Gaming Chess Table
2010s Italian Medieval Game Tables
Bronze, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Paint, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Birdseye Maple, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century British Regency Game Tables
Marble, Brass
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Game Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
20th Century Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Side Tables
Beech
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Game Tables
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century English Anglo-Indian Game Tables
Wood
Antique 1860s English Louis Philippe Game Tables
Kingwood
Vintage 1970s Philippine Post-Modern Game Tables
Stone, Brass
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Game Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Game Tables
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Game Tables
Oak
Antique 1820s Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Game Tables
Fruitwood
Early 2000s European Game Tables
Metal, Brass
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Onyx
Vintage 1960s European Game Tables
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Game Tables
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass, Pewter
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Game Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Game Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables
Marble
20th Century Game Tables
Wood
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Wood
2010s Czech Modern Game Tables
Concrete
Vintage 1950s British Georgian Game Tables
Brass
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
Antique 19th Century English William IV Game Tables
Marble, Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Siena Marble
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Concrete
20th Century English Art Deco Game Tables
Oak
Vintage 1970s Italian Game Tables
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Wood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Glass, Suede, Wood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Game Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Paint
Mid-20th Century Game Tables
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
Antique 1820s English Regency Game Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Resin, Wood
20th Century Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese William and Mary Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Antique 1840s Victorian Game Tables
Rosewood
20th Century Modern Game Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Game Tables
Wood
2010s American French Provincial Game Tables
Concrete
20th Century Italian Louis XV Game Tables
Walnut
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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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