436 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t436) | Blown Crystal Glass Chess Set with gold trim Hand Made, Handblown glass. Fantastic art. Each piece is minutely different. Likely 14K gold trim / accent.
Additional info: turns out this is a handblown Walt Disney Chess set made in the early 1980s and was sold in Disney World gift store at well over $400.00. | Set | Glass-Crystal | | Yes | 4.625 |
637 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t637) | Conqueror Sculptured Chess by Ganine Excellent condition. Near mint. All original. Two corners of the box cover are (cleanly) separated. No. 1483, Pacific Games Co., No. Hollywood, California USA. Sold
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 4.625 |
677 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t677) | Beautiful Wooden Hand painted Russian Chess set Hand painted. Colorful. In nice matching box / board. Box size 13.5" x 13.5" x 2" (when closed), square 1.625" x 1.625". Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | Yes | 4.625 |
863 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t863) | Rare, Vintage, Outstanding Puzzle Ball Chess Set Beautiful, large size, unique design "puzzle ball" Chess set. Great production in Ivory, with superb high quality polished of an intricately carved chess set making this authentic and original. Visible Schreger lines. Felted bottom. Mint condition. At least three layers of puzzle balls and visible. (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | Japan | No | 4.635 |
160 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t160) | Turned wood Chess set Turned wood chess set. One side stained natural the other painted black. Decorated with typical Mexican circle impressions. arrival2008. sold | Set | Wood | Mexico | No | 4.75 |
204 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t204) | Vintage Don Quixote Theme Chess Set A theme chess set based on the classic book Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Beautiful. Metals pieces on wooden Pedestals. 2024. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Spain | Yes | 4.75 |
246 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t246) | Vintage Hermann Ohme Mid Century Modern Chess Set A set of lovely chessmen designed by Herman Ohme and manufactured by Pleasant-time Industries 1960s. This set has an unique modern style with sleek, minimalistic lines. Large set. Double-triple weighted - pieces stand very solid. Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | No | 4.75 |
272 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t272) | 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. If set was made in two sizes, the rare being this one which is the large version, double the size of the small one. King over 4.75" tall with 1 3/8" square base. Incredible biblical motif, style, (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | Yes | 4.75 |
276 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t276) | Large Christmas Chess Set in Wonderful presentation Box / Board Just in time for the holidays. Never used still in original box. Hand painted wooden chess pieces. Thirty two Chess pieces plus two additional two elves for decoration in the holiday spirit. Box size 19.5" x 19.5" x 2.5", Board size 16" x 16", square 1.75" x 1.75". Kirkland. Sold. | Set | Wood | China | No | 4.75 |
294 | ![click to view item click to view item](../../sys_prod/icons/camera_16.gif) | research Stunning Ceramics chess set Porcelain version of a late eighteenth or early nineteenth English set. AS described in Chess - The Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times, plate 155. 2019. Sale. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | England | Yes | 4.75 |
334 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t334) | Chess Set / Watch Display in Wood, Leather, Crystal Exhibitor of Citizen Watches in the form of Chess design with pieces made of original leather and bronze / brass bases. The exhibitor box size is 13" x 13" x 6" and is made of wood and finished with crystal. It has two padded drawers to present the clocks and in not used, store the chess pieces. All (more...)
enlarge | Set | Leather | | Yes | 4.75 |
656 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t656) | Incredible Benzoni Chess Set Gold/Silver plated Extreme details. Marble board in metal frame raised on four pedestals. Square size approx. 2.5" x 2.5". Every piece signed (Piero Benzoni). Excellent Condition, original purchase price in the $15,000 to $25,000. Outstanding design and execution with a lot of gold and silver.
This set is inspired (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Italy | No | 4.75 |
704 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t704) | Vintage Hermann Ohme Mid Century Modern Chess Set A set of lovely chessmen designed by Herman Ohme and manufactured by Pleasant-time Industries 1960s. This set has an unique modern style with sleek, minimalistic lines. Large set. Double-triple weighted - pieces stand very solid. In original box and wrapping paper. Pieces in pristine condition. Box (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | No | 4.75 |
728 | ![click to view item click to view item](../../sys_prod/icons/camera_16.gif) | Blue & Natural Wood Chess set In matching board / storage. Likely Polish. Available. | Set | Wood | Poland | Yes | 4.75 |
546 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t546) | 1962 Austin Enterprises Aluminum Chess Set Austin Enterprises 1962 Aluminum Chess Set. This Mid-Century modernist (EAMES) styled extruded aluminum chess set was designed by Austin E. Cox for Austin Enterprises and manufactured by the Alcoa Aluminum Company. It is in excellent condition, in its original box with the blue plexiglass sliding co (more...)
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | No | 4.875 |
842 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t842) | Outstanding Vintage Zombies Chess set Vintage Mexican folk art chess set shown in the corresponding images. This set was made of glazed clay in a modernist/expressionist/surrealist style in the early 20th century. Each individually sculpted piece is unique and features extreme glazed details.
Pieces are in excellent condition. All fo (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Mexico | No | 5 |
108 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t108) | Modern art peg chess set Beautifully done and signed by artist, this is a modernistic chess set, all pegs with a matching pegged board. Lively colors. One side white the other black on a matching board with red accents.
arrival2008. Sale. | Set | Wood | USA | Yes | 5 |
174 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t174) | Chess tin arrival2008. Sale. | Houseware | Metal | England | Yes | 5 |
208 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t208) | Beautiful Ornament - Chess Nutcracker "operational". Sale. | Figurine-Sculpture | Wood | | Yes | 5 |
243 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t243) | Two skeletons playing Chess Sold
. | Figurine-Sculpture | Composite | | No | 5 |
265 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t265) | Large Hand Carved Wooden Chess Set Beautifully turned and carved. Excellent condition. Origin, type of wood or age unknown. Spld.
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 5 |
267 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t267) | "Time is running out" - Chess theme Clock Hang on the wall or place on your desk. Beautiful chess theme background. New item, requires one AA battery. Sold. | Furniture | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 5 |
283 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t283) | Austin Enterprises 1962 Aluminum Chess Set Austin Enterprises 1962 Aluminum Chess Set. Mid-Century modernist (EAMES) styled extruded aluminum chess set was designed by Austin E. Cox for Austin Enterprises and manufactured by the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA). The pieces were cut from extruded aluminum bars and range in height from 3.75 (more...)
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | Yes | 5 |
289 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t289) | Fantastic lucite Chess set With folding table. Small, insignificant repair to the table. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 5 |
291 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t291) | Mid 1900, Beautiful Lucite Chess Set Reference http://www.auctionflex.com/showlot.ap?co=1&weiid=1871482&lang=En. American artist Charles Hollis Jones. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | No | 5 |
311 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t311) | Copper vs Brass unique industrial chess set Large and heavy chess set made of industrial- plumbing brass and copper parts in interesting chess design. The pieces and felted to protect the playing area and are great to play with as well as display and make for a great conversation. 2021. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | USA | Yes | 5 |
370 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t370) | Stunning vintage, British History Chess set Click the following link to open full publication:
A different vintage British Chess set, May 2019
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Update 2019/06/13: Signature reads Lawrian facit, which translates from Latin to Lawrian made (made by Lawrian). Possibly silversmith Christopher Lawrence who founded end 1960ies (1968?) the H (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | England | Yes | 5 |
385 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t385) | Coronation Chess Set Coronation Chess Set by E.S.Lowe - a Milton Bradley company 1973. Described as: The Coronation of Leopold I as Holy Roman Emperor in 1658 Inspired Our Craftsmen to Fashion These Exquisite Sculptured Chessmen in the Traditional Artistry of the 17th Century. Excellent condition in original packaging. (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 5 |
446 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t446) | Circus Wagon Chess Set art by Michael Ricker This is a fantastic sculpture-art piece. Scene from Michael Ricker artistic vision depicting life in the US at the turn of the 20th century. "Turn of the century City Park", later "Park City", was created between 1975 and 1985. Made in pewter, signed and numbered 156 in a limited edition of 250, thi (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 5 |
482 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t482) | One-of-a-kind, artist made hardware pegged Chess Set This beautiful set was purchased in the late 1980s during one of my visits to Israel. The artist who committed to never produce the same set more than once, has later suffered a stroke and is no longer active. The pegged pieces are made of common hardware, welded and beautifully shaped to represent (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Israel | No | 5 |
484 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t484) | Whimsical Vikings Chess Set Large, artistic. sold
enlarge | Set | Composite | | No | 5 |
498 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t498) | Stunning, Antique Chinese Ivory Chess set Stunning Chinese Ivory Chess set. Pre-ban era most likely early 20th century.
Extremely detailed, beautiful carving large set. Incredible Knight, horse, Rook, kings and other pieces. Not the early set likely late 1800 early 1900. Genuine elephant Ivory was used to make this set. Included manufact (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | No | 5 |
604 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t604) | Fantastic, large, unique, artisan, Noahs Ark Chess Set Multimedia, marked 1983. Unbelievable work by artist Patz Fowle. Every piece is signed by the artist and the arks are fully signed and dated on one side and carry the name of the original sponsor on the other side.
Thirty two ceramics pieces (actually forty eight). Noah and Wife as King and Queen (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 5 |
619 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t619) | Vintage Connoisseur Chess Set By Skor-Mor Corp., California, 1972. Complete Chess Set and Board. Excellent condition, hardly ever out of its original box (other than for pictures day). Pieces stamped on the bottom 1972 H.D.Rose. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 5 |
636 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t636) | Vintage, Novelty Political Chess Set, Watergate Based on Richard Nixon / the White House and the Watergate Affair. On the white side, Richard Nixon as the King, Pat Nixon as Queen, John Erlichmann and Robert Haldman as Bishops, Spiro Agenew and John Mitchell as Knights, the White House as Rooks and Howard Hunt for Pawns.
On the black side, Sam (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | No | 5 |
660 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t660) | Vintage Lucite Chess Set with Custom board Outstanding. Board size approx. 18" x 18" x 3.5" Square 2" x 2" With Plexiglas display cover. The bases of the dark pieces is raised on a black Lucite ring. Stunning. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 5 |
708 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t708) | Vintage Metal Modern Art Chess Set Designed by the Pendlebury Family in Buress-On-Windermere Cumbria, NE England. Circa 1970/80.
Made of mostly Copper "Roman Nails" in stunning modern design. Each piece individually hand made.
enlarge | Set | Metal | England | | 5 |
761 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t761) | Beautiful, large, unique, rare Chess set One side red-pink the other black-gray. Stylish horses. Excellent condition. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | | Yes | 5 |
867 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t867) | 1965 Extruded Aluminum Chess Set in Presentation boxes Alcomex 1965 Aluminum Chess Set. Mid-Century modernist (EAMES) styled extruded aluminum chess set was designed by Austin E. Cox for Austin Enterprises and manufactured by Alcomex S.A. Aluminum Company. Alcomex was partially owned by Alcoa, who in 1962 introduced the legendary aluminum set in a long (more...)
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | Mexico | Yes | 5 |
869 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t869) | OOAK Vintage Hand Carved Antlers Chess Set Fantastic Chess Set. Hand Carved from Deer / Elk antlers with accent carved of Bone, possibly Ivory. Likely Central European carving. Sold
enlarge | Set | Horn-Antler | | No | 5 |
884 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t884) | Limited Edition Extruded Aluminum Chess Set Created by the Columbia Aluminum Extrusion Group, the Aluminum Chess Set is a limited edition chess set produced for promotional purposes in the mid-1990s. This set carries the Arcadia, Vernon CA company name. Made in extruded aluminum, the chess set consists of 32 playing pieces vying for supremacy (more...)
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | Yes | 5 |
909 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t909) | Vintage wooden chess set from Java-Bali Indonesian Polychrome Carved Wood, Large Figural chess set. Java-Bali 20th century. Modeled as various deities. Pieces beautifully carved in details and painted. Board-Table meticulously carved and stained with removable legs. 2024. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Bali | Yes | 5 |
934 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t934) | Charming Native Indonesian Wooden Chess set Unique, hand carved and painted. One camp Green the other Red. King, Queen, Bishop and Pawns represented by people in traditional clothing, Knight as stylish Horse and Rook as Elephant. Sale. 2021.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Indonesia | Yes | 5 |
953 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t953) | Beautiful Purim Chess set by Kosher inc. Wonderful and colorful chess set based on the biblical book "Megilat Esther". This set unfolds the story of Purim. The pieces are sculpted of intricate resin and stored in a compartmental wooden box, 16″ x 16″ x 3″, with removable top chess board. Designed for The Kosher Gift Collection and is (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | Israel | No | 5 |
960 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t960) | Beautiful hand carved bone chess set Very sleek hand carved/turned bone chess set. High quality carving and finish. One side dyed ref the other natural bone. 2022. For sale.
enlarge | Set | Bone | India | Yes | 5 |
178 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t178) | research Imagery of Chess - chess set "On December 12, 1944, The Imagery of Chess opened at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City on the 4th floor of a townhouse at 42 East 57th Street. Conceived by the Dadaist and chess master Marcel Duchamp, gallery owner Julien Levy, and Dadaist and Surrealist Max Ernst, the exhibition brought tog (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 5.25 |
285 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t285) | research Mid Century ALFARAZ Chess Set Rare and unusual pottery chess set made in Spain by the Alfaraz Pottery. Stunning mid century. The chess set is hand made of a brick red clay and has a very interesting mottled glaze in amazing details and beauty in impressive size. An interesting piece of mid century pottery, the pieces are marked (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Spain | Yes | 5.25 |
305 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t305) | Wonderful Egyptian motif Chess set This impressive chess set is made of plastic using a 3D process. It is then polished by hand, weighted to standard chess measures and hand painted. Matching felt was added to protect the playing board surface. 2021. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | Yes | 5.25 |
879 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t879) | Vintage Chinese Hand carved Chess Set You may have seen similar sets carved in Ivory. This one is hand carved in wood, beautiful. Comes in a carrying-storage case with inlay board. Excellent condition, like new. Box size 18 3/4" x 18 3/4" and 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" squares and two drawers to securely store the pieces. Box and pieces are beauti (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | China | No | 5.25 |
974 | ![click to view item click to view item](../thumbs/t974) | Vintage Figural Chess Set from Venezuela OOAK, Charming, handmade. Pieces represent two tribal figures in local customs. Even the cactus plants (Rooks) are different. 2024. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Venezuela | No | 5.25 |