412 | | Vintage Anri by Lowe Chess set Made exclusively for E.S.Lowe NY. In original box and with original board. In mint condition. Outside of the box has minimal press marks for being stored all these years. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | Yes | 0 |
801 | | Vintage Anri Mediolanum Bust chess set Made from 1966 to 1984. Reasonably rare. Hand painted wood. Excellent condition. Original box 11 5/8" x 7 7/8" x 3 3/8". Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 3.75 |
975 | | Vintage Artisan sparkplugs Chess set Beautifull, handmade Artisan made chess set. Each piece is constructed around automotive Spark plug core then building and welding other metal elements to shape the individual pieces. 2024. Sale
enlarge | Set | Metal | | Yes | 4.25 |
425 | | Vintage beautiful wooden Chess set Charming wooden chess chess set of European origin, likely Germany. The pieces are heavily weighted and good size and not only are beautiful and well crafted but also very pleasant to play with. New condition. In original wooden box. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Germany | No | 3.5 |
810 | | Vintage Black & Butterscotch Bakelite Chess Men A Full Set of 32 Vintage Black & Butterscotch Bakelite Chess Men Circa 1930s. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | England | Yes | 0 |
261 | | Vintage Bone Hand Carved Chinese Chess Set Early 1900. Hand Carved. All pieces stamped Hand Made in Hong Kong. Light Pieces natural bone; Dark pieces stained Red.Excellent condition. Observations(minor): Red king missing small bone head-crown, white rook missing flag. Sale. | Set | Bone | China | Yes | 3 |
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 |
947 | | Vintage Bronze Chess Set from the 50-60s, Israel Hans Teppich, decorated 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 |
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 |
310 | | Vintage Bronze Chess Set from the 50-60s, Israel Hans Teppich, rounded Vintage chess set Hans Teppich handmade bronze Israel
Vintage Chess Set by Hans Teppich. Jerusalem, 1950s-1960s. Cast bronze. Complete set of 32 chess pieces with Teppich s characteristic design. This set comes in stored in the original compartmentalized, handmade wooden box that opens into a pla (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | Yes | 0 |
941 | | Vintage carved Tyrolean Chess Set in Custom carved box Rare and unique hand carved and beautifully painted "Tyrolean" chess set, made in the best of the "Black Forest" woodcarving tradition.
The major chess pieces depict images from the life of the Tyrolians, wearing traditional attire. They skillfully capture an extinct way of life in the Tyrol. The (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Germany | No | 6 |
880 | | Vintage Charlemagne Anti Toriart Chess Set Hand painted plastic pieces mounted on wooden bases. In original fitted box size 11 5/8" x 7 5/8" x 3 3/8". Very good vintage condition. One tiny chip to the wooden base of one of the pawns.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | Italy | No | 3.5 |
244 | | Vintage Chess and Checkers pocket size Set By Twin Games. Late 1800 - early 1900. Never used. Pieces and instructions stored in a special flat sleeve-pocket on the underside of the board. Pocket Travel Sale. | Set | Cardboard-Paper | USA | Yes | 0 |
723 | | Vintage Chess Set Beautiful Carving and painting. Board not included. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Spain | Yes | 3 |
789 | | Vintage Chess set - The Doles One of a kind, artisan made chess set. Thirty two large pieces of finely, elaborate sculptured ceramics figurines. One side representing the free spirits "hippies" and the other the "establishment". The pieces are made of hard-solid ceramics and the construct reflects their spirited message - one s (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Italy | No | 6 |
195 | | Vintage Chess Set Disks
| Set | Bakelite-Plastic | | No | 0 |
653 | | Vintage Chess set from Spain in custom storage box A a charming Chess set made in Spain. Large pieces; King approx. 5 3/4" tall with 1 1/2" dimeter base. Pieces are made of simulated wood or some molded material and are heavily weighted. Custom box is padded, lined with red cloth and measured approx. 15" x 14" x 5". Total weight is over 8 LB. Excell (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Spain | No | 5.75 |
698 | | Vintage Chess Set in Wooden Box Gold / Silver Tone Portable Sale.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Israel | Yes | 0 |
837 | | Vintage Chess Set Made in Sri Lanka. Hand painted. Board & Pieces. outstanding. Board 21" x 21" x 2". for sale
enlarge | Set | Wood | Sri Lanka | Yes | 3.75 |
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 |
594 | | Vintage Chinese Chess Set in Original Padded case Made in the Peoples Republic of China. Chinese motif - Mandarins, horses, Chinese towers, contained in a padded box where the pieces are stored in two compartmentalized trays for protection. Pieces are made of bone, one side natural color the other tea-stained. Board made of cloth with black and red (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bone | China | Yes | 3.5 |
879 | | 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 |
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 |
256 | | Vintage Coffee House Weighted Chess Set Excellent Condition. In Storage box. Vintage, age unknown, likely 1940-1960s. Cedar box (may not be original) marked:
Est. 1940
HORN
No. 0--40
No.CRILLS
MADE IN U.S.A
Sale. | Set | Wood | USA | Yes | 3.25 |
619 | | 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 |
855 | | Vintage Dolfi (?) Chess Set Vintage Chess Set, Likely Dolfi.
Notice the unusually large bases ("add on"; not carved with the piece), assume done to "make it bigger" as well as provide room for heavier weights without sacrificing with a much larger diameter bases. Seen many German-Italian-Swiss-Austrian carved sets that are (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 5.5 |
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 |
871 | | Vintage European Toy style Chess Set Very cute. Excellent Condition. Some paint loss due to age and a small chip to the top of the storage box of size 9.25" x 6".
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 3.375 |
241 | | Vintage Fantastic Chinese Dragon Chess Set Hand carved / turned. All pieces have carved faces. Knights in the shape of very detailed dragons. Each piece is slightly different due to hand carving. Sold | Set | Wood | China | No | 3.375 |
974 | | 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 |
692 | | Vintage Hand Carved Chess Set Oriental. Genuine hand carved. Beautiful details. In custom carrying box, with two custom padded compartmentalized trays and cloth covered cardboard board in fabric that matches the box. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Marble-Onyx-Stone | China | No | 0 |
620 | | Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Chess Set Eastern European, likely Germany. Feather-in-the-cap. Beautiful chess set with optional castle / storage box for the pieces. Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 3.75 |
587 | | Vintage Hand Turned / Carved Wooden Chess Set Eastern Europe, likely Poland. Large, Weighted and Felted pieces.Box / Board size 15" x 15" x 1.75" when closed, square size 1.625" x 1.625". Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Poland | Yes | 3.625 |
246 | | 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 |
704 | | 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 |
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 |
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 |
442 | | Vintage Indian Wooden Elephants Hand carved Chess Set Age unknown, likely 1960s-1970s possibly later. Type of wood likely Sandalwood. One side natural the other darkened wood. Accents (ivory, finials) likely bone. Ornate hand carving. Camels for Bishops, Elephants for Rooks. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | India | Yes | 3.25 |
835 | | Vintage Indonesian Polychrome Carved Wood, Figural chess set Indonesian Polychrome Carved Wood, Figural chess set, Modern style Rama. Likely Java early 20th century. Modeled as various dieties. Beautifully painted. Ref Christies Catalog Sep 20, 2006 lot 53. Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | Bali | No | 4.5 |
384 | | Vintage Ingrid Richardson Ing-Rich Porcelain Enamel Chess Theme Tray Nice vintage Ing-Rich (Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Co. of Beaver Falls) porcelain enamel tray decorated with stylish chess theme including a King, Knight, Queen, Rook, etc and chess boards. In excellent condition with one tiny chip. Note that the bright spots in the photo are a reflection from (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 0 |
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 |
596 | | Vintage Ivory puzzle ball boxed Chess set This set has impressive detail, especially in the bases where 3 spheres have been carved sequentially into one another.
The box closes to 18" x 9" x 3.5" and contains special compartments for the chess pieces. Open into 18" x 18" chess board with 2" x 2" squares.
Box minimally scratched. Piece (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | No | 4.25 |
277 | | Vintage Large Funky Chess King and Queen Cabochons Beautiful. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | | Yes | 0 |
683 | | Vintage Liquor Bottles chess set Circa 1970s. Six pieces on each side in original box. Each also includes a folder board. Most bottle still have the alcohol filled. Sale.
enlarge | Set | | | Yes | 0 |
286 | | Vintage lucite chess set Mid Century. Attributed to Charles Hollis Jones. Excellent condition. Beautiful, intricate design. Sale. | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 0 |
287 | | Vintage lucite Chess set Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 3.75 |
290 | | Vintage lucite Chess set Stunning Lucite set in dark green Lucite storage box. White queen has a touch of glue and could have been repaired. One black rook shows a hairline mark at top corner. Both are near invisible and have no bearing on the beauty or integrity of the pieces. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 4.5 |
386 | | Vintage Lucite Chess set Mid Century. One side transparent the other black. Amazing precision, as close as Lucite gets to Swarovski crystal. Could be Charles Hollis Jones or another artist of hi era. Excellent condition. Beautiful, intricate design. Board included. Box a little beat up and shows its age.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | No | 3.25 |
742 | | Vintage Lucite Chess set Mid Century. Attributed to Charles Hollis Jones. Excellent condition. Beautiful, intricate design. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | Yes | 0 |
966 | | Vintage Lucite chess set Mid Century. Likely by Charles Hollis Jones. Excellent condition. Beautiful, intricate design. Stylish Lucite pieces mounted on metal bases. One side transparent the other brown-smoke. Matching, multi-layers board approx. 16" x 16" with 1.875" squares included and all in the original cardboard prese (more...)
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | Yes | 3 |