| 256 |  | Vintage Coffee House Weighted Chess Set
Excellent Condition. In Storage box. Vintage, age unknown, likely 1940-1960s. Cedar box (may not be original) marked:
Est. 1940
HORN
No. 0--40
No.CRILLS
MADE IN U.S.A
Sale. | Set | Wood | USA | Yes | 3.25 |
| 257 |  | The New Yorker Cover Page, Chess, June 24, 1974
Chess, Dog and Cat on top of the World by by Andre Francois, published June 24, 1974. Printed on Somerset Velvet paper. Finished and mounted in a black, aluminum metal frame under glass. Ready to hang on the wall. Outer dimensions below. Note - this is NOT the magazines cover cover page but rather a (more...) | Picture Art | Other | USA | Yes | 12.375 |
| 258 |  | The New Yorker Cover Page, Chess, September 29, 1975
Chess, In the park by Charles E. Martin published September 29, 1975. Printed on Somerset Velvet paper. Finished and mounted in a black, aluminum metal frame under glass. Ready to hang on the wall. Outer dimensions below. Note - this is NOT the magazines cover cover page but rather a special art-pro (more...) | Picture Art | Other | USA | Yes | 12.375 |
| 261 |  | Vintage Bone Hand Carved Chinese Chess Set
Early 1900. Hand Carved. All pieces stamped Hand Made in Hong Kong. Light Pieces natural bone; Dark pieces stained Red.Excellent condition. Observations(minor): Red king missing small bone head-crown, white rook missing flag. Sale. | Set | Bone | China | Yes | 3 |
| 263 |  | A History of Chess by Jerzy Gizycki
Publisher - The Abby Library, London 1972, 371 pages. First published in Polish in 1960 by "Sport i Turystyka".
One of the most comprehensive and entertaining publications of the history and art of the game, following all the intricacies from ancient to modern times.
Lively text, accompanied (more...) | Book | | England | Yes | 10.75 |
| 268 |  | "Day and Night" Chess theme Thermometer
Indoor / outdoor. Beautiful chess theme background. Sale. | Figurine-Sculpture | | USA | Yes | 4 |
| 269 |  | Beautiful Lacquered Travel Folding Chess Box
With plastic pegged Chess pieces. Box size 6.25" x 4.75" x 1.25" when closed. Including space for captured pieces. Made in Spain. Like new never used. Sale. | Set | Wood | Spain | Yes | 1 |
| 272 |  | 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. If set was made in two sizes, the rare being this one which is the large version, double the size of the small one. King over 4.75" tall with 1 3/8" square base. Incredible biblical motif, style, (more...)
 enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | Yes | 4.75 |
| 275 |  | Vintage Brass Etching Chess Game Scene
Victorian men playing in a pub. Very ornate and well decorated brass etching. Large size, almost 25" diameter. Made in England. Sale. | Picture Art | Brass-Copper-Bronze | England | Yes | 25 |
| 277 |  | Vintage Large Funky Chess King and Queen Cabochons
Beautiful. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | | Yes | 0 |
| 589 |  | Chess Champion Chess Clock
New. With original box and papers. Excellent condition. Also sold under the label "Heuer Chessmaster". Sale.
enlarge | Clock-Watch | Bakelite-Plastic | Germany | Yes | 0 |
| 278 |  | Mid Century Glasses Pouch Chess pieces
Unique piece of Chess memorabilia. Sale.
enlarge | Jewelry | Leather | | Yes | 0 |
| 283 |  | Austin Enterprises 1962 Aluminum Chess Set
Austin Enterprises 1962 Aluminum Chess Set. Mid-Century modernist (EAMES) styled extruded aluminum chess set was designed by Austin E. Cox for Austin Enterprises and manufactured by the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA). The pieces were cut from extruded aluminum bars and range in height from 3.75 (more...)
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | USA | Yes | 5 |
| 285 |  | research Mid Century ALFARAZ Chess Set
Rare and unusual pottery chess set made in Spain by the Alfaraz Pottery. Stunning mid century. The chess set is hand made of a brick red clay and has a very interesting mottled glaze in amazing details and beauty in impressive size. An interesting piece of mid century pottery, the pieces are marked (more...)
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Spain | Yes | 5.25 |
| 286 |  | Vintage lucite chess set
Mid Century. Attributed to Charles Hollis Jones. Excellent condition. Beautiful, intricate design. Sale. | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 0 |
| 287 |  | Vintage lucite Chess set
Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 3.75 |
| 288 |  | Vintage miniature lucite Chess set
Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 0 |
| 289 |  | Fantastic lucite Chess set
With folding table. Small, insignificant repair to the table. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 5 |
| 290 |  | Vintage lucite Chess set
Stunning Lucite set in dark green Lucite storage box. White queen has a touch of glue and could have been repaired. One black rook shows a hairline mark at top corner. Both are near invisible and have no bearing on the beauty or integrity of the pieces. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Lucite-Acrylic | | Yes | 4.5 |
| 292 |  | Vintage Stunning Chinese Ivory Chess set
Chinese, pre-ban ivory chess set. Hand carved in extreme details. One side natural the other "tea stained" ivory. In compartment wooden box / board 16" x 16" x (when closed). Very rare, still with its original cardboard packaging box. Board with 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" inlaid squares. Beautifully carved in (more...)
enlarge | Set | Ivory | China | Yes | 3.75 |
| 293 |  | Charming Jim Shore Chess set
Holiday edition, Jim Shore "Heatwood Creek" chess set. Richly colorful, hand painted and old-fashioned Chess Game Board Pieces from Enesco. Made 2008. Sale. 2019.
enlarge | Set | Composite | England | Yes | 4.375 |
| 294 | | research Stunning Ceramics chess set
Porcelain version of a late eighteenth or early nineteenth English set. AS described in Chess - The Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times, plate 155. 2019. Sale. | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | England | Yes | 4.75 |
| 296 |  | research owls
Sale.
enlarge | Set | | | Yes | 0 |
| 298 |  | Abstract Modernist Pretty Woman Cubism Surrealism Chess
Original acrylic painting on canvas board, in stunning colors by Richardo Maya. Picture was originally purchased directly from the artist. Cuban Painter who lives and works in Granada, Nicaragua. His work is described as "...characteristic art work shows an invitation to introspection in human psych (more...)
enlarge | Picture Art | Canvas | Nicaragua | Yes | 16 |
| 299 |  | research Stein No. 178 0.3L Men Playing Chess
Sale.
enlarge | Houseware | Porcelain-Ceramics | Germany | Yes | 0 |
| 300 |  | Vintage, mid-century modern Style Chess Set
Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 0 |
| 301 |  | Mid century Ultra Modern design wooden Chess Set Wooden
Fantastic Mid century Modernist Turned Wood Chess Set. Resemble the sleek and modern lines of Wooden Anri sets such as the Space Age and Elsenior. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Wood | | Yes | 3.6 |
| 303 |  | Stunning Chess Playing Figurine
Fantastic, whimsical sculpture by master Longo Cerva from Italy. Rare and vintage. Amazing Details and scenery. Signed by artist. 2019. Sale.
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Porcelain-Ceramics | Italy | Yes | 7 |
| 304 |  | Beautiful Crusaders Chess set
Hand painted. Crusaders vs. Muslims. Crusaders: King Richard the 1st Lion Heart, Queen Berengaria of Navarre, Pope Gregory for Bishops, Knight of the Holy Order, Jerusalem for Rooks and Crusaders for pawns. Muslims: King Saladin and wife for queen, Caliphs for Bishops, Saracens Knights, Jerusalem fo (more...)
enlarge | Set | Composite | China | Yes | 3.25 |
| 305 |  | Wonderful Egyptian motif Chess set
This impressive chess set is made of plastic using a 3D process. It is then polished by hand, weighted to standard chess measures and hand painted. Matching felt was added to protect the playing board surface. 2021. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Bakelite-Plastic | USA | Yes | 5.25 |
| 307 |  | Beautiful, mid-century aluminum Chess set
Unique and rare. Both sides aluminum, one accented and outlined in red. Felted to protect the playing surface. 2019. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Aluminum | | Yes | 6.5 |
| 310 |  | Vintage Bronze Chess Set from the 50-60s, Israel Hans Teppich, rounded
Vintage chess set Hans Teppich handmade bronze Israel
Vintage Chess Set by Hans Teppich. Jerusalem, 1950s-1960s. Cast bronze. Complete set of 32 chess pieces with Teppich s characteristic design. This set comes in stored in the original compartmentalized, handmade wooden box that opens into a pla (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Israel | Yes | 0 |
| 311 |  | Copper vs Brass unique industrial chess set
Large and heavy chess set made of industrial- plumbing brass and copper parts in interesting chess design. The pieces and felted to protect the playing area and are great to play with as well as display and make for a great conversation. 2021. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | USA | Yes | 5 |
| 312 |  | Rare Mayan Terracotta Chess Set in custom box-board
Rare, hand made, Terra-cotta Chess set. Matching board made of individual Terracotta square with
drawer to hold the pieces for storage. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Porcelain-Ceramics | Mexico | Yes | 0 |
| 316 |  | Whimsical Gnomes and Orcs Chess set by Paolo Chiari
Charming chess set with matching board made by Paolo Chiari in Italy of a cold cast marble resin and then painstakingly hand painted by skilled artisans. 2019. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | Italy | Yes | 2.625 |
| 317 |  | Rare 1980s Partha Pewter / Rawcliffe Chess set
Vintage Rawcliffe Pewter Medieval Fantasy Chess set. One side the Wizard world the other the underworld (?). Swarovski Crystal on all the Wizard side pieces in stunning colors (yellow and Purple). Pieces marked on the bottom - Radcliff Pewter 1985, 1987, PP nnn, etc. 2023. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Metal | USA | Yes | 2.25 |
| 319 |  | OOAK. Superb American Indian tribal Chess Set
American Indian Tribal Chess set using Hopi and Zuni inspired Kachina chessmen dolls. Outstanding details carved in stone and embellished with semi-precious stones of traditional Native American Indian (Navajo). Handcrafted by American Indian artisans of the Southwest using materials indigenous to t (more...)
enlarge | Set | Marble-Onyx-Stone | USA | Yes | 2.25 |
| 322 |  | Chess - antique book 1787 by Richard Twiss
Rare. Chess - book by Richard Twiss (1747-1821) first edition, published 1787. Two volumes bound in one - I. 194 pages with plate, index and errata. II. 272 pages with plates, index and errata. Octavo bound in half leather with black spine label in gilt, all original no restoration. Benjamin Frankl (more...)
enlarge | Book | | England | Yes | 0 |
| 324 |  | OOAK Wow, Artisan chess set
Made by Polish artist Robert Borowski, Wroclaw,
Poland this is a theme Chess set - End of Times. 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 | Yes | 3.5 |
| 325 |  | research Tales from Fern Hollow by John Patience Chess Scene
A group of humanized animals engaged in a game of chess. Could be a rendering scene from the Tales from Fern Hollow by John Patience. According to these childrens books,
Fern Hollow is a wonderful place to live and where the animals are all busily engaged, good friends and neighbors. They include (more...)
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Other | | Yes | 0 |
| 326 |  | Stunning Brutalist Bronze Chess set
Wonderful vintage 1960s era artisan handcrafted bronze Brutalist modernist chess set in the style of Giacometti. Each piece is an individually cast and is a work of art. The patina is different for each side - one side green the other red tinted. Fantastic abstract pieces yet true and recognizable c (more...)
enlarge | Set | Brass-Copper-Bronze | Italy | Yes | 0 |
| 327 |  | Charming Easter Island Moai Chess Set
Charming Easter Island chess set, inspired by the mysterious Moai of Easter Island, Polynesia. These head-like, monolithic chess pieces have been beautifully crafted, bringing the Moai to the chess game. Carved in soft stone / plaster. Beautifully painted. Sale. 2023.
enlarge | Set | Composite | Germany | Yes | 4 |
| 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 |
| 333 |  | Stunning and made steampunk glass Chess Set
OOAK Chess set and board made of stained glass. Hand made by American artist Gene Duvic, one side using mirror the other dark glass from glass. All pieces and board are drop-welding method to construct this ornate set. The pieces are triangular and built to resemble the standard Staunton design and (more...) | Set | Glass-Crystal | USA | Yes | 5.5 |
| 334 |  | Chess Set / Watch Display in Wood, Leather, Crystal
Exhibitor of Citizen Watches in the form of Chess design with pieces made of original leather and bronze / brass bases. The exhibitor box size is 13" x 13" x 6" and is made of wood and finished with crystal. It has two padded drawers to present the clocks and in not used, store the chess pieces. All (more...)
enlarge | Set | Leather | | Yes | 4.75 |
| 335 |  | research
Chess, era of Peter the 1st. Handwork. Peter the First
king 13 cm
pawn 9 cm
board size 50 x 50
Chess, era of Peter the 1st. Handwork. Peter the First.
The board is wooden. The figures are plastic coated with paint. Handwork
Any color, bronze, gold, silver, black, white, matte
Peter I (more...)
enlarge | Figurine-Sculpture | Composite | Russia | Yes | 0 |
| 336 |  | research Pintado a Mano - Egyptian Nigri Chess Set
Beautiful chess set and in excellent condition, in original packaging. Made by Nigri, Italy in the late 1900, hand carved, this set commemorates the ancient Egyptian empire. xnew. Sale.
enlarge | Set | Composite | Italy | 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. Sale. | Set | Wood | | Yes | 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 |
| 340 | | research OOAK Hand painted Regal Moda Chess mask
One of a kind, amazing hand painted Regal Moda original. Venetian, Italian wall mask. Perfect Condition, no damage. Ribbon on the back for hanging. Original cost over $500.00. Sale. | Picture Art | | Italy | Yes | 0 |
