364 | | The game of Chess by Jeff Fessenden Original hand colored lithograph by Jeff Fessenden titled, signed and numbered 26/200. Beautiful and whimsical chess game. Framed 30.5" x 24.5". Sold.
enlarge | Set | Cardboard-Paper | USA | No | 0 |
363 | | Fantastic 1/2" thick art glass Chess board Odd shape. Unique. Fantastic. Half inch glass with beveled surround in artistic cut. Largest size 20" x 20", board size 14" x 14", square size 1.75" x 1.75". Sandblasted glass - squares on the under, frame on the over side. Mounted on four glass pedestals. Very heavy - almost 15LB glass. Sale. | Board-Box | Glass-Crystal | | Yes | 0 |
362 | | Bookends This auction is for a wonderful set of older wooden bookends from the early 1960’s. A Medieval design of a castle moat with a barbican is on each one. (A barbican is a fortification, usually consisting of walls and small towers built in front of a gatehouse to provide additional protection to the ga (more...) | Furniture | Wood | | | 0 |
361 | | Research Silver Wire Sculpture Chess Players. Wire Sculpture - two Chess Players sitting at a table. Signed - Fried 74 (and Cartier on 2 tags?). Set on a gemstone geode base. 8" high x 5" x 6" tall. Sale.
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Multi-Media | | Yes | 6 |
360 | | Cats & Dogs Chess Set by Doug Anderson Dogs and Cats - no need to describe this incredible chess set. Owners and pets look alike.
Every pair of major piece and pawn (pet) tell us a story such as the mail-man chewed by the Doberman, the Dalmatian sad for her puppies being sold at the pet store or the terrified cat being (rectal) exams (more...) | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 11 |
359 | | Charming Nativity Scene Chess Set Charming Chess set in very good condition. Two fitted drawers on both sides of the Chess board/ Table designed to store the hand painted pieces. Very delicate and detailed figures.
enlarge | Set | Composite | | No | 3.875 |
358 | | Zanazan - Abstract Aluminum Chess Set in fitted box / board Design by Shahen Pooldian. Very clever storage locking design for the pieces. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | No | 3 |
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 |
356 | | Vista Alegre Stunning iconic chess set in display box The Vista Alegre (VA) Company was founded in 1824. Belgian artist Jeannine Hetreau, who migrated to Portugal became their artistic director from 1957 and 1966. Jeannine chose the perennial motive of Spanish and Portuguese history as her inspiration - the reconquista. Her design combined the pervadin (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Portugal | No | 4.35 |
355 | | Antique bone Chess set red-Ivory In original Colonial dovetailed box approx. 5.25" x 3.25" x 3.5" with sliding top. One side natural with red accents the other red with natural accents. Likely bone but may be Walrus/Whale Ivory. Late 1800. 2023. For Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bone | | Yes | 3.25 |
354 | | Stunning vintage early 1900 metal bust chess set This fantastic early set is made of metal (bronze?) and hand finished and painted with enamel in bold colors, predominantly Black, Gold, Silver and Bronze. The figures represent European royalty, in very very detailed and stylish design. A matching presentation box was added in a later date over s (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 3.25 |
353 | | Antique, Stunning Visagapatam Ivory chess set Berhampur, India, late 1700 early 1800. Pieces leaf hand carved, each with central gallery, several with pierced decoration on urn bases, bishops with pierced miters, rooks of solid form. One side green the other natural. Excellent Condition. Minor tiny age dings to a few pieces, common to such an e (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | India | Yes | 4.25 |
352 | | Most charming Pandas Chess set Custom, handmade Pandas chess set in natural habitat. Pieces are individually hand crafted using Polymer clay and real bamboo then embellished and finally hand painted. Hand made by artist Jordan from NH. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | Yes | 3.25 |
351 | | Slate Chess Set by Inigo Jones Massive, beautiful chess set on a slate board, made of a 500 million years old slate (according to the maker).
Designed and made in Wales by Slate Craftsmen Inigo Jones and Co. Ltd. (founded in 1861), Groeslon, Caernarfon. Selected for the Design Centre, London. Very heavy about 25LB. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Marble-Onyx-Stone | Wales | No | 3.5 |
350 | | Stunning Lucite-Resin Chess Set Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 3.625 |
349 | | Vintage Chinese Bone Chess set in custom box / board Vintage Chinese, Hand carved chess set n extreme details. Beautiful and impressive. One side stained brown the other natural bone color. Wooden board of 16" x 16" turned into custom box (x 3.25") when closed in half. Painted wooden squares 1.75" x 1.75". Padded compartments for the chess pieces. Exc (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bone | China | No | 3.75 |
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 |
347 | | OOAK superbly crafted Chess Set This extraordinary Non-Traditional chess set was meticulously crafted of 436 individual machined solid Brass and Acrylic segments, using "old school" machine shop theories, principals, and practices. No CNC or computerized equipment were involved. Heavy and elaborate set. All bases are felt protecte (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | USA | Yes | 4.5 |
346 | | MAX STUDIO Modern Acrylic Chess Set MAX STUDIO Modern Acrylic Chess Set
Acrylic-Lucite Chess set by Max Studio Home with accompanying blue and white board in framed in black stitched leather. Pieces sparkle through reflecting light through the bases. From the product: "Max Studios Collections brings you chess redesigned for the mod (more...)
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | No | 0 |
345 | | Gala Star CC Chess set Beautiful chess set, painted in lively colors representing culture of two African tribes.
Each piece is hand cast in crushed stone and beautifully painted with quality water and oil paints. Details are stunning as the pieces are made and painted with utmost care and attention to authentic details. (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | South Africa | Yes | 0 |
344 | | Fantastic Paper Origami OOAK. American artist. Present from our children. | Set | Cardboard-Paper | | No | 0 |
343 | | Vintage Mid-Century Bakelite Red-Butterscotch Chess Set An amazing vintage chess set in excellent condition. Made by Metro Manufacturing Co., NY and dated 1945, this set represents the best in vintage Bakelite, in stunning colors. The set is store in its original real leather, high quality box. The pieces are stored in custom compartments and the board f (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 3.375 |
342 | | Beautiful, modern design, Straight Up Artisan Chess Set This Chess set is designed to play a standard, casual game of chess as well as on a vertical chess board that hangs on the wall like picture Art. The chess pieces are made of white melamine particle board and the shape of the pieces are carved into the frame hand then hand painted. Beautiful, origi (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | Yes | 3 |
341 | | "Old Vienna" style, complete Wooden Chess set "Old Vienna" style, complete wooden chess set .
This was the architectural style of chess sets used at competitions through the Austrian Hungarian empire and central Europe during the second part of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century.
This style/design continued to be used a (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Austria | Yes | 0 |
340 | | research OOAK Hand painted Regal Moda Chess mask One of a kind, amazing hand painted Regal Moda original. Venetian, Italian wall mask. Perfect Condition, no damage. Ribbon on the back for hanging. Original cost over $500.00. Sale. | Picture Art | | Italy | Yes | 0 |
339 | | Fantastic Townsend Glass Chess set OOAK. Made by American Artist Townsend. Fantastic design in very limited edition.
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | No | 0 |
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 |
337 | | Outstanding Vintage Hand Caved Zombies Chess set Vintage, artisan hand carved Chess set. Origin unknown. Each individually sculpted piece is unique and features rough look and scary piercing looking eyes.
Pieces are in excellent condition. 2021. Sold. | Set | Wood | | No | 5.5 |
336 | | research Pintado a Mano - Egyptian Nigri Chess Set Beautiful chess set and in excellent condition, in original packaging. Made by Nigri, Italy in the late 1900, hand carved, this set commemorates the ancient Egyptian empire. xnew. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | Italy | Yes | 4.5 |
335 | | research Chess, era of Peter the 1st. Handwork. Peter the First
king 13 cm
pawn 9 cm
board size 50 x 50
Chess, era of Peter the 1st. Handwork. Peter the First.
The board is wooden. The figures are plastic coated with paint. Handwork
Any color, bronze, gold, silver, black, white, matte
Peter I (more...)
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Composite | Russia | Yes | 0 |
334 | | 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 |
333 | | Stunning and made steampunk glass Chess Set OOAK Chess set and board made of stained glass. Hand made by American artist Gene Duvic, one side using mirror the other dark glass from glass. All pieces and board are drop-welding method to construct this ornate set. The pieces are triangular and built to resemble the standard Staunton design and (more...) | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | Yes | 5.5 |
332 | | OOAK Chess Set by Hans Frank 1945 Very large pieces, hand carved in two contrasting-colored woods. In custom, two levels wooden box with hidden shelf. The artist s name is carved into the lid as well as an image of the city s coat of arms. The pieces are marked in German by the artist:
HANS FRANK
Bildhauer (Sculptor)
Burghouse (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Germany | Yes | 4.5 |
331 | | MOMA puzzle chess Set This minimalistic Chess set was designed in 1966-1967 by F. Lanier Graham for the Museum Of Modern Art, NY. The shape of the pieces reflect the way they move. Was originally packaged in two-fold plastic case. See references https://www.google.com/patents/US3517935 and http://www.m759.net/wordpress/? (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | No | 0 |
330 | | Modern design, Abstract Chess set Modern art, Surrealism. Dali s style art made into a stunning chess set. Decorative, innovative design chess set with the matching board. One side Gold tone the other Titanium. Stunning beauty and high quality finish. Various symbols used for the pieces - examples, Iron man and woman as King and Que (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 3 |
329 | | Ultra modern design stunning chess set Chess Set L-Objet Marble Chess Set (ref https://www.l-objet.com/games/chess-set/black-white, retail $1,650.00)
"A thoughtful combination of fine textures and finishes, this Chess set expresses the more playful side of L-Objet. Boasting materials such as lacquered Macassar ebony wood, marble, brass and shel (more...)
enlarge | Set | Marble-Onyx-Stone | | No | 0 |
328 | | Beautiful Acrylic-Lucite Chess set with Board Modern design, sleek production and superb packaging of this beautiful Chess Set by West Elm. Sold
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | No | 0 |
327 | | Charming Easter Island Moai Chess Set Charming Easter Island chess set, inspired by the mysterious Moai of Easter Island, Polynesia. These head-like, monolithic chess pieces have been beautifully crafted, bringing the Moai to the chess game. Carved in soft stone / plaster. Beautifully painted. Sale. 2023.
enlarge | Set | Composite | Germany | Yes | 4 |
326 | | Stunning Brutalist Bronze Chess set Wonderful vintage 1960s era artisan handcrafted bronze Brutalist modernist chess set in the style of Giacometti. Each piece is an individually cast and is a work of art. The patina is different for each side - one side green the other red tinted. Fantastic abstract pieces yet true and recognizable c (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Italy | Yes | 0 |
325 | | research Tales from Fern Hollow by John Patience Chess Scene A group of humanized animals engaged in a game of chess. Could be a rendering scene from the Tales from Fern Hollow by John Patience. According to these childrens books,
Fern Hollow is a wonderful place to live and where the animals are all busily engaged, good friends and neighbors. They include (more...)
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Other | | Yes | 0 |
324 | | OOAK Wow, Artisan chess set Made by Polish artist Robert Borowski, Wroclaw,
Poland this is a theme Chess set - End of Times. This set is made of scrap metals, adornments, a lot of imagination and extreme creativity. The bases are made of Polish coins, which are also used a weights to provide support for the pieces. A matching (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Poland | Yes | 3.5 |
323 | | research Vintage mid-century abstract chess set in custom box Spectacular, rare Mid Century Modern Italian abstract Metal Chess Set. Heavy metal Brass color vs Silver, the 32 pieces are stored in hand crafted compartmentalized Wood box. The pieces are felted and labeled with Made in Italy stickers and are in excellent condition for age. Sold. 2019.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Italy | No | 2.75 |
322 | | Chess - antique book 1787 by Richard Twiss Rare. Chess - book by Richard Twiss (1747-1821) first edition, published 1787. Two volumes bound in one - I. 194 pages with plate, index and errata. II. 272 pages with plates, index and errata. Octavo bound in half leather with black spine label in gilt, all original no restoration. Benjamin Frankl (more...)
enlarge | Book | | England | Yes | 0 |
321 | | Malevich Inspired Wood Handmade Chess set OOAK Wooden chess set by artist Viktor Dorofeev from Kursk, Russia. Viktor started to sell his craft in Moscow, in the famous art fair on Arbat Street back in the 1990s, right after the collapse of the USSR. Today, his unique work of art can be found in collections in almost every part of the world, (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 0 |
320 | | Rare Chess Jews and History by Victor Keats Autographed by Victor Keats, October 1996. Volume I: Chess, Jews and History. Volume II: Chess Its Origin, a translation with commentary of the Latin and the Hebrew in Thomas Hyde s De Ludis Orientalibus (Oxford 1694). Volume III: Chess among the Jews, translation and explanation of the work of Mori (more...)
enlarge | Book | | England | No | 0 |
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 |
318 | | Unique, rare most beautiful Clowns playing chess with full set If you wondered what the clowns do between shows, wonder no more - it is obvious, they are playing Chess. A unique, vintage and fantastic chess playing figurine, signed by the artist by Italian artist Dino Bencini, known for his artistic, highly detailed, whimsical and charming real-life figurines. (more...)
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Porcelain-Ceramics | Italy | No | 11 |
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 |
316 | | Whimsical Gnomes and Orcs Chess set by Paolo Chiari Charming chess set with matching board made by Paolo Chiari in Italy of a cold cast marble resin and then painstakingly hand painted by skilled artisans. 2019. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | Italy | Yes | 2.625 |
315 | | OOAK Rare hand crafted stained glass art chess set This set is a fantastic work of art, signed-marked Meg & Vic. Painstakingly cut glass in charming colors then embellished and fired in the kiln to high temperature until the glass fuses to form amazing shapes and forms. Then, the glass pieces are mounted on custom made pedestal-bases. A matching boa (more...)
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | | No | 4 |