780 | | Stunning Chess Agamograph by Yaacov Agam Beautiful Chess art by Israeli artist Yaacov Agam. Framed 18" x 18". Signed by the artist and numbered 75 out of 180. In this Agamograph, a complete chess board, 64 black and white squares, can be view from the right. As the viewpoint shifts to the left, a transition to color occurs and the final vi (more...)
enlarge | Houseware | Canvas | USA | No | 8 |
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 |
786 | | Chess Game Walnut and Cherry Wall Art Frame Carving Crafted from solid walnut and cherry and finished with Lacquer. Hanger included.
enlarge | Picture Art | Wood | USA | No | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 3 |
855 | | Vintage Dolfi (?) Chess Set Vintage Chess Set, Likely Dolfi.
Notice the unusually large bases ("add on"; not carved with the piece), assume done to "make it bigger" as well as provide room for heavier weights without sacrificing with a much larger diameter bases. Seen many German-Italian-Swiss-Austrian carved sets that are (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 5.5 |
856 | | Mid Century Brass and Aluminum Chess Set Beautiful design and exceptional production. Unusual and rare Chess set. One side Aluminum the other Brass. Modernistic Art Deco design. Pieces are six sided, providing many alternatives to puzzle the set together as a sculpture. Outstanding. Shows aging patina but no damage to the pieces other than (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 2.5 |
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...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Spain | No | 3 |
800 | | Turned Wooden Chess Set
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 0 |
801 | | Vintage Anri Mediolanum Bust chess set Made from 1966 to 1984. Reasonably rare. Hand painted wood. Excellent condition. Original box 11 5/8" x 7 7/8" x 3 3/8". Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | Italy | No | 3.75 |
802 | | Beautiful Vintage Chinese Ivory Chess Set Chinese, pre-ban, large ivory chess set. Hand carved in extreme details and ink paint accented, stunning. Clear Shreger lines visible identifying genuine Ivory. Box/board size 18"x18", 4" high when closed. Excellent Condition. Very large. Sold. 2022.
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | No | 4 |
805 | | Ceramic Pinhead Chess Piece
enlarge | Houseware | Porcelain-Ceramics | | No | 0 |
808 | | Vintage Soviet Chess Cufflinks Pair of Soviet Vintage CuffLinks, Chess cuff links, Gorgeous Gold-toned cufflinks, Soviet Memorabilia of the 1970s, Vintage cuff links. Sold
enlarge | Jewelry | Metal | Russia | No | 0 |
809 | | Chess Pieces Gold Set of 16 - Pinbacks Buttons Badges Pinbacks Buttons Badges.
enlarge | Jewelry | Metal | USA | No | 0 |
812 | | Vintage 1974 Handcrafted Brass & Aluminum One of a Kind Chess Set One of a Kind, handcrafted Brass & Aluminum Chess set in custom made Tin/Zinc case. Beautifully engineered and machined. The case is painted black and has inside metal divider to keep the pieces upright. Etched on the cover: "Happy Birthday..." and the date 3/1/74. Excellent Condition like new. Sol (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 0 |
813 | | German Black Forest Hand Carved Chess Set Late 1800-early 1900.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Germany | No | 0 |
817 | | Fantastic, vintage Swarovski Silver Crystal Chess set Excellent condition. In two original boxes, one for board the other for the pieces. Board size 13.5" x 13.5" with 1.25" x 1.25" squares. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | Austria | No | 2.25 |
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...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | Spain | No | 3 |
819 | | Fantastic Greek Chess Set with matching board Outstanding. In the tradition of ancient statues. Likely made of marble-resin. Board size 17" x 17" with 2" x 2" squares. Board and pieces heavy, weigh about 30 Lb, heavy 15lb. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Composite | Greece | No | 6.25 |
821 | | Beautiful, Ornate, Large Chess set Hand painted in extreme details and contracting colors. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 4.375 |
822 | | Vintage Richard Synek Broze-Nickel Chess set The Chales Martel.
A tour de force of simplicity and elegance.
Handcrafted by Richard Synek.
Composed of solid metal with bronze and nickel for the contrasting sides.
Dedicated to the elan of Charles Martel, prince of the Franks, who defeated the Moslem at Tours, 732 A.D. Hand made 1965. Displa (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 4.125 |
830 | | Rare wooded "Bears of Berne" chess set circa late 1800s Rare "Bears of Berne" chess set circa late 1800s. Detailed, beautiful and exceptional wood carvings of bears made in Bern, Switzerland. Kings wearing crowns and holding scepters; Queens wearing crowns and holding baby bears; Bishops as runners with strapped mail pouches; Knights as baby bears riding (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Switzerland | No | 3.5 |
831 | | Antique, Rare, Sapolio Grocery Promotion Chess from 1895 A piece of American history providing both Chess and Life advice. Very rare chess set. Copyright 1985. Promotion for the Grocery Trade only.
This set consists of two very thick card boards, holding a complete set of 16 lithographed thick cardboard game piece tokens. One set printed in red the ot (more...)
enlarge | Set | Cardboard-Paper | USA | No | 0 |
833 | | Stunning, porcelain, large, Henry the VIII chess set by Rudolph Kammer A Field of Cloth of Gold porcelain chess set by Rudolph Kammer, German, 20th century. Outstanding quality pristine condition. Most beautiful chess set. From Bonhams and Christies auctions:
Gilt-heightened and polychrome, featuring Henry VIII and Francis I of France, English side with troubadour bi (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Germany | No | 7.125 |
834 | | Stunning, Rare, Thuringer Frogs Chess set Thuringen Factory. Design by Albert Stahl. One side brown frogs the other green. Kings with crowns riding on turtles; Queens with crowns Squatting; Bishops with arms out-raised in mitre shape; Knight as frogs with clubs; Rooks as turrets with tiny frogs and pawns tiny frogs with clubs. All marked (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Germany | No | 2.5 |
835 | | Vintage Indonesian Polychrome Carved Wood, Figural chess set Indonesian Polychrome Carved Wood, Figural chess set, Modern style Rama. Likely Java early 20th century. Modeled as various dieties. Beautifully painted. Ref Christies Catalog Sep 20, 2006 lot 53. Sold
enlarge | Set | Wood | Bali | No | 4.5 |
839 | | Fantastic, hand made, leather Chess Board Beautiful design and precision execution. Skin stretched over wood and neatly finished at all corners. Underside black felt for protection.A couple of tiny blemishes, almost unnoticeable. Overall size 17 1/2", Square size 1 7/8", overall play area 14+". Sold
enlarge | Board-Box | Leather | | No | 0 |
852 | | Stunning Mid Century Aubock Chess Set Beautiful. Artistic. One side coated Gold the other Black color. Very stylish, precision outstanding art. Excellent condition, some aging patina but no dent or damage to the pieces. Carl Aubock, Austria.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Austria | No | 4 |
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...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | South Africa | No | 3 |
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...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Spain | No | 3 |
848 | | Fantastic Chess set of musicians in the nude Nude Musician Clay Orchestra Set by Louis Rizzo - Hollis, ME 1970s. Background "After establishing the Hollis Center Pottery and Sculpting Studio, Louis and his wife Marjorie successfully ran the business for 28 exciting years. Sculpting became his life and clay, water, and fire the means to express (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 0 |
849 | | One of a kind NJM legacy chess set My retirement legacy, NJM 06/30/2017. 2006 to 2017.
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | No | 0 |
850 | | Cubic Chess - an Intriguing Puzzle Chess Set In Walnut and Maple Pieces for Chess Players by Gorman Kembar production LTD. Made in Canada. A very interesting, minimalistic chess sets. Pieces shapes resemble their move. Packed cleverly into a puzzle-cube of size 3 3/8 for storage and display.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Canada | No | 3.25 |
851 | | Chess King and Queen Fathers day art King and Queen by artist Remi Raphaelli. King cross with semi-precious gemstone; Queen crown with embedded semi-precious gemstones and live miniature plant.
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Composite | USA | No | 7 |
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.
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 3 |
863 | | Rare, Vintage, Outstanding Puzzle Ball Chess Set Beautiful, large size, unique design "puzzle ball" Chess set. Great production in Ivory, with superb high quality polished of an intricately carved chess set making this authentic and original. Visible Schreger lines. Felted bottom. Mint condition. At least three layers of puzzle balls and visible. (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | Japan | No | 4.635 |
864 | | OOAK Whimsical Artisan Chess set - Career Occupations Hand made in clay and embellished. Each piece signed by the artist. This set represents various professions and occupations from everyday life. King = Surgeon; Queen = Traveler/shopper; Bishop = Lawer; Knight = Scientist; Rooks = Accountant/Secretary; Pawns = Policeman, Tennis Player, Realtor, Stude (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 6.5 |
868 | | OOAK, beautiful, hand made Chess set - Surfing USA Artisan made unique and beautiful Chess Set. All figures of beach goers and surfers. Fantastic. Sold
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 0 |
869 | | OOAK Vintage Hand Carved Antlers Chess Set Fantastic Chess Set. Hand Carved from Deer / Elk antlers with accent carved of Bone, possibly Ivory. Likely Central European carving. Sold
enlarge | Set | Horn-Antler | | No | 5 |
871 | | Vintage European Toy style Chess Set Very cute. Excellent Condition. Some paint loss due to age and a small chip to the top of the storage box of size 9.25" x 6".
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 3.375 |
872 | | Beautiful Bone and Horn Chess Set with matching board Chess pieces are made of composite of Bone and Horn, likely of Water Buffalo. Origin unknown but likely India, Vietnam, South Korea or elsewhere in the far east. The box, which opens into the playing board is also tiled with the same material, all beautifully finished and polished. Available
enlarge | Set | Bone | | No | 2.75 |
873 | | Stunning Franklin Mint Chess Set of the Gods Pristine condition, 1988 full 32 pieces. White side as the Greeks, the black side as the Romans gods and goddesses from classical mythology. In original storage box-table. Created by world-renowned sculptor Stuart Mark Feldman. .Promotional brochures and most individual certificate (15 of 16, one mi (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 6.5 |
874 | | Metal Alloy Baseball players Chess Set Beautiful Metal Alloy Baseball Players Chess Set with wooden Board and Storage Box.
In original box, by Merkury Gaming. Excellent condition.
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 0 |
876 | | Rare mid-century ICE extruded aluminum Chess set Alcoa 1972 Aluminum Chess Set. Rare design variation of the classic Alcoa Austin E. Cox theme of the 60s. Excellent aluminum presentation case with the familiar blue windowed door and compartments for the pieces. The pieces were cut from extruded aluminum bars and range in height from 3" tall for th (more...)
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | No | 4.25 |
879 | | Vintage Chinese Hand carved Chess Set You may have seen similar sets carved in Ivory. This one is hand carved in wood, beautiful. Comes in a carrying-storage case with inlay board. Excellent condition, like new. Box size 18 3/4" x 18 3/4" and 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" squares and two drawers to securely store the pieces. Box and pieces are beauti (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | China | No | 5.25 |
880 | | Vintage Charlemagne Anti Toriart Chess Set Hand painted plastic pieces mounted on wooden bases. In original fitted box size 11 5/8" x 7 5/8" x 3 3/8". Very good vintage condition. One tiny chip to the wooden base of one of the pawns.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | Italy | No | 3.5 |
881 | | Modernistic, beautiful wooden Chess Set Beautifully designed. Incorporating modernistic, Art-Deco and traditional chess designs. Likely from Denmark. One side light accented with dark wood the opposite side dark wood accented with light. Excellent condition. Observation minor repair to one piece. Vintage, age unknown.
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 3.375 |
883 | | Strato three dimension Chess set Challenging three dimensions Chess Set. By John N. Hansen Co, Inc. California Good condition. Never played. Minor scratches to the outside of the box.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 2.5 |