19 | | Artisan "dead men walking" Chess set OOAK. Charming, Artisan Chess set. Beautifully hand made in lovely colors and style. The pieces depict typical figures similar to what was seen in the 2005 Zombies movie Dead Men Walking.
Set is made of Polymer clay, aka flexible pasta, using special additives to help this type of craft and make (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | Mexico | Yes | 4 |
57 | | Ceramic set by Venezuelan artist Faustina Mendoza Naive chess set hand made of ceramics. Matching chess board included, made of 16 sections of 2x2 squares each. By Venezuelan artist Faustina Mendoza, who is featured in the book "Cultures, Chess and Art", volume 2 - The Americas. Author Ned Munger. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Venezuela | No | 3.75 |
59 | | Metal and Penny chess set Precision made, aluminum chess set. Each piece contains two pennies at mid-section, raised on one side, flat on the other. One side black the other silver aluminum. The pieces are stored in a red-lined box with individual compartments for each piece. The game is played on the reverse side of the sto (more...) | Set | Metal | USA | No | 3.125 |
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 |
61 | | Continental turned wood chess set Precision made, turned wood chess set. One side dark the other light. Kings, Queens, Bishops and Rooks are accented with reverse color finials providing two-tone impression. Arrival2018. Sale. | Set | Wood | | Yes | 4.25 |
62 | | Sea Shells chess set Russian artisans Matvey Solovyev and Nina Tsypina from Brooklyn, NY created this chess set meticulously composed and made of seashells, mounted on round wooden bases. Bases on one side are painted black, the other natural, stained wood. Signed Soltsyp. arrival2008. Sale. | Set | Other | Russia | Yes | 3.25 |
63 | | Millennium Three Vintage Chess Set Contemporary chess set from Nairobi, Kenya. Very large, precision cut with modern shapes. Possibly "zebra" or Rosewood wood. 1965. Sold. | Set | Wood | Kenya | No | 5.875 |
67 | | Siam Celadon Handmade Ceramics Chess set Artist unknown. This ceramics chess set is beautifully made. One side glazed in light blue the other in pale green. Chess board serves as storage for the delicate pieces and is very ornate and well padded to protect the fragile pieces. arrival2008. Sale. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Thailand | Yes | 3.75 |
108 | | 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 |
111 | | Franklin Mint The Raj Chess Set Rare, 1987, Franklin Mint The Raj Chess Set. Hand painted India-British War 1857, Franklin Mint highest quality metal chess pieces on wood pedestals. One side represent the Queen s Forces the other the rebellion Mutineers. Approx. King=3 1/2"; Queen=3 1/4"; Bishop=3"; Knight=3"; Rook=3"; Pawn=3". Th (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 3.5 |
150 | | Vintage Wood Whimsical Art Don Quixote Chess Set Likely mid century. Exact age unknown. Made of wood and beautifully painted in lively colors. Stunning cute rendition of Don Quixote (Sancho for Bishops). Hand painted and creatively embellished (e.g., metal spear and helmet, ropes for horses tails). In original cardboard box. Very good condition. S (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Spain | No | 0 |
160 | | 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 |
161 | | Metal and wood Chess set Metal and wood chess set. Top and base are metal, gold color. Center part is wood, grains show well, one side stained natural-light the other stained brown-dark. arrival2008. Sale. | Set | Metal | Italy | Yes | 3.25 |
163 | | research OOAK Vintage artisan Wild West theme Chess set Stunning beauty, originality and details chess set by artist Leigh Aldrich. Each piece is signed by the artist on the underside of the wood bases and dated 1996.
The figures are made of sculptured Bronze, sized and mounted on driftwood. The dark pieces model Native Americans (Indians) hunters wh (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | USA | Yes | 4 |
170 | | research OOAK, Artisan, Whimsical glass chess set It took three months to make this beautiful chess set. From designing the pieces through cutting the glass and arranging the small pieces to forming the final images to firing the glass in the kiln at high temperature, cooling off and assembling the on the final metal stands. Not only are the pieces (more...)
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | No | 4 |
172 | | Vintage Chinese Ivory Chess set Chinese, pre-ban ivory chess set. Hand carved in extreme details. Large size. Beautiful and impressive. One side tea-stained brown the other ivory color. Wooden board of 18" x 18" x 3.75" when closed into a box. Inlaid wooden squares. Padded compartments for the chess pieces. Excellent condition. Fo (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | Yes | 4 |
173 | | Franklin Mint, Coca Cola Chess Set Beautiful, Franklin Mint Coca Cola Chess set with original stained glass and wood board. Note the small broken wooden part on one of the four sides of the board - easy fix if you like woodwork. Sale. | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 2 |
176 | | research Rare, Vintage, artisan, hand carved Tribal Wooden Chess Set Philippine Bontoc & Ifugao Tribals Wooden Chess Set. Rare and beautifully carved dark and light Ebony wood aka ironwood. The Bontoc tribe live in the mountains and were feared as head-hunters. The Ifagao believe in rice god and other deities. The set was carved by Josef Blas around 1972. On the ligh (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Philippines | Yes | 0 |
177 | | Handmade, artisan, charming, S. American figures Chess Set Vintage, beautiful, artisan chess set handmade of clay-ceramics, fired and painted. One side red-clay the other black. Ornate details, traditional characters. 2024. Excellent Condition. For Sale.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Ecuador | Yes | 5.25 |
178 | | 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 |
179 | | research rench RĂ©gence Style Faience Chessmen A French Regence style Faience Chess Set. Made of faience, a fine form of glazed pottery, in Rouen, early 20th century. Sale. 2024. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | France | Yes | 4.25 |
180 | | research Large Unique Gaudi Chess Set. Outstanding Rare, limited edition Gaudi chess set, one of the best and largest made. Stunning beauty. Modeled after genius Gaudi architectural theme present in Barcelona. Themes from Barcelona building tops, chimneys and ventilations of the Palacio, Casa Mila (La Pedrera), Casa Vicens, Parque Guell, La Sagrada (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Spain | Yes | 8 |
182 | | Stunning midcentury chess set by Sheila Zina Fantastic Chess set signed by artisan Sheila Zina. Multimedia primarily Lucite-Acrylic with Metal sculpturing, in stunning Bright Green and Orange. Likely inspired by the work of Charles Hollis Jones. Complimented with a matching board in thematic Toulouse-Lautrec style board approx. 16.75" x 16.75" (more...)
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | Yes | 7 |
183 | | research Sticks by Sarah Grant Custom Hand Made Game Table and Sports Chess set Custom Sticks by Sarah Grant, Football-theme Chess game table and pieces. This unique OOAK set was custom built to reflect the rivalry between two prestigious schools UCLA and USC, dressed in the traditional uniforms. Football themed messages engraved all around the table: "V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, do we have (more...) | Set | Wood | USA | Yes | 4.5 |
184 | | Abraham Palatnik Lucite Chess Set Abraham Palatnik (1928) Lucite Chess Set. According to sources, only 100 sets were made by the artist. Each piece is signed. circa 1970. Artemis. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | Brazil | Yes | 0 |
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 |
187 | | beautiful Vintage Hand Painted Russian Chess Set Folk Art "Babuchkas". On pedestals. Pieces in excellent condition. Board shows some scratching and in fair condition. Board size 14.25" x 14.25" x 2" height when closed. Square 1.5" x 1.5". Sale. | Set | Wood | Russia | Yes | 4.25 |
188 | | Russian Chess Set Board 12.625 x 12.625, height 1.75" when closed. Square 1.375". sold | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 3.375 |
189 | | Fantastic Glass Marbles Chess Set Six only made. 20K gold infused into glass. | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | No | 1 |
190 | | Murano Glass Chess Set Fanrastic Murano Glass Chess Set, made in the 60s by Italian Master glass artist Giuliano Tosi (Maestro Tosi). Incredible beauty and presence, expressions and glass art. One side fire red-orange the other deep-sea green. Incredible art, facial expressions (see close-ups), with gold glitter infused i (more...) | Set | Glass-Crystal | Italy | No | 7 |
191 | | Artisitc Nuts & Bolts Chess Set Made by an Israeli artist, retired after suffering a stroke. One of a kind as the artist guaranteed never to repeat a design. 1980s. sold | Set | Metal | Israel | No | 3 |
192 | | Beautiful, Islamic motif Chess Set With Board / storage box. Sale. | Set | Wood | | Yes | 3.25 |
193 | | Hollywood Chess Set by Doug Anderson Behind and in front of the camera, according to Doug Anderson:
Stars:
Rook-Towering Inferno, Knight-Captain Hook, Bishop-Moses, King-Superman, Queen-Cleopatra, Bishop-Flying Nun, Knight-Frankenstein, Rook-King Kong
Producers and Directors:
Rook-Hollywood sign, Knight-Makeup artist, Bisho (more...) | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 0 |
195 | | Vintage Chess Set Disks
| Set | Bakelite-Plastic | | No | 0 |
197 | | Stunning Game Compendium Chess and more
| Set | Ivory | France | Yes | 0 |
198 | | African Native Wood Chess Set Cut set made in the Yaruba area in Nigeria - in thornwood, natural and dark - small parts are glued together, for charming poppets - pawns are babies, the king isa tribal chief, and the queen a lady in traditional head turban. This set sports interesting rooks, standing for thatch-roofed huts. Kings (more...) | Set | Wood | Nigeria | No | 0 |
199 | | Vintage Indian Wooden Elephants Chess Set Age unknown, likely 1960s-1970s possibly later. Type of wood likely Sandalwood. Light pieces natural wood; Dark pieces natural wood with bases painted black. Hand carved. Detailed. Sold. | Set | Wood | India | No | 0 |
200 | | Midcentury Ivory Chess set Beautiful Hang On Ivory Factory brand, Hong Kong, chess set. Beautiful, precision carving Ivory, "Skinny" Staunton Design. One side natural color the other stained black. In original padded display box, which opens into an approx. 14" x 14" playing board. Shreger lines visible. All in excellent con (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | Yes | 3 |
201 | | Most beautiful, flowers chess set Origami-Paper Chess Set. Fathers day present from my children. Original. | Set | Other | | No | 0 |
202 | | Four designs of Chess Sets Modern, Symmetrical, Suitable for wood/lucite/aluminum. | Set | Other | USA | No | 0 |
203 | | OOAK artisan Alice through the Looking Glass Chess Set / Alice in Wonderland OOAK, Wonderful, hand made and painted Chess set by American artist Skylar Baldino from New York. The characters are based on the novel "Alice in Wonderland", published by Lewis Carroll in 1865. Alice visits a fantasy world populated by peculiar creatures. The main characters in the Chess set, who (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | Yes | 4.5 |
204 | | 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 |
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 |
212 | | Fantastic Clay-Bisque Chess Set Beautiful, Religious Scheme Chess set. Unique. Sold | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Mexico | No | 0 |
215 | | Antique Chess Set 16 pieces only. Sale. | Set | Bone | England | Yes | 0 |
217 | | Artesania Rinconada Chess Set in Chest Way back in the 1960s Jesus & Javier Carbajales designed a wonderful chess set which they sold to sailors who made their way into Montevideo, Uruguay in South America. Over the years they made many versions and this is a beautiful one in a wonderful wooden chest. All 32 pieces are individually car (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Uruguay | No | 4.5 |
219 | | Authentic Toriart Anri Chess Set 1050s-1960s. sold | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 3.5 |
221 | | Beautiful Detailed Vintage Chess Set Large. Weighted. Great feel. Originally made in Germany. For a short period may have been produced in the USA or Canada. Age unknown, possibly 1950s even before. In original box. Excellent condition. Some age damage to the box. Sold | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | Germany | No | 3.75 |
223 | | OOAK Hand carved Elk antlers chess set Hand carved - natural Elk horns. Fantastic, creative, and most artistic chess set made of symmetrical pair of Elk antlers. Facial expressions and other features are hand carved into the natural curves of the horn.
enlarge | Set | Horn-Antler | Canada | No | 7 |
230 | | Vintage Lucite Chess Set by Charles Hollis Jones One of the most beautiful and amazing vintage Chess sets by Charles Hollis Jones - famous artist-designer from the 70s. Each piece is hand sculpted and is not exact. The colors change from every angle and is just a beautiful set. An original matching board complete this amazing piece of art. This is (more...)
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 0 |