150 | | Vintage Wood Whimsical Art Don Quixote Chess Set Likely mid century. Exact age unknown. Made of wood and beautifully painted in lively colors. Stunning cute rendition of Don Quixote (Sancho for Bishops). Hand painted and creatively embellished (e.g., metal spear and helmet, ropes for horses tails). In original cardboard box. Very good condition. S (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Spain | No | 0 |
160 | | Turned wood Chess set Turned wood chess set. One side stained natural the other painted black. Decorated with typical Mexican circle impressions. arrival2008. sold | Set | Wood | Mexico | No | 4.75 |
161 | | Metal and wood Chess set Metal and wood chess set. Top and base are metal, gold color. Center part is wood, grains show well, one side stained natural-light the other stained brown-dark. arrival2008. Sale. | Set | Metal | Italy | Yes | 3.25 |
170 | | research OOAK, Artisan, Whimsical glass chess set It took three months to make this beautiful chess set. From designing the pieces through cutting the glass and arranging the small pieces to forming the final images to firing the glass in the kiln at high temperature, cooling off and assembling the on the final metal stands. Not only are the pieces (more...)
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | No | 4 |
969 | | Handmade, artisan, charming, British police Chess Set Sale. 2024
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | England | Yes | 3.5 |
970 | | Stunning, Rare, Bali Dancers Chess Set Multimedia - wood, cloth, gemstones, moving arms. Javanese Wayang tradition. Wayang Kulit (Golek ) is a traditional form of puppet-shadow play originally found in the cultures of Java and Bali in Indonesia. This set includes figures from the
Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, Battle of Kurukshetra. The (more...)
enlarge | Set | Multi-Media | Bali | Yes | 8 |
971 | | Unique, Swan Lake Chess set English Swan Lake Chess Set, Studio Anne Carlton, Hull England. Chess figures are felted and cast from a polyresin crushed stone composite. in amazing details. 2024. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | England | Yes | 3.75 |
972 | | Vintage, OOAK Chess Set and Board from Africa OOAK, vintage, unique, chess set hand-made by African artist likely from Zambia. Beautifully featured crafted pieces inspired by African style. The pieces and the board are all made using indigenous materials such as sack-cloths, metal wires, wood, bamboo and feathers of unknown birds. It is meticul (more...)
enlarge | Set | Multi-Media | Africa | Yes | 4 |
973 | | Vintage, OOAK, Artisan made, Yemenite figural beautiful Chess Set from Israel OOAK, mid-century charming chess set made with love using multimedia materials such as cloth, gypsum, gemstones, metal ornaments. Handmade and painted. Each piece molded and has a unique expression with biblical motif. Signed by the artist Naomi. 2024. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Multi-Media | Israel | No | 6.5 |
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 |
173 | | Franklin Mint, Coca Cola Chess Set Beautiful, Franklin Mint Coca Cola Chess set with original stained glass and wood board. Note the small broken wooden part on one of the four sides of the board - easy fix if you like woodwork. Sale. | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 2 |
178 | | research Imagery of Chess - chess set "On December 12, 1944, The Imagery of Chess opened at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City on the 4th floor of a townhouse at 42 East 57th Street. Conceived by the Dadaist and chess master Marcel Duchamp, gallery owner Julien Levy, and Dadaist and Surrealist Max Ernst, the exhibition brought tog (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 5.25 |
179 | | research rench RĂ©gence Style Faience Chessmen A French Regence style Faience Chess Set. Made of faience, a fine form of glazed pottery, in Rouen, early 20th century. Sale. 2024. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | France | Yes | 4.25 |
180 | | research Large Unique Gaudi Chess Set. Outstanding Rare, 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 (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Spain | Yes | 8 |
182 | | Stunning midcentury chess set by Sheila Zina Fantastic Chess set signed by artisan Sheila Zina. Multimedia primarily Lucite-Acrylic with Metal sculpturing, in stunning Bright Green and Orange. Likely inspired by the work of Charles Hollis Jones. Complimented with a matching board in thematic Toulouse-Lautrec style board approx. 16.75" x 16.75" (more...)
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | Yes | 7 |
183 | | research Sticks by Sarah Grant Custom Hand Made Game Table and Sports Chess set Custom Sticks by Sarah Grant, Football-theme Chess game table and pieces. This unique OOAK set was custom built to reflect the rivalry between two prestigious schools UCLA and USC, dressed in the traditional uniforms. Football themed messages engraved all around the table: "V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, do we have (more...) | Set | Wood | USA | 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 |
185 | | Charming Vintage Modernist Lucite Chess set Charming Chess set in Bright Yellow and light Blue with matching beautiful, etched squares board. Sale. 2024.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 2.25 |
187 | | beautiful Vintage Hand Painted Russian Chess Set Folk Art "Babuchkas". On pedestals. Pieces in excellent condition. Board shows some scratching and in fair condition. Board size 14.25" x 14.25" x 2" height when closed. Square 1.5" x 1.5". Sale. | Set | Wood | Russia | Yes | 4.25 |
188 | | Russian Chess Set Board 12.625 x 12.625, height 1.75" when closed. Square 1.375". sold | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 3.375 |
189 | | Fantastic Glass Marbles Chess Set Six only made. 20K gold infused into glass. | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | No | 1 |
190 | | Murano Glass Chess Set Fanrastic Murano Glass Chess Set, made in the 60s by Italian Master glass artist Giuliano Tosi (Maestro Tosi). Incredible beauty and presence, expressions and glass art. One side fire red-orange the other deep-sea green. Incredible art, facial expressions (see close-ups), with gold glitter infused i (more...) | Set | Glass-Crystal | Italy | No | 7 |
191 | | Artisitc Nuts & Bolts Chess Set Made by an Israeli artist, retired after suffering a stroke. One of a kind as the artist guaranteed never to repeat a design. 1980s. sold | Set | Metal | Israel | No | 3 |
192 | | Beautiful, Islamic motif Chess Set With Board / storage box. Sale. | Set | Wood | | Yes | 3.25 |
193 | | Hollywood Chess Set by Doug Anderson Behind and in front of the camera, according to Doug Anderson:
Stars:
Rook-Towering Inferno, Knight-Captain Hook, Bishop-Moses, King-Superman, Queen-Cleopatra, Bishop-Flying Nun, Knight-Frankenstein, Rook-King Kong
Producers and Directors:
Rook-Hollywood sign, Knight-Makeup artist, Bisho (more...) | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 0 |
195 | | Vintage Chess Set Disks
| Set | Bakelite-Plastic | | No | 0 |
197 | | Stunning Game Compendium Chess and more
| Set | Ivory | France | Yes | 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 |
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 |
200 | | Midcentury Ivory Chess set Beautiful Hang On Ivory Factory brand, Hong Kong, chess set. Beautiful, precision carving Ivory, "Skinny" Staunton Design. One side natural color the other stained black. In original padded display box, which opens into an approx. 14" x 14" playing board. Shreger lines visible. All in excellent con (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | Yes | 3 |
201 | | Most beautiful, flowers chess set Origami-Paper Chess Set. Fathers day present from my children. Original. | Set | Other | | No | 0 |
202 | | Four designs of Chess Sets Modern, Symmetrical, Suitable for wood/lucite/aluminum. | Set | Other | USA | No | 0 |
203 | | OOAK artisan Alice through the Looking Glass Chess Set / Alice in Wonderland OOAK, Wonderful, hand made and painted Chess set by American artist Skylar Baldino from New York. The characters are based on the novel "Alice in Wonderland", published by Lewis Carroll in 1865. Alice visits a fantasy world populated by peculiar creatures. The main characters in the Chess set, who (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | Yes | 4.5 |
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 |
205 | | Vintage, Kokeshi, Chess Set Cute, Small Kokeshi Japanese Chess set in lovely colors. Excellent condition. Sale 2021.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Japan | Yes | 2.25 |
212 | | Fantastic Clay-Bisque Chess Set Beautiful, Religious Scheme Chess set. Unique. Sold | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Mexico | No | 0 |
215 | | Antique Chess Set 16 pieces only. Sale. | Set | Bone | England | Yes | 0 |
217 | | Artesania Rinconada Chess Set in Chest Way back in the 1960s Jesus & Javier Carbajales designed a wonderful chess set which they sold to sailors who made their way into Montevideo, Uruguay in South America. Over the years they made many versions and this is a beautiful one in a wonderful wooden chest. All 32 pieces are individually car (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Uruguay | No | 4.5 |
219 | | Authentic Toriart Anri Chess Set 1050s-1960s. sold | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 3.5 |
221 | | Beautiful Detailed Vintage Chess Set Large. Weighted. Great feel. Originally made in Germany. For a short period may have been produced in the USA or Canada. Age unknown, possibly 1950s even before. In original box. Excellent condition. Some age damage to the box. Sold | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | Germany | No | 3.75 |
223 | | OOAK Hand carved Elk antlers chess set Hand carved - natural Elk horns. Fantastic, creative, and most artistic chess set made of symmetrical pair of Elk antlers. Facial expressions and other features are hand carved into the natural curves of the horn.
enlarge | Set | Horn-Antler | Canada | No | 7 |
231 | | Star Trek - The New Generation Chess Set 1999. Sold | Set | Composite | China | No | 4 |
239 | | House of Faberge Jeweled Egg Chess Set Franklin Mint House of Faberge Jeweled Egg Chess Set. This is a luxurious collectors egg in which the traditional "surprise" is an extraordinary miniature chess set. Lavishly accented with 24K gold, sterling silver, and a rich red ruby. There is a special drawer in the base of the egg to securely st (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 0 |
232 | | Rare Austrian / German Biedemeier Antique Chess Set Fine Carving with Unusual Disc Bishops
This rare Biedemeier chess set is of superior form and large size. All 32 pieces appear to be original. The light side is made from fruitwood or boxwood with a lovely mellow patina. The Kings, Queens, Bishops, and Rooks have contrasting colored tops. The Kni (more...) | Set | Wood | Austria | | 0 |
234 | | Unique Leather-skin Chess set Sold | Set | Leather | | No | 0 |
236 | | Israel bronze full set chess art by the artist Aharon Betzalel 1960s This beautiful bronze/brass was made in the 1960s in Jerusalem. Made by Israeli artist Aharon Betzalel.
References:
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/75672455_sterling-chess-set-by-aharon-bezalel
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/16480916_aharon-bezalel-israeli-silver-chess-set-the-pla (more...) | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | Yes | 2.5 |
237 | | RUSSIAN PORCELAIN GZHEL CHESS SET WITH BOARD Russian porcelain Gzhel Chess set with board. The board is 12.25" x 12.25" with a square size of 1.25" x 1.25". The entire chess set and board are hand made of the finest Russian porcelain.The Chess set has a nautical theme with Russian sailors as pawns, various ship officers as the major pieces (in (more...) | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Russia | No | 2.625 |
238 | | Walt Disney "Cargo" Chess Set Designed and sculpted by Disney Legend and chess aficionado Ralph Kent in late 1994, the "Walts Cargo" chess set has become a testament to the creativity and ingenuity of Disney artists. The set features Western themed Disney characters divided in a "good guys against bad guys" struggle for control (more...) | Set | Composite | USA | No | 7 |
240 | | Stunning Maharajah Elephants Chess Set Silver, decorated enamel and jewels.
Pure silver Meenakari enamel painted chess set featuring Kings and Queens as Indian Figurine Elephant, Howdah and Maharajahs, Camels for Bishops, Horses with riders for Knights, Elephants for Rooks and Foot Soldiers as Pawns. Based on the original ivory Jaipur (more...)
enlarge | Set | Silver | India | Yes | 3.75 |
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...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 2.75 |