297 | | OOAK Designer Ches set i custom furniture Designer chess game by Ralf (Kepmi) Kepnik and Antonio La Cirignola. It is a complete piece of furniture-engineering-art comprising all components. Made of unidentified processed wood ("Chipboard"). Unique design of the chess pieces. Ultra-modern design of the pieces yet easy resemblance to the fami (more...)
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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...)
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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...)
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358 | | Zanazan - Abstract Aluminum Chess Set in fitted box / board Design by Shahen Pooldian. Very clever storage locking design for the pieces. Sold.
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376 | | Beautiful Indian, Brass-Bronze artisan Chess set Depicting Indian figures. King and Queen riding elephants, Camels as Bishops, Horses as Knights, Elephants as bishops and foot soldiers for pawns. 5 LB of metal. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | India | Yes | 3 |
380 | | Rare and Unique early 1900 Chess Set Beautiful and rare chess set in double tray custom leather storage / display box. Made in Germany with products tickets still attached. One side Gold the other Silver color. Excellent condition with some patina on the silver pieces. Box, 11.75" x 6.75" x 3.5", in excellent condition, with two workin (more...)
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438 | | Limited Edition Disney Mice Chess set One of a Limited Edition of 250 sets. Complete set 32 pieces "Mousesters". One side bronzed-copper the other bronzed-silver. Including Original Board as well as certificate of authenticity, still sealed in original protective pouch. Condition like new in original package. 2023. For sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | Yes | 3 |
448 | | Hand-Crafted Quilled Paper Chess Set A beautiful, hand-crafted "quilled" (coiled paper) chess set. Each chess piece has been carefully hand-made. A matching chess board has also been hand-made with a quilled floral design. It is nicely recessed within a beautifully carved wooden frame, overlaid with glass. Board measures approximately (more...)
enlarge | Set | Cardboard-Paper | USA | Yes | 3 |
454 | | African Chess Set Extraordinary set from Burkina Fasso - the former Niger. Foundry pieces, welded onto a base, and hand painted. reference chess-museum.com. Sale.
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465 | | Complete Set Of Vintage Bakelite Chess Pieces Mid Century or likely much earlier. In original custom box "simulated" leather 9" x 6.75" x 3.5" with two insert custom trays for the pieces. Real beauty. Excellent condition. Sold.
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469 | | Beautiful Vintage Chinese Ivory Chess Set Chinese, pre-ban, small ivory chess set. Hand carved in extreme details. Clear Shreger lines visible. Perfect condition - all flag and swords are detachable for safety. Box/board size 13"x13", 2.5" high when closed. Sale. 2022.
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514 | | Beautiful Vintage Chinese Ivory Chess Set Chinese, pre-ban, ivory chess set. Hand carved in extreme details. Clear Shreger lines visible. Perfect-Mint condition. Box/board size 16"x16"x3" high when closed. Unique features to note: Unique images of the kings, queens and bishops of opposing camps; Two styles bishops of each camp; Thoughtful c (more...)
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539 | | Vintage wooden Chess Set Heavily weighted. Small imperfections as seen in closeup photo. Sale.
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592 | | Mid Century Stuning, Aluminum Chess Set Resembles Charles O. Perris Chess Set. Beautiful, one side natural-silver aluminum in squares the other gold ionized aluminum round shapes. Heavy. Felted. Sale.
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603 | | The "Empire", most beautiful Lucite Chess Set One of the most beautiful Lucite Chess Set ever made.hese pieces come in custom made, compartmentalized Lucite boxes, one to house the White and the other the Black pieces. Approx. storage box size 19.5" x 3.5" x 2". Beautiful, futuristic yet traditional, custom made breath taking design by artist L (more...)
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655 | | Stunning Villeroy & Boch Crystal Chess Set Cut Crystal by Villery and Boch. Breath taking. One side clear the other cobalt blue. Heavy thick board (looks like 0.25") 16" x 16", square 1.875" x 1.875". Sticker on the box: Bohemia Glass Made in Czechoslovakia. 1970s. Note sticker on the inside of the box reads Made in West Germany. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | Germany | No | 3 |
686 | | Chess Pieces Rubik Cube / Puzzle Each side has a different, one of the six Chess piece King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook and Pawn. All sides rotate smoothly. Sale.
enlarge | Other | Bakelite-Plastic | | Yes | 3 |
714 | | Authentic Anri Toriart Chess Set ""Charlemagne". Plain Ivory / Black. In original box. Early production. Sold
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | Italy | No | 3 |
723 | | Vintage Chess Set Beautiful Carving and painting. Board not included. Sale.
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749 | | Vintage, Mid Century Modernistic Chess Set By American artist ELLIOTT FRANZ SANDOW (American 1910-1976). marked 1950 #4. sold.
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854 | | Dolfi Farmers Bust Chess Set Beautiful Chess set made in South Tyrol region in northern Italy. Hand carved from European wood, finished and painted by hand. Dolfi Land in Val Gardena, carving Traditions since 1892.
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799 | | Medieval Style Tin Pewter Spanish Galleon Chess Set with Travel Mat What an awesome and very unique chess set! This is a replica set of an original set found in the Captains cabin of a sunken Spanish Galleon off the Florida coast, or so the story goes.
It is still a really fun set. The mat rolls up and has its own carrying case. The mat and pouch are a synthetic (more...)
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818 | | Unique Gaudi Chess set - streets of Barcelona 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 Famil (more...)
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845 | | Rare hand carved John Biccard Chess set This beautiful set was hand carved in marble dust impregnated resin. It the creation of John Biccard, a South African artist-sculptor, who s shop produce many highly-collectible small sculptures of characters taken from literature or history, many whimsical. High quality. Production of the Biccard M (more...)
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847 | | Artistic Chess Set by Spanish artist Javier Mariscal Original chess set by great Javier Mariscal, Spanish graphic designer and furniture designer. He was born in Valencia in 1950. In 1992, he was involved with the design of the logos and game symbols for the Olympic Games in Barcelona, notably Cobi, Barcelona 92 mascot. Unique design of the chess piec (more...)
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853 | | Unknown maker Aluminium Mid Century Modern Eames Chess set Vintage Aluminum Chess Set 1960s-1970s. Mid-Century modernist (EAMES) styled extruded aluminum chess set, Art Deco inspired Design. Similar to period sets made by Alcoa. This set is rare and in extreme beautiful and elegance. The pieces were cut from extruded aluminum bars and range in height from 1 (more...)
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857 | | Interesting Chess Set made of wrapped wood This Chess set is hand made by wrapping around a string of wood - birch bark and pine root then embellishing with white and black to differentiate the camps. Interesting design and interpretation of the traditional "Staunton" design. Sold.
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877 | | Vintage, OOAK, Hand blown glass Chess Set Abstract, Tear-Drop glass Chess set. Handmade blown glass in two-tone - one side black the other white, both on transparent glass base. Sale 2023.
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896 | | Antique English folding travel chess set, Mahogany. Complete. Beautiful. Double Folding board for storage. Pieces bone or Bakelite. Excellent Condition. Travel box approx. size 12 inches long, 6 when folded. Sale.
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899 | | Kermit Collection 3D Chess Set Chess Pieces: K=Kermit, Q=Miss Piggy, B=Fozzie, Swedish Chef, N=Animal, Gonzo, R=Waldorf, Statler, P=Rizzo. Jim Henson Company, 1999. Made in China. Like New, Pieces and Box. Box size 19" x 13.5" x 2". Sale.
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900 | | Disney Family Fun Chess Set Chess Pieces: K=Mickey, Q=Minnie, B=Genie, N=Hercules, R=Cinderella, P=Winnie the Pooh. Like New, Pieces and Tin Box. Box size 11" x 10.25" x 3.75". Including also Checkers and Tic-Tac-Toe games.
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902 | | Meenakari Chess set in stunning colors and beauty Meenakari, Indian form of art where an artist uses enamel based paint in various bright colors over a metal / ceramics piece to produce stunning results, mainly in production of jewelry and other items of decoration. This complete chess set is made in such colors and techniques where the chess piece (more...)
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919 | | Large, Staunton, Modern, weighted Wooden Chess Set with Board / box Staunton design. Heavily weighted, great feel. Excellent condition and great color. Looks like Sandalwood and Ebony. Likely early. Felt marked TAICO. With matching solid wooden box 15 1/2" x 7 3/4" when closed, opening into a 13 3/4" x 13 3/4" board with 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" squares. Sale.
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930 | | Unique, rare, Shofarim carved bone Chess set Rare and unique bone chess set. Twenties century recreation in bone of the original Ivory set as described in the "bible" for chess collectors - The Illustrated Guide to World Chess Sets by
Victor Keats (1984). In biblical times, an instrument called "Shofar", usually made of a ram s horn was used (more...)
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933 | | Punjab Style, travel, Bone Set early 1900s Hand carved in bone Chess pieces, Punjab style in matching box. Very detailed and beautiful carving of an early, small, travel chess set. Bone inlay period box. Sale. 2021.
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936 | | Gorham Pewter & Swarovski Crystal Chess The Magic Crystal Chess set by Gorham (made by Tudor Mint). Cast pewter pieces with crystal orbs on each piece, reflecting in vivid rainbow-colors. White side represents medieval England, unicorns for knights. Black side mystical theme, gargoyles as pawns and dragons for knights. Beautiful "gold le (more...)
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950 | | research Handmade medical chess ceramic wicker Spectacular and original medical chess set in a limited-edition production. Currently discontinued. Handmade, complete 32 pieces chess set, one side predominantly green the other black. In original box, board included. K and Q = Doctors; Bishops = Nurses; Knights = Ambulances; Rooks = Hospitals; Paw (more...) | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Spain | Yes | 3 |
957 | | OOAK Charming Ceramics Chess Set A charming, whimsical chess set made and glazed in ceramics(?) and metal inserts for various components such as the soldier s spears and castle gates. One side black the other white, the pieces are meticulously handmade and painted and additionally decorated with gold accent. The set is not signed a (more...)
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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 |
978 | | Stunning Isamu Noguchi Chess Set Superb Reproduction of an unbelievable modernistic design Chess Set form 1944 by Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Foldable board Perspex-plexiglass 22" x 24". For Sale. 2024.
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280 | | Beautiful Hand Painted Russian Chess Set Lively colors. Charming. Box / Board 11.5" x 5.75" x 1.5" when closed. sold. | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 2.875 |
567 | | Hermann Ohme Style Modern Chess Set A set of lovely chessmen in the OHME style / design. Make, origin, age are unknown. This set has an unique modern style with sleek, minimalistic lines. Felted and weighted - pieces stand very solid. sold
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755 | | Macao style green and ivory metal Chess set Macao metal chess set. One site painted Green the other white-ivory. Very ornate. The royal pieces, bishops and pawns carved with human heads, the European king and queen portrayed as Carlos I of Portugal and Marie Amelia, versus orientals. Knights as horses heads, rooks as turrets with sentry huts (more...)
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531 | | Complete Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Chess Set in custom wooden box/board Great, colorful, very good condition, some minor color chipping on a few pieces - easy touch-up. Including original board that double up as storage box. The entire gang - Mickey Mouse, Minny, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pig and the Huey, Dewey or Louie as pawns. One side red base the other light blue. Hand (more...)
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248 | | Lovely Nautical Chess set in storage box / Board Lovely design. Captains, sailors, ships, light houses and sea birds. Colorful. Board size 13.25" x 13.25". Board closes into compartmentalized storage of 3.5" deep. Square size 1.5". Sale. | Set | Composite | China | Yes | 2.75 |
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.
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441 | | Complete Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Chess Set. Fantastic. Great, colorful, excellent condition. In original box (a little worn out), original board included. The entire gang - Mickey Mouse, Minny, Donal Duck, Goofy, Pig and the Huey, Dewey or Louie as pawns. One side red base the other light blue. Hand Painted. Board slightly worn out. Sold
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945 | | research Asterix Limited Series Chess Set Charming chess set of Asterix and Obelix of Uderzo with the most famous characters of the famous Comic, Romans vs Vikings. Limited edition, hand painted in vivid colors, made in metal with all the details designed by Stuat Harris. All the pieces are marked on the bottom and marked on the underside o (more...)
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537 | | Beautiful Italian Chess Set Solid Brass. Marked Vero Ottone. Pieces are felted with manufacturer logo imprinted. "Half moon" shape of the knight. sold
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595 | | Outstanding Custom Walnut & Oak Chess Set Custom Walnut & Oak Chess Set, a la Bauhous concept/style - simple design, each piece shape represents its move, solid craftsmanship. Custom board / storage box made of over 0.5" thick individual Walnut & Oak squares too. King in a shape of Cross, eight-sided Queen, six-sided "diagonal" bishops, "L" (more...)
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