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Chinese Export Lacquered and Mother-of-Pearl Chess Board from 19th with a Table
By Gold China
Located in Madrid, ES
Chinese Export lacquered and mother-of-pearl chess board from 19th with a table carved wood stand
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Hardwood Campaign Lacquered Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Chess Set with Immortals & Campaign Lacquered Board Circa 1960s This exquisite Chinese
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Composition, Brass

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chess and Backgammon Board
Located in Brea, CA
A 19th century Chinese export lacquer chess and backgammon board 50 cm x 50 cm with gold black
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Chess and Backgammon Lacquered Wood Board, China, Late 19th Century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Chess and backgammon lacquered wood board. China, late 19th century.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Lacquer

Materials

Stone

Early 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chess and Backgammon Board
Located in Brea, CA
A early 19th century Chinese export lacquer chess and backgammon board 50 cm x 50 cm, the squares
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Rare Large Chinese Gilt Lacquer Gaming Board Box with Chesses
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century rare large 25'' Chinese export gilt decorated black lacquer gaming board box, finely
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Hand Carved Bone Chess Set Chinese Asian Art with Travel Board Game
Located in Greer, SC
Wonderful vintage hand carved bone chess set in fabulous condition. Perfect to put on a game table
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Games

Materials

Bone

Vintage Asian Low Chess Table
Located in Denton, TX
Mid century Asian style Chess board with carved wood chess pieces and drawer for storage. This
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Games

Materials

Beech, Mahogany, Walnut

Vintage Asian Low Chess Table
Vintage Asian Low Chess Table
H 7 in W 23.88 in D 23.88 in
VICTORiAN 1880 ENGLISH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CHESS BOARD TABLE + STAUNTON CHESS SET
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Chessboard table with Staunton style Victorian Chess set house in a Chinese
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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Game Tables

Materials

Oak

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Oriental Chinese chess game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
complete set of chess game . Set of 16 figurines red and white
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Early 20th Century Chinese Games

Oriental Chinese chess game
Oriental Chinese chess game
H 5.5 in Dm 0.5 in
Free Shipping Antique Chinese Dama Wood Glass Chess
Located in Sofia, BG
Authentic beautiful wood Chinese dama chess with beautiful different color glasses balls. Free
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Chippendale Style Custom Made Games Chess Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Custom English Chinese Chippendale inlaid 1-drawer game table of very high quality with pierce
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20th Century English Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Highly Detailed Figural Hand Carved Bone Chess Set & Case
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese chess set offers highly detailed hand carved figures, each an individual
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20th Century Chinese Games

Materials

Bone, Wood

Chinese Set Jacques Barleycorn Hand Carved Bone Chess Board Pieces Set Draughts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A very substantial and complete set of hand carved Chinese Export Jacques style Barleycorn pattern
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Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Graphically Beautiful Chinese Hand Painted Lacquered Game Board
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An ingenious and absolutely gorgeous 19th century Chinese lacquered checker chess box that opens to
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pen Work Chess Board Tilt Top Game Table
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
chess board surrounded by Chinese themed figures, flowers and leaf work. The turned center column and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Game Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Giltwood Board Chess Set
Located in Savannah, GA
figural chess pieces complete with a fine period Chinese decorated giltwood lacquered hinged folding game
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Games

Materials

Bone, Giltwood

Rare 19th Century Hand-Carved Chinese Puzzle Ball Chess Set Exquisite Craft Work
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare 19th-century hand-carved Chinese puzzle
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

19th Century Burmese Chess Set & Chinese Export Gilt & Lacquered Board
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved 19th century Burmese stained chess set, with a Chinese lacquered and gilt folded
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Antique 19th Century English Games

Materials

Natural Fiber, Pine

Black and White Marbled Stone Resin Carved Chinese Chess Set
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exquisitely detailed set of vintage Chinese theme chess pieces carved in a stone-like resin. The
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Toys

Materials

Resin

Chinese Chinoiserie George IV Rare Wood Games Table Chess Tilt Top, circa 1820
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Games tilt top table This piece is a masterclass of craftsmanship, each white chess square is penwork
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Antique 1820s Chinese George IV Game Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Asian Hand carved Chess Set in Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Asian Hand carved Soap stone chess set in box. The wooden box fold with the front hand
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Games

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Folding Chinoiserie Chess & Backgammon Board with Turned English Pieces
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique games board and chess pieces are unsigned, but the board is presumed to have
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Games

Materials

Softwood

FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE VICTORIAN JAQUES STAUNTON WEiGHTED CHESS PIECES SET
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
original fully restored Victorian Jaques London Staunton weighted chess set PLEASE NOTE THE CHINESE
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass, Two Beauties
Located in Norton, MA
, depicting two noblewomen within an interior setting playing Chinese chess. The painting comes with its
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Modern Game Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This rolling table features an interchangeable top, with three game board options including chess
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Vintage 1970s American Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Modern Game Table
Modern Game Table
H 19.25 in W 18 in D 18 in
Complete Chinese Chess Set with Puzzle Ball Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 19th century thirty two piece complete Chinese chess set with puzzle ball bases in original
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20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bone

Ivory Chess Set
Located in Sarasota, FL
Fabulous ivory chess set completely hand carved with apprentice balls to the main chess pieces (all
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Games

Materials

Ivory, Yew

Ivory Chess Set
Ivory Chess Set
H 5 in W 22 in D 11 in
Hand Carved Ivory Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand carved ivory chess set in fabulous condition. This wonderful set is very desirable
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Game Boards

Materials

Ivory

Hand Carved Ivory Chess Set
Hand Carved Ivory Chess Set
H 2.5 in W 25 in D 25 in
Hand carved ivory chess set
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand carved ivory chess set in fabulous condition. This wonderful set is very desirable
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20th Century Chinese Games

Antique Chinese Chess Board
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Chinese lacquer chess board with chinoiserie figures, architecture and scenes making up the
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Antique 19th Century English Games

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Chess Board
Antique Chinese Chess Board
H 0.5 in W 14.25 in D 14.25 in

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Royal Italian Writing Desk and Armchair
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Italian carved mahogany writing table is said to have been crafted specifically for use by King Carlo Alberto (Charles Albert of Sardinia, 1798-1849). Both beautiful and functio...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

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H 32.75 in W 54.5 in D 33 in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Canadian Natural Specimens

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Stone

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H 16.54 in Dm 16.54 in
Early Jaques Chess Set and Sliding Lid Box
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An excellent example of an early unweighted Staunton Chess Set. The king stamped Jaques London on the base. Housed in original slide lid box with Paper Label Inscribed The Staunton ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games

Materials

Ebony

Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An fabulous early Victorian Jaques & Son of London turned ebony and boxwood weighted chess set entitled ‘The Staunton Chess-Men’. Housed within the original mahogany case with green...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Games

Materials

Ebony

Early Jaques Chess Set Circa 1870
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H 3.5 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
19th Century Complete Games Compendium in Hardwood Jointed Box Many Games
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality Games Compendium, complete with over 8 individual games, all in its original hardwood storage box with a hinged lid. All the pieces are well made and complete...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games

Materials

Brass

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Hand-Made Fan in a Lacquered Frame, circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Chinoiserie hand-made fan in a lacquered frame, circa 1870.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Shadow Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

MINIATURE GAME TABLE WITH CHESS PIECES 19th Century Anglo-Indian
Located in Madrid, ES
MINATURE GAME TABLE WITH CHESS PIECES 19th century Anglo-Indian octagonal top in wood covered with marquetry, borders with lace applications and engraved in black "Hindu Figures",...
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Antique 19th Century English Anglo-Indian Game Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...
Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese export, circa 1820. An exceptional quality and rare form. Featuring figural landscape decorations in gilt to the main black lacquer doors, which open to reveal 13 separated c...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Game
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in North Miami, FL
This original Postmodern Michael Graves chess set with checkers pieces has been fully restored with the wood which is 2 variants of maple. The wood was redone and new felt was put o...
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1990s American Post-Modern Games

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19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...
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Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Russian Dolerite, Malachite & Kascholong Opal Chess Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Russian dolerite, malachite and Kascholong opal chess set. Consists of black dolerite squares alternating with white Kascholong opal. The chess pieces are carved with malachite and b...
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Late 20th Century Russian Games

Materials

Stone, Malachite, Opal, Gold Plate, Brass

Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite custom antique 19th century Qing Dynasty heavily carved Chinese rosewood and elm wooden cabinet with double-doors carved set with gilt and deep relief carved wood panels...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

18th/19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Circular Box with Multiple Cartouches
Located in New York, NY
An 18th/19th Century Chinese cinnabar circular box with multiple cartouches of Families. This is a marvelous piece with very fine details on the main top panel of the box. The top pa...
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Antique 1790s Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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Chess Chinese For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of chess Chinese for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bone and lacquer, all chess Chinese available were constructed with great care. Chess Chinese have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Chess Chinese bearing Georgian hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Chess Chinese?

Prices for chess Chinese can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, chess Chinese begin at $947 and can go as high as $12,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,297.