315 | | OOAK Rare hand crafted stained glass art chess set This set is a fantastic work of art, signed-marked Meg & Vic. Painstakingly cut glass in charming colors then embellished and fired in the kiln to high temperature until the glass fuses to form amazing shapes and forms. Then, the glass pieces are mounted on custom made pedestal-bases. A matching boa (more...)
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | | No | 4 |
318 | | Unique, rare most beautiful Clowns playing chess with full set If you wondered what the clowns do between shows, wonder no more - it is obvious, they are playing Chess. A unique, vintage and fantastic chess playing figurine, signed by the artist by Italian artist Dino Bencini, known for his artistic, highly detailed, whimsical and charming real-life figurines. (more...)
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Porcelain-Ceramics | Italy | No | 11 |
320 | | Rare Chess Jews and History by Victor Keats Autographed by Victor Keats, October 1996. Volume I: Chess, Jews and History. Volume II: Chess Its Origin, a translation with commentary of the Latin and the Hebrew in Thomas Hyde s De Ludis Orientalibus (Oxford 1694). Volume III: Chess among the Jews, translation and explanation of the work of Mori (more...)
enlarge | Book | | England | No | 0 |
323 | | research Vintage mid-century abstract chess set in custom box Spectacular, rare Mid Century Modern Italian abstract Metal Chess Set. Heavy metal Brass color vs Silver, the 32 pieces are stored in hand crafted compartmentalized Wood box. The pieces are felted and labeled with Made in Italy stickers and are in excellent condition for age. Sold. 2019.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Italy | No | 2.75 |
321 | | Malevich Inspired Wood Handmade Chess set OOAK Wooden chess set by artist Viktor Dorofeev from Kursk, Russia. Viktor started to sell his craft in Moscow, in the famous art fair on Arbat Street back in the 1990s, right after the collapse of the USSR. Today, his unique work of art can be found in collections in almost every part of the world, (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Russia | No | 0 |
328 | | Beautiful Acrylic-Lucite Chess set with Board Modern design, sleek production and superb packaging of this beautiful Chess Set by West Elm. Sold
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | No | 0 |
329 | | Ultra modern design stunning chess set Chess Set L-Objet Marble Chess Set (ref https://www.l-objet.com/games/chess-set/black-white, retail $1,650.00)
"A thoughtful combination of fine textures and finishes, this Chess set expresses the more playful side of L-Objet. Boasting materials such as lacquered Macassar ebony wood, marble, brass and shel (more...)
enlarge | Set | Marble-Onyx-Stone | | No | 0 |
330 | | Modern design, Abstract Chess set Modern art, Surrealism. Dali s style art made into a stunning chess set. Decorative, innovative design chess set with the matching board. One side Gold tone the other Titanium. Stunning beauty and high quality finish. Various symbols used for the pieces - examples, Iron man and woman as King and Que (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 3 |
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...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | No | 0 |
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 |
339 | | Fantastic Townsend Glass Chess set OOAK. Made by American Artist Townsend. Fantastic design in very limited edition.
enlarge | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | No | 0 |
343 | | Vintage Mid-Century Bakelite Red-Butterscotch Chess Set An amazing vintage chess set in excellent condition. Made by Metro Manufacturing Co., NY and dated 1945, this set represents the best in vintage Bakelite, in stunning colors. The set is store in its original real leather, high quality box. The pieces are stored in custom compartments and the board f (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 3.375 |
344 | | Fantastic Paper Origami OOAK. American artist. Present from our children. | Set | Cardboard-Paper | | No | 0 |
346 | | MAX STUDIO Modern Acrylic Chess Set MAX STUDIO Modern Acrylic Chess Set
Acrylic-Lucite Chess set by Max Studio Home with accompanying blue and white board in framed in black stitched leather. Pieces sparkle through reflecting light through the bases. From the product: "Max Studios Collections brings you chess redesigned for the mod (more...)
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | No | 0 |
349 | | Vintage Chinese Bone Chess set in custom box / board Vintage Chinese, Hand carved chess set n extreme details. Beautiful and impressive. One side stained brown the other natural bone color. Wooden board of 16" x 16" turned into custom box (x 3.25") when closed in half. Painted wooden squares 1.75" x 1.75". Padded compartments for the chess pieces. Exc (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bone | China | No | 3.75 |
351 | | Slate Chess Set by Inigo Jones Massive, beautiful chess set on a slate board, made of a 500 million years old slate (according to the maker).
Designed and made in Wales by Slate Craftsmen Inigo Jones and Co. Ltd. (founded in 1861), Groeslon, Caernarfon. Selected for the Design Centre, London. Very heavy about 25LB. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Marble-Onyx-Stone | Wales | No | 3.5 |
354 | | Stunning vintage early 1900 metal bust chess set This fantastic early set is made of metal (bronze?) and hand finished and painted with enamel in bold colors, predominantly Black, Gold, Silver and Bronze. The figures represent European royalty, in very very detailed and stylish design. A matching presentation box was added in a later date over s (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | | No | 3.25 |
356 | | Vista Alegre Stunning iconic chess set in display box The Vista Alegre (VA) Company was founded in 1824. Belgian artist Jeannine Hetreau, who migrated to Portugal became their artistic director from 1957 and 1966. Jeannine chose the perennial motive of Spanish and Portuguese history as her inspiration - the reconquista. Her design combined the pervadin (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Portugal | No | 4.35 |
357 | | Antiques English Bone Chess set Fantastic Chess set made of bone. Each piece made of multiple sections, up to 8-9 pieces, that screw together. Unique construction and colors. One side natural the other tint of brown, tint of red and black. Likely end 1800 early 1900. Sold
enlarge | Set | Bone | England | No | 2.5 |
358 | | Zanazan - Abstract Aluminum Chess Set in fitted box / board Design by Shahen Pooldian. Very clever storage locking design for the pieces. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | No | 3 |
359 | | Charming Nativity Scene Chess Set Charming Chess set in very good condition. Two fitted drawers on both sides of the Chess board/ Table designed to store the hand painted pieces. Very delicate and detailed figures.
enlarge | Set | Composite | | No | 3.875 |
360 | | Cats & Dogs Chess Set by Doug Anderson Dogs and Cats - no need to describe this incredible chess set. Owners and pets look alike.
Every pair of major piece and pawn (pet) tell us a story such as the mail-man chewed by the Doberman, the Dalmatian sad for her puppies being sold at the pet store or the terrified cat being (rectal) exams (more...) | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 11 |
364 | | The game of Chess by Jeff Fessenden Original hand colored lithograph by Jeff Fessenden titled, signed and numbered 26/200. Beautiful and whimsical chess game. Framed 30.5" x 24.5". Sold.
enlarge | Set | Cardboard-Paper | USA | No | 0 |
367 | | Vintage Robert Lander Chess set Iconic, Vintage Robert Lander 1969 Chess set. Made of Ceramic-Porcelain-Aluminum compound. In excellent condition. Each piece is signed-marked on the base. These sets are very delicate and fragile and tend to lose-break their pointy ceramics but this set is complete in perfect condition. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | USA | No | 3.625 |
375 | | Charming Don Quixote Metal Chess Set in presentation box Charming and rare Don Quixote Metal Chess Set in presentation box. Well done and nicely decorated board with matching scenes.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Greece | No | 2 |
377 | | Vintage Travel Chess Set H.B.F H.B.Farebrothers Ltd., London. Skin outside , plastic pieces, chess & Checkers. Top opens and swings around to provide playing field where pieces can be pegged and position maintained when box closes back. Including original pamphlet laws of the game of Chess. Excellent condition. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Leather | England | No | 0 |
379 | | OOAK Vintage artisan stunning Chess Set Imaginative mid-century work by American artist from Sheffield Massachusetts(?) representing iconic figures of historic and art importance.
This very unique and rare chess set is truly thirty two sculptures with erotic(?) emphasis. The pieces are hand crafted and have a somewhat grotesque look and (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | USA | No | 0 |
380 | | Rare and Unique early 1900 Chess Set Beautiful and rare chess set in double tray custom leather storage / display box. Made in Germany with products tickets still attached. One side Gold the other Silver color. Excellent condition with some patina on the silver pieces. Box, 11.75" x 6.75" x 3.5", in excellent condition, with two workin (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Germany | No | 3 |
381 | | OOAK Wow, Artisan chess set Made by Polish artist Robert Borowski, Wroclaw,
Poland this is a theme Chess set - The Druids. This set is made of scrap metals, adornments, a lot of imagination and extreme creativity. The bases are made of Polish coins, which are also used a weights to provide support for the pieces. A matching (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Poland | No | 3.5 |
383 | | Unique Gaudi Chess Set. Outstanding 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 | 4.25 |
385 | | Coronation Chess Set Coronation Chess Set by E.S.Lowe - a Milton Bradley company 1973. Described as: The Coronation of Leopold I as Holy Roman Emperor in 1658 Inspired Our Craftsmen to Fashion These Exquisite Sculptured Chessmen in the Traditional Artistry of the 17th Century. Excellent condition in original packaging. (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | No | 5 |
386 | | Vintage Lucite Chess set Mid Century. One side transparent the other black. Amazing precision, as close as Lucite gets to Swarovski crystal. Could be Charles Hollis Jones or another artist of hi era. Excellent condition. Beautiful, intricate design. Board included. Box a little beat up and shows its age.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | USA | No | 3.25 |
390 | | Hindu Ramayana Chess Set, Good Vs Evil. Stunning. Hindu Ramayana Chess Set, Good Vs Evil, Demon and Warrior, Flawless Work Of Art. Intricately carved with amazing workmanship. One of the best made sets I have ever seen. Made in India by a master craftsman c1930-1940, possibly even earlier.
The King of the evil (green) side is represented by Ravan (more...)
enlarge | Set | Bone | India | No | 2.375 |
392 | | Stunning Cy Endfield Fischer Spassky Commemorative Chess Set Reproduction of the Cy Endfield Fischer Spassky Commemorative Chess Set. Made in 2022 to commemorate 50 years since the legendary match. The pieces are Nickel Silver for one side and 4K gold plated for the other and are housed in a black silk-lined, red leather, clam shell case which also contains t (more...)
enlarge | Set | Silver | USA | No | 0 |
393 | | Hello Kitty by Sanrio chess set with Castle Stunning gift for Hello Kitty collector. The original, complete chess set, 32 solid pieces one side pre-dominantly Pink the other Light Blue. Included the original Board / Box with two storage drawers for the pieces as well Kitty s castle. The castle can be removed for play and replaced with a chess (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | Japan | No | 2.125 |
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 |
395 | | Rare, Vintage Brass/Chrome Chess Set in Nautical Display Nautical Chess Set in well designed nautical wooden, Walnut, display with mirrors on two sides. The units incorporates a compass plate and is designed for free standing or wall mounting. Chess pieces nest around the compass. They resemble light houses and were beautifully and precisely crafted. Fro (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 2.125 |
396 | | Modernistic metal Chess set Nickel-Chrome Fantastic Chess set by Umbra. Highly polished pieces in Chrome-Nickel. One side silver the other carbide color. In original padded package to protect the pieces. Like new condition. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Italy | No | 2.25 |
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 |
399 | | Beautiful "Calvert" style Chess Set Excellent condition. Sold
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | | No | 3.125 |
400 | | Microbiology Cell Biology Chess Set Incredible Chess Set of Microbiology artwork by Chris Taylor "would-be scientist, turned sculptor". Each of the pieces is represented by a microorganism as follows:
K= archaeans - Pyrobaculum islandicum
Q= bacteria - Paenibacillus vortex
B= euglena - Euglena gracilis
N= yeast cell - Saccharom (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | No | 2.125 |
402 | | Very ornate, Most beautiful, Christmas Chess Set Very ornate, Most beautiful, Christmas Chess Set
Hallmark (HMK), NY. Made in China. In a book-like storage box ("A Winter Adventure" and " North Pole Holiday") which turn into a matching Board. Box 12 5/8" x 6 1/2" with squares 1 1/4" x 1 1/4". Pieces in Excellent Condition, Box shows some use. 6lb (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | USA | No | 2.625 |
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...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | | No | 0 |
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 |
407 | | Painted Composite Hand Made Cavemen Chess set OOAK. Beautiful. Modeled as cavemen. Kings with clubs; Bishops with spears; Knights as Dinosaurs; Rooks as rocky turrets; Pawns with axes. Wooden bases The bases inscribed intrinsically 79. Available. Ref Christies Catalog Sep 20, 2006 lot 196 | Set | Composite | Italy | No | 0 |
410 | | RUSSIAN PORCELAIN GZHEL CHESS SET By artist Garanin. Usually, each piece is signed at the bottom underside but this set has felt which needs to be removed to check that. Board signed both front and back by artist and factory seal. Yuri Garanin has been an artist at Gzhel since 1980, renown creator of sculptures, chandeliers, chess-b (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Russia | No | 4 |
411 | | Uruguayan OOAK Leather Chess Set Very unique and rare Uruguayan Leather Chess Set by Carlos Musso, Montevideo Uruguay. Hand crafted leather Gas Mask Chess Set.
Modeled as emblems of war, the Kings as gas masks, the Queens in wheel chairs, the Bishops with pierced crosses, the Knights as catapults, the Rooks as tanks and pawns as (more...)
enlarge | Set | Leather | Uruguay | No | 5.75 |
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 |
417 | | The King and the Jester playing chess, amazing atrisan glass piece Unique, outstanding work by American artist glass master Milton Townnsend. All Glass! Depicting the King playing a game of chess with the Jester, monkey on his shoulder. Whos winning? This is a large figurine made solely in glass, some sand blasted to get an rustic effect and accented with gold. Ref (more...)
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Glass-Crystal | USA | No | 12 |