Game Tables
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Game Tables
Brass
1820s British Regency Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
20th Century English Campaign Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Game Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Paint
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
1860s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese William and Mary Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Game Tables
Brass
19th Century English Georgian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s Antique Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Leather, Fruitwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Game Tables
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Game Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Oak
Late 20th Century American Regency Game Tables
Mahogany, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Oak
2010s Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Oak
1840s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Holly
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Game Tables
Brass
1950s British Chippendale Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1880s French Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
19th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Wood, Walnut
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Upholstery, Bubinga, Ebony
19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century English Anglo-Indian Antique Game Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble
1920s Vintage Game Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Beech, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Game Tables
Glass, Wood
20th Century Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Faux Leather, Wood
1870s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Game Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique Game Tables
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rattan, Oak
2010s Argentine Modern Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1790s French Directoire Antique Game Tables
Wood
1970s Vintage Game Tables
Mohair, Felt, Fruitwood, Lacquer
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Felt, Wood
2010s American Brutalist Game Tables
Concrete
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Wood
Vintage, New and Antique Game Tables
Bring drama and duels of dexterity into your home with vintage, new and antique game tables for every kind of game.
Who doesn’t love a little competition? Historians estimate that early versions of games such as backgammon were played by members of ancient civilizations at least as far back as 3,000 B.C. Chess, which likely originated in India as a game called chaturanga, is a timeworn test of skills and strategy as well, and the modern era’s iteration of the game was enjoyed by nobles at least as early as the 16th century.
While the upper classes in Europe were among the only chess players who could afford the game’s decoratively carved ivory pieces, the game eventually became accessible to the general public. In the late 19th century, the game’s first official chess championships took place, a realm that eventually produced celebrated players such as avowed Eames Executive chair enthusiast Bobby Fischer. Today, antique chessboards have seen an uptick in demand owing to a successful Netflix series in 2020 called The Queen’s Gambit, which chronicles the life of fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon.
Modern versions of chess boards and other home game tables may have evolved to accommodate the variety of games for which they’re used but are still versatile pieces of furniture. Not every card table with chairs is the ideal dining table, but you certainly don’t have to limit a game table to recreational use.
Antique trictrac tables, for example, were products of 18th-century France, wherein furniture makers created what looked like multipurpose neoclassical writing desks and card tables that when their tops were removed revealed trictrac, chess and checkers surfaces. Other game tables, in a complete commitment to fun, merely support good old-fashioned competition. Contemporary Ping-Pong (or table tennis) tables, which have origins in 1880s Victorian England, can be quite sophisticated in form and are made from a variety of materials today. A billiards table is an iconic piece for any game room or living room, but your pool table is really going to be used for only one thing, right?
Antique or new Regency-style game tables, mid-century modern tables or Art Deco–style card tables, perhaps fashioned from rosewood or mahogany, might be equipped with convertible tabletops to shift from meals to game time in a snap. If you prefer poker or opt for a card table topped with a checkerboard, convenient drawers and other compartments can be found in new and vintage game tables that fit poker chips or other types of game pieces perfectly.
Find a range of top-quality vintage and antique game tables on 1stDibs that can help you introduce a bit of class to every competition at home.