| 633 |  | Antique/Vintage Large wooden chess set, stunning
OOK Chess set. Very large. No information available but definitely vintage. Style looks like antique Indian set. Made of wood and decorated using various media such as paper mache(?), wires, beads etc. Beautiful storage trunk made of wood and finished with brass components. Pictured with a large boa (more...)
 enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 13.5 |
| 636 |  | Vintage, Novelty Political Chess Set, Watergate
Based on Richard Nixon / the White House and the Watergate Affair. On the white side, Richard Nixon as the King, Pat Nixon as Queen, John Erlichmann and Robert Haldman as Bishops, Spiro Agenew and John Mitchell as Knights, the White House as Rooks and Howard Hunt for Pawns.
On the black side, Sam (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | No | 5 |
| 637 |  | Conqueror Sculptured Chess by Ganine
Excellent condition. Near mint. All original. Two corners of the box cover are (cleanly) separated. No. 1483, Pacific Games Co., No. Hollywood, California USA. Sold
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 4.625 |
| 638 |  | OOK Dogs and Cats Hand Made Chess Set
Handmade one of a kind chess set made of clay available to prisoners. Great conversation piece and gift for the dog or cat or chess collector. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 0 |
| 646 |  | Superb Ivory Chess set
Excellent, very tailed carving. Nice presentation / storage board / box. Schreger lines super visible. Sold
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | No | 0 |
| 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 |
| 651 |  | Ornate Ivory/Amber-like Chess Set
Very ornate and beautiful chess set including playing board with storage, all well crafted with great attention to minute details. The pieces are thoughtfully painted, the center of the pieces is amber-like/translucent and some pieces are decorated with red gems. Similar theme was applied to decorat (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | | No | 6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 656 |  | Incredible Benzoni Chess Set Gold/Silver plated
Extreme details. Marble board in metal frame raised on four pedestals. Square size approx. 2.5" x 2.5". Every piece signed (Piero Benzoni). Excellent Condition, original purchase price in the $15,000 to $25,000. Outstanding design and execution with a lot of gold and silver.
This set is inspired (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Italy | No | 4.75 |
| 661 |  | Antique English Travel Peg Chess Set
Excellent condition - enamel and metal pegs all complete and great antique condition. Skin board in great shape, no rips. Box shows age and a little rub in the cornets but great shape. Lock in great, operating condition. Overall box size 6 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 1" when closed. - Marked "Robert Betty 23" b (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | England | No | 0 |
| 669 |  | OOK. Wow. American Indian tribes Chess Set
Outstanding details. Fantastic theme. Like mini Kachina dolls. Marvelous painting, colorful, very imaginative, Multi-media (glass, feathers, yarn, rhinestones, Chess pieces. Teepees decorated with American Indian typical colors and themes, including "actual" supporting posts. Each pieces is holding (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | No | 2.25 |
| 671 |  | OOAK Wire Chess set with beautiful tops and bases
One of a kind Heavy Wire center Chess set with beautiful top and base.
enlarge | Set | Composite | | No | 0 |
| 673 |  | Small Vintage Bohemian Glass Chess Set
In custom Vintage box. Pieces in mint/excellent condition box shows age. Glass board 10" x 10" included. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | Germany | No | 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 |
| 675 |  | Outstanding American Indian Kachina Dolls Chess set
Handcrafted by American Indians artists of the Southwest using materials indigenous to that area, mainly carved of roots of the cotton-tree. Using Hopi and Zuni inspired Kachina doll chessmen and a Navajo sand painted chessboard. Fantastic, OOAK origin. Faithfully reflects important aspects of the l (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | No | 6.5 |
| 676 |  | Stunning, silver Don Quixote Bust Chess Set
Don Quixote as King, Dulcinea de Tobosa as Queen, Sancho Panza as for Bishops, Horse-heads (Rosinante) for Knights, Windmills (spinning) for Rooks.
One side silver the other silver with an oxidized finish. Not stamped so no guaranteed silver. Stored in a custom book title Ajedres De Doq Quixote ( (more...)
enlarge | Set | Silver | Spain | No | 0 |
| 680 |  | Hand Made Russian Porcelain, Gzehel. Battle of Kulikovo Chess Set
White represents Prince Dmitry Donskoy ("Moscowians"), note all weapons pointing up ; Black represents Mongolian Khan Mamai, note all weapons pointing down.
By artist Garanin. Each piece is signed at the bottom underside. Board signed both front and back. Yuri Garanin has been an artist at Gzhel (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Russia | No | 0 |
| 691 |  | Rare, Superb, Vintage Travel Ivory Chess Set
In folding wood Board / case. Approx 8" x 8" x 1.25". Sold
enlarge | Set | Ivory | Japan | No | 1.25 |
| 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 |
| 699 |  | Beautiful Wooden Vintage Hand carved Russian Chess set
Beautiful Wooden Vintage Hand carved Russian Chess set. In storage box that opens to playing board. Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 0 |
| 701 |  | Vintage, Great finish, tall pieces Chess Set
Wonderful, rare, Islamic design Chess set. Unusual tall structure but pieces are non-figurative, in traditional style. All pieces are stamped "India" on the underside of the based, which likely dates the set to early 1900, when the international standard to label products emerged, e.g. "Made of Indi (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | India | No | 6 |
| 703 |  | Fantastic Hand Carved and Painted Chess Set
Eastern European, likely German. Fantastic carving and painting. Excellent condition. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Germany | No | 0 |
| 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 |
| 707 |  | Nice Crystal with Gold and Siver Chess Set
Crystal chess pieces with top gold and silver plated accent. Glass, red velvet carrying case. Mirrored board 10.5" x 10.5".
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | Czechoslovakia | No | 2 |
| 709 |  | Rare Ceramic chess set by sculptor Hanneke Zuiderhoek
Ceramic chess set by Hanneke Zuiderhoek, ca. 1990,
entitled "Checkmate". All pieces caricatured and painted polychrome. Large and creative set, in original case. Complete with ceramic chessboard. Hand made by renown Dutch sculptor-ceramicist Hanneke Zuiderhoek, born 1940. Approx. sizes: K=6 3/8", Q (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | The Netherlands | No | 0 |
| 714 |  | Authentic Anri Toriart Chess Set
""Charlemagne". Plain Ivory / Black. In original box. Early production. Sold
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | Italy | No | 3 |
| 729 |  | Research Rare, Vintage chess set made of Horn and Bone
Vintage chess set 1960s, likely made of water buffalo (Ox) Horn and Bone. Beautifully carved. The wooden board 12" x 12" with 1.25" x 1.25" squares is made of inlaid squares of wood and Bone (?) and folds into a box to hold the chess pieces. The light squares are further hand engraved with character (more...)
enlarge | Set | Horn-Antler | China | No | 0 |
| 731 |  | Fantastic, OOAK, unique, artisan, Noahs Ark Chess Set
Made of cold clay, 2014. Unbelievable bright (and comical) work by artist Barbara Josine Hoenen. Noah is signed by the artist.
Thirty two ceramics pieces. Noah and Wife as King and Queen; one each male / female Elephants and Giraffes as Bishops and Knights; The Ark as the Rook. Pair (male / femal (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | England | No | 3.5 |
| 732 |  | Antique travel Chess Set
Beautiful box. Outside inlaid with brass decorative pattern. Inside chess board with brass line inlay. Wooden insert protects the pieces and seals the box when closed. Late 1800 style box. Pieces seem to be of a later period but show significant patina and use. Approx. box size 7" x 7" x 3.5" when c (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | England | No | 1.25 |
| 740 |  | One of a kind Vintage Lucite Chess Set
In original vintage compartmentalized box. Excellent condition. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | No | 0 |
| 745 |  | Large display Chess board
With large size, magnetic pieces. 24" board.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 0 |
| 747 |  | Hunters Chess Set in Custom, compertalized box - board
Deer vs Elk hunters chess set in Custom, compartmentalized box/box size 21" x 21 x 4.625" , with 2.375" x 2.375" squares. Large Chess set. Beautiful. Package 25" x 25" x 9", 60LB. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | No | 4 |
| 749 |  | Vintage, Mid Century Modernistic Chess Set
By American artist ELLIOTT FRANZ SANDOW (American 1910-1976). marked 1950 #4. sold.
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | No | 3 |
| 754 |  | Large, Staunton, Modern, weighted Wooden Chess Set
Staunton design. Heavily weighted, great feel. Pristine condition and great color. Likely early Drueke. With matching solid wooden board, 18" x 18" with 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" squares. Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | No | 3.625 |
| 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...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 2.875 |
| 756 |  | Excellent Brass/bronze Chess set in custom box / board
One side natural brass, the other bronze/darkened brass. In Nice storage box with slide top board. Approx. box size 9" x 9" x 2.5". Sold
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | | No | 2.75 |
| 757 |  | Vintage Spaniards Bust Chess set
One side gold the other pewter color. In original presentation / storage box. Mid century. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Spain | No | 2.625 |
| 759 |  | Vintage Metal Modern Art Don Quixote Chess Set
Circa 1970/80.
Made of mostly Copper "Roman Nails" in stunning modern design of Don Quixote (Sancho for Bishops). Each piece individually hand made. Sold
enlarge | Set | Metal | Spain | No | 4.5 |
| 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 |
| 767 |  | Bank Robbers chess set
Bank Robbers chess set in Custom, compartmentalized box/box size 21" x 21 x 4.625" , with 2.375" x 2.375" squares. Large Chess set. Beautiful. 27 LB total. Sold
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | No | 4 |
| 770 |  | Outstanding Murano Glass Chess set
Hand made in Italy. Murano glass Amazing orange and cobalt blue colors in spectacular design. Purchased in Venice in 2001. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | Italy | No | 0 |
| 771 |  | Fantastic, hand made, "Modigliani" Chess set
Fantastic, hand made and painted, "Modigliani" style chess set. This is an artistic creation consists of 32 pieces made mainly with marble dust from the quarries of Carrara, Italy.
The pieces are flattened and touched up one by one and then aged and hand-painted by master craftsmen. The entire pr (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | Italy | No | 5.5 |
| 775 | | OOAK Japanese Cargo Ships Chess Sets
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines maritime nautical cargo ship chess set. Commercial Liners. Each piece is marked with the chess figure and represents a ship in the fleet of this Japanese company. Mitsui O.S.K. is one of the largest cargo ship shipping companies in the world. Limited number of sets made by this c (more...) | Set | Metal | Japan | No | 0 |
| 776 | | Unique Jeweled Chess set from Israel
One side gold color and decorated with pink Opals the other, silver color decorated with blue Turquoise stones. | Set | Metal | Israel | No | 0 |
| 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 |
| 778 |  | Handmade Mid Century Danish Figural Pottery Clay Chess Set
Handsome set. Well crafted, beautiful pieces. Charming set, rare and extremely unique. Likely Danish. Whimsical, with a lot of attention to detail.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Denmark | No | 0 |
| 784 |  | Vintage OOAK European Chess Set, Stunning
Vintage/mid-century, Stunning chess set in a traditional middle European style in custom storage box and heavy thick glass board. The pieces are of modern design but reflect traditional design. One side chrome-silver color the other with a subtle tint of gold. They are stored in a custom box. The bo (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
