760 | | Antique Barleycorn Chess Set Nineteenth C. Great condition. Show a few tiny repairs, hardly visible. Felt added over time. In early twenty C. box. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Bone | England | No | 2.25 |
449 | | Antique Austrian Biedermeier Chess Set c1860
| Set | Wood | | | 0 |
409 | | Anri Space-Age Chess set in wooden fitted box Outstanding Deluxe "Universum" Space Age chess set designed by Arthur Elliott for Anri, Italy, c. late 1950s/1960s. There were very few cool true mid century modern chess piece sets and even fewer crafted of solid wood. This is an exquisite design and extremely modern in every respect. No details we (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Italy | Yes | 4 |
433 | | Anri Elsinores Chess Set Fantastic Anri Chess set in original cardboard box. Light pieces made of Teak, the other Maple (Ahorn) wood. Condition is used and both box and pieces exhibit significant wear. One dark pawn seems to have been restored. Nothing that takes away from the beauty of this rare and unique set. Production (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 4 |
888 | | American Revolution Chess Set. Rare. Fantastic pewter Chess set. One side Americans the other British. Hand Painted. Included also 24 Lathe turned Checkers pieces in two-tone, interlocking woods, with American flag manually painted on each. Chess and Checkers pieces are stored in a padded drawer in a wooden box (15 1/4" x 15 1/4") with (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 3.75 |
824 | | American Civil War Chess Set Excellent condition. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | China | Yes | 3.25 |
787 | | Amazing Antique mid century metal Cristoforus Sklavenitis style chess set Vintage Cristoforus Sklavenitis abstract mid century metal chess set in nice storage/presentation wooden box. This is a beautiful well made and detailed vintage set that is in great condition and is a complete set. One side silver color the other bronze. Note the size of the pieces. Could be used to (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Greece | No | 5.5 |
794 | | Alufa Aluminium Mid Century Modern Eames Chess set Rare Vintage Aluminum Chess Set 1970s Alufa Aluminium Mid Century Modern Eames Minimalist Style Art Deco Inspired Design. Very unique collectible Chess Set produced in Aluminium by ALUFA Aluminium Company as executive gifts for their top clients and executives. Similar sets were made by Alcoa and th (more...)
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | | No | 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 |
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.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Africa | Yes | 3 |
650 | | Aburnes Romans vs Celtic Clay Chess Set Vintage Collectible Unique "I believe your "Viking set" was made by a company called Aburnes located in Barcelona, Spain. I have three other sets from them that I picked up in the late 1980s. Nice sets"..."collectible, but not antiques."
I have not been able to find another set like this. Each piece looks to be hand made o (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Spain | No | 2.25 |
949 | | Abstract Clown Limited Edition Crystal Chess Set Handmade, abstract Clowns, Limited Edition, Crystal (Murano glass?) Chess Set. Kings are marked (etched) #1 of 50 on the underside. Beautiful set, in excellent condition, rare. Signed certificate of authenticity accompanies the set.
Very abstract clowns set, free flowing and simply beautiful in s (more...)
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | Czechoslovakia | 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 |
685 | | A Pop-up Chess Set A Pop-up Set by SAMITA, Sterling Innovation. A complete, standard-size chess set made of durable card-stock. Already assembled and magnetized pieces "pop" into place when the folds are opened. Innovative kit also includes a 48-page instructional book that explains the basic rules of the game and off (more...)
enlarge | Set | Cardboard-Paper | | Yes | 0 |
472 | | A HAND MADE ONE OF A KING PYREX GLASS CHESS SET A HAND MADE ONE OF A KING PYREX GLASS CHESS SET AND BOARD, KING IS APPROX 3.0 TALL BOARD IS APPROX 9.5 X 9.5 ALL IN FINE CONDITION,GREAT GLASS COLLECTOR OR CHESS COLLECTORS SET! Artist Cory Hubert, 1995. On display at the Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village, NJ 2002. Sold
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | No | 0 |
406 | | A GERMAN TURNED FRUITWOOD BARLEYCORN TYPE CHESS SET FINE ANTIQUE PLAIN NUREMBERG BARLEYCORN CHESS SET & ORIGINAL BOX C.1850-1880
An intruiging plain wooden Barleycorn chess set from one of the centres of German chess manufacturing in the 19th century, the workshops of the master craftsmen of Nuremberg. In relevant Nuremberg pattern sheets this spec (more...) | Set | Wood | Germany | No | 0 |
843 | | A Barbara Winrow designs pottery Chess set Figural, Circa 1960. One side with tan glaze the other light. Kings with beards and crowns; Queens wearing coronets; Bishops with beards and wearing mitres; Knights as dark age warriors with round shields; Rooks as turrets; Pawns with triple baluster knops. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | England | No | 3.5 |
772 | | 1966 Extruded Aluminum Chess Set in Presentation box Austin Enterprises 1966 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 Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA). The pieces were cut from extruded aluminum bars and range in height from (more...)
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | Yes | 2 |
867 | | 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 |
546 | | 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 |
558 | | 1950s 24k Gold & Silver Plate Masters Rajah Chess Set Found the following information:
A Beautiful Rare Chess Set
Masters Collection in the Rajah style by Ambrite Industries from Visalia California
All 32 pieces are in excellent condition, they where made with an "antique" look
and are nicely weighted with felt bottoms.
Because they are hand-m (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | Yes | 2.5 |
518 | | "The Banditos" Fantastic chess set from Brazil "The Banditos" Fantastic chess set from Brazil. Represents the constant conflict between the hard working farmers and the out laws (Banditos.) Great hand made and painted in clay. Including clay board. Charming, colorful chess set that has been described in various books. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Brazil | Yes | 2.25 |
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 |
541 | | "Old Vienna" style, complete varnished Wooden Chess set. "Old Vienna" style, complete varnished 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 (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Austria | | 0 |