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...)
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
372 | | Stunning, Hand Carved, North American wildlife Chess Set Wooden Carved North American Wildlife Chess Set. Complete set of 32 pieces. King and queen are deer. Also horse, raccoon, buffalo, the pawns are dogs. The bottoms are either white or black. Felt on bottom of pieces. Interesting set. In very good condition. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 4 |
394 | | Beautiful, antique Islamic motif, Wooden Chess Set Rare, colorful, authentic Indian-Islamic motif Chess set from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Original cloth chess board included. Excellent condition considering its age. Measurements are of Bishop & Rook. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Wood | India | No | 1.75 |
397 | | Vintage Wood and Bone Vienna Coffee Shop Chess Compendium Early vintage / antique production. Likely European. Natural wood with accented and buttons bone. Top opens up and two doors swing sideways to reveal a nice Vienna Coffee shop style Chess Set, stored on metal pegs. Folded Chess board is stored in the back of the box and a drawer extends under to pro (more...)
enlarge | Board-Box | Wood | | No | 0 |
403 | | OOAK Creative, Stunning Western Chess set made of Corn husk Vintage Chess Set made of Corn Husk and other common materials such as wood, wool, metal, etc. Amazing art depicting characters from the West, possibly South America in daily life depiction. Each is individually made - Landlord for king, dancers for queens, various religious characters for bishops, (more...)
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405 | | Analog chess clock Excellent Excellent overall and working condition.
enlarge | Clock-Watch | Wood | China | 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 |
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 |
414 | | Turin, Italy 2006 Stunning Commemorative Chess set The 37th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE and comprised an open and a women s tournaments, took place between May 20 and June 4, 2006, in Turin, Italy. There were 148 teams in the open event and 103 in the women s event. In total, 1307 players were registered. This chess set was created to commemor (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 4.25 |
415 | | Exceptional Vintage travel Chess Set Great set for travel. Inlaid board , mounted on half inch thick wood, folds into two and secured with locks on both sides. Half inch, pegged pieces provide for comfortable play. The pieces are stored in the holes at each end of the game box. There is a wooden sliding piece which slides to open and c (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 0.5 |
420 | | Beautiful, antique Islamic motif, Wooden Chess Set Rare, colorful, authentic Indian-Islamic motif Chess set from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Excellent condition considering its age. A couple of dings and significant use-rubbing of the paint, commensurate with age. Measurements are of Bishop & Rook. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | India | Yes | 2.5 |
424 | | South American Indians Wood embedded metal. Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 0 |
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 |
426 | | Man Ray Chess Set A 20th century licensed reproduction of the iconic 1920 Man Ray chess set. Made in Germany from solid beech wood with clear lacquered and black painted finishes. In Original box. Excellent condition.For Sold. 2022.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Germany | No | 3.25 |
428 | | Colorful Russian Chess Set - the Roses In Wooden folder board / box. All wood except horses heads molded plastic. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | Yes | 0 |
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 |
439 | | Beautiful Hand Carved Chinese Figural Chess Set Vintage. Missing black king. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | China | Yes | 0 |
440 | | Fantastic, giant, wooden Chess Queen Super-size. Beautifully made and painted. Rare. Excellent Condition. 20" tall. sold
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Wood | USA | No | 20 |
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 |
443 | | Fantastic olive wood hand carved chess set One of the most beautiful olive wood chess set I havve ever seen. Modernistic yet traditional design. Beautiful hand turning/carving. Space age design. Likely 1950s-1960s. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Israel | Yes | 5.75 |
449 | | Antique Austrian Biedermeier Chess Set c1860
| Set | Wood | | | 0 |
450 | | Original Chess Business-Cards, pen holder Large. Beautiful carving.
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Wood | Russia | | 5.875 |
455 | | Fantastic Chess board - Italian art and more Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 0 |
459 | | Vintage 50s Anri Space Age Chess Set modern design An early mid century & beautiful chess set by Anri the master wood carvers from Italy in the Black Forest Tradition. This set is called SPACE AGE / Universum, was designed by Arthur Elliot (former Disney Designer / Imagineer) and very much echoes the work of Brancusi. The chessmen each represent a " (more...)
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460 | | Fantastic J. Jaques & Son, Ltd. , London Chess Set Genuine Staunton Chessmen. Two prize medals awarded. Fantastic chess set in original Mahogany box is superb condition, lockable with working original key. Lock stamped "British Made". Label in near perfect condition. Lining shows some aging but is very good condition. Box with two separated compartm (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | England | Yes | 3.5 |
462 | | Very ornate, Wooden, Christmas Chess Set Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Denmark | Yes | 3.5 |
464 | | Vintage Postal Chess Wooden Stamps Used to record the position on the chess board for post mailing or general position recording like seen in newspapers and books. Unique, complete all 6 pieces of both sides. Requires Red & Black pigment ink pads. Wood storage plate, wooden pegs with rubber (for stamping) bottom. Sale.
enlarge | Other | Wood | | Yes | 2.25 |
466 | | International Chess Set - Bamboo Vintage International Chess Set - Bamboo. Made in the peoples republic of China. In fitted box. With Folding board included. Excellent condition. One pieces age-cracked bamboo. Board is stained in a couple of places. Sold.
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488 | | Unique "Maccabies" Chess Set sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 0 |
490 | | Fantastic, precision cut wooden Chess Set Circa 1950-60. Rud Thygesen & Johhney Sorensen modern design wood Chess set. Heavily weighted and felted. Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | Denmark | No | 3.25 |
515 | | Unusual Antique Kokeshi Chess Set Fantastic Set. "Bobble" heads all pieces except rooks. Extra piece, one for each side (why?). Beautiful and unusual. Original box included, purchase in 1956 in Sendai, Japan. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Japan | Yes | 2 |
520 | | Antique French large "Regency" Chess set in box. Late 1800-early 1900, likely no later than 1920. Large size French Regency style. Perfect condition. Pleasant feel and patina. Some pieces show a little warping, typical to this style and age. Box shows age signs and may not be original. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | France | Yes | 3.25 |
528 | | Solid Chess board / table top Solid wood. Two sided, single blocks wood. Likely Oak. Weight about 30Lb. Overall size 28.5", Square 3", Thickness 1.5", Border 2".
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844 | | Fantastic geometry and incredible precision chess set Incredible art of symmetry and asymmetry. Veneered with sycamore maple and African Padauk.
Designed and handcrafted in France. Signed and Marked #1. Sold.
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538 | | Vintage wooden Chess Set Heavily weighted. Sale.
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539 | | Vintage wooden Chess Set Heavily weighted. Small imperfections as seen in closeup photo. Sale.
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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...)
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571 | | Vintage wooden German Chess Set Heavily Lacquered, Weighted and Felted. With hand carved wooden board / storage box 18" x 18" x 3.5" when closed with 1.75" x 1.75" squares. sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | Germany | No | 3.25 |
547 | | Vintage Eastlake Chess tables and two Chairs Newly upholstered. Incredible details and beauty. Sold
enlarge | Furniture | Wood | USA | No | 0 |
560 | | Outstanding Modernistic Chess Set in beautiful inlayed box Large size. Weighted. Incredible precision. Heavy, solid wood. Great feel and touch. Possibly 1960s by artist Svenhugo Karisson. Possibly rosewood and oak. Excellent condition. Board doubles up as storage box, felted with special lock mechanism and pedestals to raise the board off the table. All, pi (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Denmark | No | 3.875 |
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
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 2.875 |
569 | | Charles Owen Perry Chess Set , Two cubes, Wow! Chess Set by Charles Owen Perry (American, 1929-2011). One side executed in pine wood the opposing side in walnut stained pine wood. Puzzle design construct two cubes, each composed of 16 pieces. Two large boards included as part of this artwork. Cube size 4.25" x 4" x 4". Provenance: De-accessioned (more...)
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570 | | Outstanding Vikings-Irish wooden Chess Set At the end of the eights century, the first Viking raiders appeared in Irish waters. This set may have been made to reflect on the period of several centuries, during which the Viking performed hit-and-run attacks on coastal targets of the Celtic regions. Beautiful, minimal yet expressive and powerf (more...)
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574 | | Cute Christmas Chess Set Perfect Condition. Inlay board / storage box size 15" x 15" x 3.5" when closed. Square size 1.5" x 1.5". Eastern European.dold
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