| 19 |  | Artisan Mexican Mariachi Chess set
OOAK. Charming, Artisan Chess set. Beautifully hand made in lovely colors and style.
Set is made of Polymer clay, aka flexible pasta, using special additives to help this type of craft and make the pieces hard, yet flexible and resistant. Pigments are used to create colorful clay and the pieces a (more...)
 enlarge | Set | Composite | Mexico | Yes | 4 |
| 57 |  | Ceramic set by Venezuelan artist Faustina Mendoza
Naive chess set hand made of ceramics. Matching chess board included, made of 16 sections of 2x2 squares each. By Venezuelan artist Faustina Mendoza, who is featured in the book "Cultures, Chess and Art", volume 2 - The Americas. Author Ned Munger. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Venezuela | No | 3.75 |
| 59 |  | Metal - Penny Minimalist chess set
Precision made, abstract aluminum “Rings” chess set yet traditional Staunton design. One side black the other silver aluminum. Each piece contains two pennies inserted at mid-section. Circa 1970 with Pennies recently inserted for added weight and embellishment. Arrival2018, 2025. For Sale.
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | Yes | 3.125 |
| 60 |  | Metal, hand made naive chess set
Hand made copper, brass and stainless steel figural set made in Zimbabwe. Kings as warriors, rooks as huts and pawns as busts. With matching copper/brass board. Arrival2018. Sale. | Set | Metal | Zimbabwe | Yes | 2.5 |
| 61 |  | Continental turned wood chess set
Precision made, turned wood chess set. One side dark the other light. Kings, Queens, Bishops and Rooks are accented with reverse color finials providing two-tone impression. Arrival2018. Sale. | Set | Wood | | Yes | 4.25 |
| 62 |  | Sea Shells chess set
Russian artisans Matvey Solovyev and Nina Tsypina from Brooklyn, NY created this chess set meticulously composed and made of seashells, mounted on round wooden bases. Bases on one side are painted black, the other natural, stained wood. Signed Soltsyp. arrival2008. Sale. | Set | Other | Russia | Yes | 3.25 |
| 63 |  | Millennium Three Vintage Chess Set
Contemporary chess set from Nairobi, Kenya. Very large, precision cut with modern shapes. Possibly "zebra" or Rosewood wood. 1965. Sold. | Set | Wood | Kenya | No | 5.875 |
| 67 |  | Siam Celadon Handmade Ceramics Chess set
Artist unknown. This ceramics chess set is beautifully made. One side glazed in light blue the other in pale green. Chess board serves as storage for the delicate pieces and is very ornate and well padded to protect the fragile pieces. arrival2008. Sale. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Thailand | Yes | 3.75 |
| 108 |  | Modern art peg chess set
Beautifully done and signed by artist, this is a modernistic chess set, all pegs with a matching pegged board. Lively colors. One side white the other black on a matching board with red accents.
arrival2008. Sale. | Set | Wood | USA | Yes | 5 |
| 111 |  | Franklin Mint The Raj Chess Set
Rare, 1987, Franklin Mint The Raj Chess Set. Hand painted India-British War 1857, Franklin Mint highest quality metal chess pieces on wood pedestals. One side represent the Queen s Forces the other the rebellion Mutineers. Approx. King=3 1/2"; Queen=3 1/4"; Bishop=3"; Knight=3"; Rook=3"; Pawn=3". Th (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 3.5 |
| 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 |
| 152 |  | Rare Metal wire chess set and board in beautiful package
Rare and beautiful, artistic Chess set from Africa. The chess pieces are made of metal wires in two colors. One side black wire the other galvanized. Very artistic and requires significant effort and artistic imagination to create the individual pieces, many of which are doubly wired and accented wi (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | Africa | Yes | 2.5 |
| 153 |  | Stunning Vintage Silvered Ivory Chess Set
A beautifully carved, unique Chess set. Ornate pieces carved all around. Bust Knights as half horses, front legs and heads. The light pieces are polished natural material while the dark pieces are first coated black mixed with silver and then carved to expose the natural material to accomplish stunn (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | India | Yes | 3.25 |
| 154 |  | Franklin Mint Official FIDE World Federation Chess Set
Excellent Condition, like new w/ minimal aging signs. Thirty-two pieces complete set in custom storage box with beautiful cover lid that serves as the board. Made by Franklin Mint in the 1990s, all the pieces have golden medallion under-bases, the Kings have red cabochons embedded on both sides of t (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | No | 3.75 |
| 155 |  | Stunning Ivory Chess table and set
Extremely Rare, stunning Ivory Chess table and set. Beautiful antique items.
Small, hand carved ivory chess set. Islamic motif in very detailed carving. One side natural the other marked with typical blue rings around the bases. Excellent Condition. Likely late 1800.
The Table, with claw legs, (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | India | Yes | 1.75 |
| 156 |  | Antique Open-Nuremberg Ornate Chess Set
Highly ornate and intricate carving; K & Q with nice ribbing mid-section, unusual Rooks with crosses. The set is in excellent original condition. Early 1900. Sometimes these sets are confused with English Barleycorn sets. 2024. For Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bone | Germany | Yes | 3.75 |
| 157 |  | Antique Staunton design Chess Set w/"chunky" knight
2024. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Ivory | | No | 4 |
| 158 |  | Charming "Black and White" Chess Set
Vintage 1960, hand carved and heavily painted figural chess set. European, likely from Spain, possibly Germany. Excellent condition, very tiny paint loss. Light side "Bavarian" figures; Dark Side African. Both with typical, differentiated costumes and figures. May represent Spaniards vs. Moors but w (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Spain | Yes | 3.25 |
| 159 |  | Beautiful Northern Upright Chess set
Chessmen modern reproduction by The House of Staunton, Inc., likely end of 1990s. Recorded and labeled NU002 of a limited production edition of the Pre-Staunton Series of chess sets. Dark pieces made of Boxwood, the light Sandalwood. In "period" Victorian wooden box.
enlarge | Set | Wood | USA | Yes | 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 |
| 162 |  | progress Antique hand carved chess set
Hand carved in bone, one side natural color the other stained red. Likely England. 2024. Sold.
enlarge | Set | Bone | | No | 3.25 |
| 163 |  | OOAK Vintage artisan Wild West theme Chess set
Stunning beauty, originality and details chess set by artist Leigh Aldrich. Each piece is signed by the artist on the underside of the wood bases and dated 1996.
The figures are made of sculptured Bronze, sized and mounted on driftwood. The dark pieces model Native Americans (Indians) hunters wh (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | USA | No | 4 |
| 170 |  | 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 |
| 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. So (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | No | 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 |
| 176 |  | Rare, Vintage, artisan, hand carved Tribal Wooden Chess Set
Philippine Bontoc & Ifugao Tribals Wooden Chess Set. Rare and beautifully carved dark and light Ebony wood aka ironwood. The Bontoc tribe live in the mountains and were feared as head-hunters. The Ifagao believe in rice god and other deities. The set was carved by Josef Blas around 1972. On the ligh (more...)
enlarge | Set | Wood | Philippines | No | 0 |
| 177 |  | Handmade, artisan, charming, S. American figures Chess Set
Vintage, beautiful, artisan chess set handmade of clay-ceramics, fired and painted. One side red-clay the other black. Ornate details, traditional characters. 2024. Excellent Condition. Sold..
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Ecuador | No | 5.25 |
| 178 |  | Imagery of Chess - chess set model by Max Ernst
"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 | | No | 5.25 |
| 179 | | research French 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. Sold. 2024. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | France | No | 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 |
| 181 |  | Franklin Mint Cowboys-Indians Chess Set
One of the most beautiful Chess sets made by Franklin Mint, USA. On one side are the Sioux and on the other Crow. The pieces are stored in special compartments inside a wood and leather bound, war-like round drum, which also doubles up for presentation as well as provide the game board to play. Exce (more...)
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 0 |
| 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 |  | 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...)
enlarge | 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 "Babuchka" / "Matryoshka". 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 |  | Beautiful Don Quixote Theme Chess Set
A theme chess set based on the classic book Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Beautiful. Metals pieces in a superb, fitted box decorated all around with raised images-themes from the tale and marked "ESPANA". 2024. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Metal | Spain | Yes | 2 |
| 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 |
