieces in stunning colors (yellow and Purple). Pieces marked on the bottom - Radcliff Pewter 1985, 1987, PP nnn, etc. 2023. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 2.25 |
319 | | OOAK. Superb American Indian tribal Chess Set American Indian Tribal Chess set using Hopi and Zuni inspired Kachina chessmen dolls. Outstanding details carved in stone and embellished with semi-precious stones of traditional Native American Indian (Navajo). Handcrafted by American Indian artisans of the Southwest using materials indigenous to t (more...)
enlarge | Set | Marble-Onyx-Stone | USA | Yes | 2.25 |
348 | | Vintage Unique Socrates Bronze-brass Chess set Old bronze chess of one of historys most famous philosophers, the creator of critical thinking in Ancient Greece. Socrates as the central figure of this sculptural chess handmade in copper or heavy bronze with craftsman sizes. Board made of brass. Shows signs of age and use but all in very good cond (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Greece | Yes | 2.25 |
391 | | OOAK Hand made geeky Chess Set "Tentacles" OOAK Chess set by Laura St. Peter from Roseville, Michigan. This "Geeky" hand sculpted Chess set is Charming, colorful and each piece unique. Suitable for display (and even for play). Sale.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | Yes | 2.25 |
396 | | Modernistic metal Chess set Nickel-Chrome Fantastic Chess set by Umbra. Highly polished pieces in Chrome-Nickel. One side silver the other carbide color. In original padded package to protect the pieces. Like new condition. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Italy | No | 2.25 |
518 | | "The Banditos" Fantastic chess set from Brazil "The Banditos" Fantastic chess set from Brazil. Represents the constant conflict between the hard working farmers and the out laws (Banditos.) Great hand made and painted in clay. Including clay board. Charming, colorful chess set that has been described in various books. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Brazil | Yes | 2.25 |
607 | | Antique, Hand Carved, Wooden Chess Set In original storage box. One pawn on each side was replaced the years. Excellent patina of many years of play and travel. Interesting Kings and Queens, bulbous, tulip shape, with large opening Bishops; Well carved Knights and Rooks. Box, a lot of lost paint but excellent integrity, nothing broken, o (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 2.25 |
639 | | Nice origami Chess Set Origami Chess Set with 12" x 12" beautiful high quality folding. Chess board is made from 64 interlocking paper squares 1.5" x 1.5" also made in Origami. This mean 64 individually folded squares, interwoven together. Wow. Pieces are highly detailed, the kings are about 2.25" tall. Pure art and patie (more...)
enlarge | Set | | | Yes | 2.25 |
647 | | Very Cool Aircraft Grade Machined Chess Set Stunning! Very Cool Aircraft Grade Machined Metal Robotic stylized Chess Set. Extremely cool and heavy-solid feel and look. A similar set (only both sides black metal) is sold under the label "Chess Set Le Breton Chess Game 32 Chess Figures Precision Turned and Hand Finished". Sale.
enlarge | Set | Metal | England | Yes | 2.25 |
650 | | Aburnes Romans vs Celtic Clay Chess Set Vintage Collectible Unique "I believe your "Viking set" was made by a company called Aburnes located in Barcelona, Spain. I have three other sets from them that I picked up in the late 1980s. Nice sets"..."collectible, but not antiques."
I have not been able to find another set like this. Each piece looks to be hand made o (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Spain | No | 2.25 |
652 | | Vintage Hollywood Regency Clear Chess Set 1950S Hollywood Regency Clear Chess Set Design Center Adult Games Hasbro Eams.
The actual board (the cardboard part) measures 11 1/4" x 11 1/4", 1 3/4" tall. The largest part (the bottom that flares out) measures 12 5/8" by 12 5/8". With the lid on, it measures 2 1/4" tall. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | | Yes | 2.25 |
662 | | Rare Antique Regency Travel Peg Chess Set In original Box. Working Locks. Removable lock bar to secure all the pieces inside the box when not in play. Great comfortable pieces size with fantastic aging patina to the wooden pieces and the Mahogany box. A couple cracks to the box have been fixed over time. Box size approx. 10 1/2" x 5" x 2" w (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | France | Yes | 2.25 |
669 | | OOK. Wow. American Indian tribes Chess Set Outstanding details. Fantastic theme. Like mini Kachina dolls. Marvelous painting, colorful, very imaginative, Multi-media (glass, feathers, yarn, rhinestones, Chess pieces. Teepees decorated with American Indian typical colors and themes, including "actual" supporting posts. Each pieces is holding (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | No | 2.25 |
760 | | Antique Barleycorn Chess Set Nineteenth C. Great condition. Show a few tiny repairs, hardly visible. Felt added over time. In early twenty C. box. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Bone | England | No | 2.25 |
817 | | Fantastic, vintage Swarovski Silver Crystal Chess set Excellent condition. In two original boxes, one for board the other for the pieces. Board size 13.5" x 13.5" with 1.25" x 1.25" squares. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | Austria | No | 2.25 |
878 | | Modern fantastic design, Buddy Chess Set by Umbra Great, very sleek and flashy, playful chess set. Iconic Umbra Buddy character takes on new forms in the game of chess yet maintain resemblance to the "traditional", familiar Staunton design. Chess pieces are made of cast zinc with glossy nickel and titanium finish of light and dark. Pieces are felt (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 2.25 |
885 | | Incredibly Cute Dogs and Cats Chess Set Photos tell it all. Incredibly creative and charming Chess Set. Artisan made. OOAK. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Israel | Yes | 2.25 |
895 | | Horn/Antlers Chess Set Hand Carved. Beautiful. Great Colors. Observation - one side of White Kings cross is broken. Repair. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Horn-Antler | | Yes | 2.25 |
942 | | Chess Set Puzzle Structure Art Cubo Capablanca Chess sculpture, thirty two pieces assembled into a single cube. Designed Equipo Zarpa team in the 1970s. The chess pieces are fully functional and their shape captures the board movement of the actual pieces. When the game is over they can be assembled in various structures and styles to reflect th (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Spain | Yes | 2.25 |
388 | | Incredible Sea Life Chess Set hand Carved Incredibly beautiful chess set in custom wooden box with storage and playing board. Pieces seem to be hand carved in natural fossilized materials. Pawns seems to be natural fossilized coral; the major pieces carved in fossilized bone, coral or other natural material, possibly amber. The custom board (more...)
enlarge | Set | | | Yes | 2.375 |
390 | | Hindu Ramayana Chess Set, Good Vs Evil. Stunning. Hindu Ramayana Chess Set, Good Vs Evil, Demon and Warrior, Flawless Work Of Art. Intricately carved with amazing workmanship. One of the best made sets I have ever seen. Made in India by a master craftsman c1930-1940, possibly even earlier.
The King of the evil (green) side is represented by Ravan (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bone | India | No | 2.375 |
615 | | Locks and keys Chess Set - fantastic art By artisans Matvey Solovyev and Nina Tsypina. 2001. Storage box / Board 10" x 10" x 1.25" (when closed), square 1.25" x 1.25".
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 2.375 |
968 | | Limited edition Shabbat Shalom silver chess set Gorgeous Sterling Silver and gilded sterling silver chess set created in Netanya by Israeli Silversmiths Caspi Silver. One of a limited edition of only 100 ever made. Superb craftsmanship and attention to detail. Exquisite chess set in which the pieces are represented by figures and symbols of the J (more...)
enlarge | Set | Silver | Israel | Yes | 2.4 |
60 | | Metal, hand made naive chess set Hand made copper, brass and stainless steel figural set made in Zimbabwe. Kings as warriors, rooks as huts and pawns as busts. With matching copper/brass board. Arrival2018. Sale. | Set | Metal | Zimbabwe | Yes | 2.5 |
236 | | Israel bronze full set chess art by the artist Aharon Betzalel 1960s This beautiful bronze/brass was made in the 1960s in Jerusalem. Made by Israeli artist Aharon Betzalel.
References:
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/75672455_sterling-chess-set-by-aharon-bezalel
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/16480916_aharon-bezalel-israeli-silver-chess-set-the-pla (more...) | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | Yes | 2.5 |
338 | | Keith Haring Chess Set MoMA Exclusive chess set with pieces adapted from some of Harings most beloved works. A cheerful set shaped after sketches that will be instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with the artist, the Keith Haring Chess Set features pawns made of Harings barking dogs and castles shaped like men with t (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | Yes | 2.5 |
357 | | Antiques English Bone Chess set Fantastic Chess set made of bone. Each piece made of multiple sections, up to 8-9 pieces, that screw together. Unique construction and colors. One side natural the other tint of brown, tint of red and black. Likely end 1800 early 1900. Sold
enlarge | Set | Bone | England | No | 2.5 |
420 | | Beautiful, antique Islamic motif, Wooden Chess Set Rare, colorful, authentic Indian-Islamic motif Chess set from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Excellent condition considering its age. A couple of dings and significant use-rubbing of the paint, commensurate with age. Measurements are of Bishop & Rook. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | India | Yes | 2.5 |
563 | | Exceptional, outstanding Ivory Chess set Hand carved. In slide-lid wooden box (may not be original). Fantastic carving. Shreger lines very visible on all parts of the pieces - likely Mammoth Ivory. High quality finish. Age unknown. Could be Russian. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Ivory | | Yes | 2.5 |
548 | | Vintage Bronze Chess Set from the 50-60s, Israel Hans Teppich, pointed Vintage chess set Hans Teppich handmade bronze Israel
Chess pieces produced by Hans Teppich. Jerusalem, 1950s-1960s. Cast bronze. Complete set of chess pieces with Teppichs characteristic design. Unmarked. Placed in original wooden box with etched decorations. Box 25 x 13 cm. Needs some good clea (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | Yes | 2.5 |
558 | | 1950s 24k Gold & Silver Plate Masters Rajah Chess Set Found the following information:
A Beautiful Rare Chess Set
Masters Collection in the Rajah style by Ambrite Industries from Visalia California
All 32 pieces are in excellent condition, they where made with an "antique" look
and are nicely weighted with felt bottoms.
Because they are hand-m (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | Yes | 2.5 |
751 | | Vintage Staunton Chess Set Large bases. Beautiful. Shows its age. Good condition. Sandalwood-Ebony. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 2.5 |
777 | | Vintage Bronze Chess Set from the 40s, Israel Hans Teppich, ornate Vintage chess set Hans Teppich handmade bronze Israel Chess pieces produced by Hans Teppich. This version was likely one of the first ever created, likely in the late 40s (possibly between 1934 - 1948!). The pieces are super ornate and marked "Palestine". Later versions were marked Jerusalem, Israel (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | No | 2.5 |
856 | | Mid Century Brass and Aluminum Chess Set Beautiful design and exceptional production. Unusual and rare Chess set. One side Aluminum the other Brass. Modernistic Art Deco design. Pieces are six sided, providing many alternatives to puzzle the set together as a sculpture. Outstanding. Shows aging patina but no damage to the pieces other than (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 2.5 |
834 | | Stunning, Rare, Thuringer Frogs Chess set Thuringen Factory. Design by Albert Stahl. One side brown frogs the other green. Kings with crowns riding on turtles; Queens with crowns Squatting; Bishops with arms out-raised in mitre shape; Knight as frogs with clubs; Rooks as turrets with tiny frogs and pawns tiny frogs with clubs. All marked (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Germany | No | 2.5 |
860 | | Beautiful Vintage wooden Chess Set First half 1900s, made in Denmark. Style resembles the German Knubbel Chess Sets.
The pieces are originally shaped, colored red and white/yellowish, very nice and skillfully made. The designs are quite intricate yet easy to distinguish. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Denmark | Yes | 2.5 |
862 | | Purple Amythest and Amber Borosilicate Chess Set Boro glass chess set. Stunning beauty. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | Yes | 2.5 |
882 | | Fantastic, rare, hand carved, Silhouette Tortoise Shell Chess set Exceptional carving. One side represents "European" the other "Natives". This is a fantastic, polished set of lustrous translucence in wide range of mottled color patterns. Likely made in Puerto Rico in the early 1900 from Hawksbill Sea Turtle shells before they were declared endangered species in (more...)
enlarge | Set | Other | Puerto Rico | Yes | 2.5 |
883 | | Strato three dimension Chess set Challenging three dimensions Chess Set. By John N. Hansen Co, Inc. California Good condition. Never played. Minor scratches to the outside of the box.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 2.5 |
905 | | Beautiful, Islamic motif, Wooden Chess Set Hand carved and painted. Beautiful color and feel. Muslim design. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Wood | India | No | 2.5 |
910 | | Israel bronze full set chess art by the artist Aharon Betzalel 1960s This beautiful bronze/brass was made in the 1960s in Jerusalem. Made by Israeli artist Aharon Betzalel. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | Yes | 2.5 |
912 | | The Original Cow Chess Game set By 3-D Chess. Like New, Pieces and Box. Box size 15.5" x 11.5" x 1.5". Board 17" x 14", Square 1 3/8" x 1 3/8". Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | China | Yes | 2.5 |
932 | | Harry Potter Quidditch Chess Set The Noble Collection, Harry Potter Quidditch Chess Set. TM Warner Brothers Inc. From the description -
A unique and striking chess set that allows players to choose their favorite Hogwarts House as their team. Play Gryffindor vs. Slytherin or Hufflepuff vs. Ravenclaw or any combination. All playin (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 2.5 |