18th Century Chess Table
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian game table from Sweden made during the late 18th century, around 1790. The table is
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Game Tables
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Pine
18th Century French Onyx and Marble Top Carved Oak Chess and Checker Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den or game room with this elegant antique card table. Crafted in southern France circa
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Game Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble
H 29.5 in W 33 in D 29 in
18th Century French Marquetry Bouilliotte Style Game Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusually good tric trac or game table with inlaid marquetry design of a village scene, top
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Game Tables
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Kingwood, Olive, Satinwood, Tulipwood, Walnut
18th Century Style Games Table in Yew with Chess Board, Backgammon, Leather Top
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Toronto, CA
A unique and versatile 18th Century style Games Table in Yew with chess board and backgammon as
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20th Century English Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Yew
H 32 in W 36 in D 22 in
French Louis XV Period 18th Century Game Table with Brown Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period game table from the 18th century with brown leather top, single drawer
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
18th Century Louis XVI Amboyna Backgammon or Tric Trac Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu Mounted Amboyna Wood Tric Trac or Gaming Table, having a
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1885 DATED ANTiQUE WALNUT HARDWOOD CHESSBOARD FOLDING GAMES CHESS TRAY TABLE
Located in GB
which is basically fake bamboo, in the 18th century when England first started exploring China, we
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Tray Tables
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Hardwood, Walnut
H 23.43 in W 33.47 in D 19.1 in
18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Wonderful, circa 1780, hand carved, petite writing desk inset with game chess and backgammon game
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Antique 1780s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Restored Louis XVI 18th Century Hardwood Walnut Leather Tric Trac Games Table
Located in GB
furniture, dating to the late 18th century its French with a walnut frame, hardwood backgammon table, hand
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Game Tables
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Leather, Baize, Hardwood
H 31.11 in W 54.34 in D 28.55 in
Antique Sheraton Mahogany Inlaid Octagonal Flip Top Game Card Tea Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
from its intended use. It is most often used while playing cards, backgammon, and chess. Tables of this
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Antique Late 18th Century Sheraton Game Tables
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Mahogany
H 28.5 in W 35.5 in D 17 in
Rare Louis XVI style game table with wood marquetry decoration
Located in Paris, FR
18th century. These tables with reduced dimensions are light, round and have drawers in belt; sometimes
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Materials
Bronze
Important Russian Imperial Period Triple Turn-Over Games Table, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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A late 18th century marquetry gaming table by Veretennikov now resides at the Moscow Museum of
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Game Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.71 in W 35.83 in D 18.12 in
An unusual George IV specimen marble backgammon table attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
rose to prominence once again in the mid-18th century when used by the botanist and key Enlightenment
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Antique 1830s English George IV Game Tables
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Marble
H 32.35 in W 30 in D 18 in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Game Tables
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Italian Round Rustic Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
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William and Mary Game Table
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English chess table with marble inlay, by Crook Richard and Son, c. 1840
Located in Delft, NL
English chess table with marble inlay, by Crook Richard and Son, c. 1840
An English mahogany chess table, by Richard and Son Crook, furniture makers and upholsterers, 50, Boutport s...
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
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Marble
H 28.35 in W 28.75 in D 24.61 in
Upholstered American Window Settee In Mahogany, circa 1850
Located in Miami, FL
This diminutive American window settee with figured mahogany frame and upholstered back and seat is a perfect small bench at the end of a bed. The back is upholstered so it can be ex...
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Stunning Antique Anglo Indian circa 1920 Chess Board Games Table Twin Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Anglo Indian Chess Board games table
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Vintage 1920s Indian Anglo-Indian Game Tables
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Oak, Pine
H 20.67 in W 19.49 in D 19.49 in
Vintage Chinoiserie Jade & Hardstone Bonsai Planter with Celadon Ceramic Pot
Located in Topeka, KS
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
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Stone, Jade
Antique Genuine Swedish Rustic Original Blue Writing Desk Table with Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Desks and Writing Tables
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Pine
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19th Century English Regency Flip Top Chessboard Games Table
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
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Leather, Satinwood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Blue Pine Country Bench or Sofa
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very unusual blue bench or sofa from the late 1700s. The sofa is a country house furniture from Ångermanland in Sweden. The sofa is very unusual, most likely the only one of its kind...
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Country Benches
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Lovely Antique Victrian circa 1880 Chess Games Table with Fold over Card Baize
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this very nice antique Victorian English oak chess table with fold over card table top
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Oak
H 30.32 in W 24.81 in D 16.15 in
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut & Hardwood Marquetry Inlaid Chess Games Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian 1880 Walnut & mahogany marquetry inlaid Chess games table.
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Game Tables
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Hardwood, Walnut
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18th Century French Cherrywood Tric-Trac Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century French cherrywood Tric-Trac table with two operable drawers and two fixed below a
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Antique 18th Century French Game Tables
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Cherry, Bone, Ebony
19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Specimen Marble Chess Board Tabletop
Located in London, GB
design of this Pietre Dure tabletop incorporates a chess or games table of alternating cream and colored
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Regency Center Tables
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Marble
Rare 18th Century English Mahogany Chippendale Carved Triple Tier Games Table
Located in Malvern, Victoria
A rare 18th century English mahogany Chippendale carved triple tier games table.
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Antique 1770s Great Britain (UK) Chippendale Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany
H 30.71 in W 33.08 in D 16.93 in
Louis XVI Tric-Trac Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular mahogany table fitted with a removable top, the case supported by four fluted legs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Neoclassical Game Tables
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French Transitional Louis XV/Louis XVI Period, Game Table
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Charleston, SC
, checkerboard marquetry top is made for a game of chess, and the flip side reveals replaced felt. The table
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Game Tables
Rosewood Tray Top Table
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
A wild rosewood and satinwood banded tray top table, the oval tray top with a zigzag veneered
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Antique Mid-18th Century Vietnamese George III Card Tables and Tea Tables
Beautiful 18th Century Antique Rosewood Wooden Chess Table in Original Condition
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful 18th century antique rosewood wooden chess table in original condition. The sheet is
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Antique 1760s English Game Tables
H 29.53 in Dm 18.9 in
18th Century Chess and Backgammon Gametable, Walnut, Louis XVI circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
18th century chess and backgammon table
South Germany
Walnut
Louis XVI around 1780
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Game Tables
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Walnut
H 28.75 in W 38.98 in D 25.2 in
Tilt Top Table with Painted Chess Game
Located in New York, NY
A white painted tilt top table, made in Sweden, on a tripod base. Round top with a painted chess
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Game Tables
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Wood
Tab game table. Portugal 18th century
Located in Lisboa, PT
Folded game table with one drawer, in carved and gilded oak wood.
Embossed chess top. Gilded bronze
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Antique Late 18th Century Portuguese Game Tables
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Oak
American Queen Anne Tavern Table, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Side Tables
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Regency Blue John Inlaid Chess Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This opulent George IV-era chess table is inlaid with exceptional specimens of Blue John, a rare
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Antique 19th Century Game Tables
Victorian Folding Chess and Draughts Table
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Charles Baker's folding chess table.
An exceptional folding chess or draughts table made of oak
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Antique 1890s English Game Tables
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Oak
Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card and Chess Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
ground or pounded gold) is an 18th century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a
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Antique 1870s French Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Ormolu
H 28.75 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
18th C. French Tric Trac Table Signed
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century French Louis XV mahogany tric trac games table with ivory inlay and bronze mounts. The
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Antique Louis XVI Style Game Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Swedish Rococo Game Table with Interior
Located in New York, NY
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Side Tables
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Swedish Game Table
Located in Copenhagen, K
Late 18th century chess and backgammon game table, signature attributed to Stockholm work.
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English Game Table
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderfully versatile game table with both chess and backgammon boards. Leaves on either side
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Game Tables
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Yew, Satinwood, Ebony, Satin
Fine Louis XVI Tric Trac Table
Located in London, GB
A fine Louise XVI period mahogany and satinwood tric trac table, the reversible top with marquetry
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Antique Late 18th Century Game Tables
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Mahogany, Satinwood
Vintage Italian Burr Walnut Games Card Roulette Table Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
metamorphic triple top games table for roulette, cards, chess, draughts, backgammon and blackjack. mid 20th
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Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables
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Ormolu
H 31.11 in W 48.82 in D 48.82 in
A Swedish Late Gustavian Game Table In Mahogany
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful version of a Swedish late Gustavian game table made in mahogany and decorated with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Game Tables
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Brass
Louis XV Game Tabe 'Tabel Tric Trac'
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century France, of the many games played, tric-trac, a form of backgammon, was one of the most
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
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Boxwood, Mahogany, Softwood
Antique Italian Neoclassical Louis XVI Inlaid Games Table
Located in Forney, TX
patina!
Born in northern Italy in the late 18th / early 19th century, finished in luxurious Louis XVI
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Center Tables
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Wood, Burl
English Regency Kingswood Bouillotte Inlaid Games Table with Paw Casters, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
, Late 18th Century. Game table retains the original chess pieces in oval side compartments as well.
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Antique 1780s English Regency Game Tables
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Brass
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Located in London, GB
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Jaques of London Chess Set Made for Joaquin Amarro
Located in New Orleans, LA
Families, Snap and many more. As chess was becoming increasingly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games
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Brass
French 18th Century Console, Chess- and Dice Table, Cherrywood, Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
Antique console, chess and dice table
France
Cherrywood
End of 18th century
Dimensions: H x
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Cherry
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Beautiful 18th Century Antique Mahogany Chess Table in Original Condition
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful 18th century antique mahogany chess table in original condition. The sheet is reversible
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18th Century French Louis XVI Game or Chess Table, Console, France, circa 1790
Located in Greven, DE
18th century game console table
France
Cherry, walnut and others
Louis XVI, circa 1790
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
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Wood
H 31.89 in W 31.5 in D 22.05 in
Danish Rococo Chess Game Side Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Rococo chess game table with some period chess pieces.
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Game Tables
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Table Game Swedish Rococo, 18th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A game table made during the Rococo period in Sweden. Two-sided top with chess and beautiful inlays
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Game Tables
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Wood
Late 18th Century Directoire Mahogany Games Table
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century directoire mahogany games table, the rectangular top inlaid for chess, with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Game Tables
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Baize, Mahogany
Game Table Swedish with Backgammon and Chess Baroque Period 1650-1750 Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Game table Swedish with backgammon and chess Baroque period 1650-1750 Sweden. A game table made
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Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Game Tables
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Wood
H 30 in W 36.5 in D 21 in
19th Century Marquetry Tric Trac Game Table
Located in Berlin, DE
A 19th century tric trac game table, the rectangular top removable, inlaid on one side with a chess
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Game Table, Antique Louis XVI Style
Located in New Orleans, LA
This distinguished Louis XVI gaming table features a parquetry top for playing chess as well as two
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Antique 18th Century European Louis XVI Game Tables
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Other
French Louis XVI Tric Trac Games Table
Located in Essex, MA
A French Louis XVI tric trac games table, the removable top with inlaid fruitwood chess and checked
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
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Antique 18th Century Export Chinese Lacquer Gaming Table
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century export Chinese lacquer gaming table with hand painted scenes and beautiful
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Swedish Game Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 18th century chess and backgammon game table, signature attributed to Stockholm work.
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Located in London, GB
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Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables
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Directoire Game Table with Ebonized Inlay, French, circa 1780
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circular game table inlaid with star design on one side, the reverse side inlaid with a chess board
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Game Tables
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Late Louis XVI Mahogany And Ebony Tric Trac Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular tooled brown leather reversible top with chess board on the reverse , recessed ebony
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Neoclassical Game Tables
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18th Century Tilt-Top Table Heavily Carved Chess Board Solid English Oak
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
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Antique English satinwood fold-over chess table.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English satinwood fold-over chess table.
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Satinwood
18th-19th Century French Provincial Tric-Trac Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th-19th century French Provincial Tric-Trac game table with later additions. Checkers, chess
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18th century French tric/trac or games table by Francois Cadout.
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Located in Banbury, GB
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games table
Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, SHERATON MAHOGANY, GAMES ARCHITECTS TABLE, HAVING A REMOVABLE RISING WRITING
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Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY, GAMES, WRITING TABLE, HAVING A REMOVABLE LEATHER RISING
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George III Mahogany Games Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare George III mahogany games table (probably Irish) in original country house condition! The
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Mahogany
Louis XVI Ivory Inlaid and Ebonized Trictrac Table. Circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Fine Louis XVI mahogany, part-ebonized and ivory-inlaid Trictrac table, the rectangular reversible
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Game Tables
Triple Top Card Table
Located in London, GB
A very good George II mahogany triple top card table in excellent condition the first top being for
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Mahogany
Louis XVI Ivory Inlaid and Ebonized Trictrac Table. Circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Fine Louis XVI mahogany, part-ebonized and ivory-inlaid Trictrac table, the rectangular reversible
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Chinese Export Padouk Wood Games Table
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
forms either a sofa table or a chess board. This top can be removed, slid out and slid into the fitted
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Antique 1790s Chinese Furniture
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Ebony, Ivory, Padouk
18th Century Mahogany Triple-Top Cabriole-Leg Games Table
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A George II mahogany triple-top cabriole-leg games table having tea, card and chess or backgammon
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18th Century Chess Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century chess table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and cherry, every 18th century chess table was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century chess table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 18th Century. A 18th century chess table, designed in the Louis XVI, Baroque or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a 18th Century Chess Table?
The average selling price for a 18th century chess table at 1stDibs is $2,629, while they’re typically $1,946 on the low end and $6,435 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right game-tables for You
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.
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