Gallery of ChessEst. MMXXVI
Chess sets,
collected like art.
A curated gallery of singular boards and pieces — each one shaped by hand, by a maker we name, and made to order. Not products. Acquisitions.
Handcrafted
By named makers
Made to order
Each piece, individually
Worldwide
Shipped & insured
The Collection
A small, deliberate catalogue.
01
Handmade Natural Wood Chess Table
Uğur Gökmenoğlu — Oldwoodesign/Solid natural wood
$330.00
02
Metal Chess Set with Folding Board
QuitonZQ — Zhi Qian/Acrylic · Zinc · Faux leather
$300.00
03
Walnut & Leather Luxury Chess Set
Khoi Nguyen/Walnut · PU leather · Resin
$330.00
04
Red Cherry Vertical Wall-Mounted Chess Board
Steve Schrier — Straight Up Chess/Black cherry wood
$390.00
05
Russian Zagreb Chess Set — Burnt Boxwood
Puneet — ChessNcraftsIndia/Burnt boxwood · Natural boxwood · Ebony board
$360.00
06
Königsberg Imperial Baltic Amber Chess Set
Elena & Yuriy Kizima/Genuine Baltic amber · Jewellery-grade resin
$990.00
On Craft
We don't manufacture chess sets. We find the people who still make them by hand — and put their names on the wall.
Every piece in the gallery is sourced from an independent maker or workshop, then presented the way a work of art deserves — fully attributed, photographed in detail, and described with care. Knights carved one at a time. Boards burnished by hand. Cabinets joined without shortcuts.
VI
Makers
Workshops across four countries
32
Pieces
In a complete handmade set
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Patience
Made to order, never rushed
Begin
Find the set you'll never replace.
Browse the collection, or tell us what you're looking for and we'll commission it.