Game Tables
19th Century European Directoire Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1810s English Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1970s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
20th Century American Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1980s American Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables
Lacquer
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Glass, Suede, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Burl
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Regency Game Tables
Leather, Elm
Late 19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1860s Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Renaissance Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s Moroccan Moorish Antique Game Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Game Tables
Leather, Oak
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Upholstery, Bubinga, Ebony
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Upholstery, Rattan, Glass, Paint
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Brass
1970s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Stone, Brass
20th Century French Provincial Game Tables
Leather, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
1980s American Louis XVI Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Goatskin, Wood
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century American Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
1980s American Vintage Game Tables
Leather
1860s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Maple, Oak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Bone, Mahogany
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Game Tables
Wood
1810s English Queen Anne Antique Game Tables
Walnut, Burl, Velvet, Leather, Felt
Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Game Tables
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Leather, Mahogany
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Wood
2010s Philippine Regency Game Tables
Mahogany
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Game Tables
Pine
2010s Philippine Regency Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Central American Modern Game Tables
Bone, Goatskin
Early 20th Century American George III Game Tables
Mahogany
1720s British Queen Anne Antique Game Tables
Baize, Oak, Walnut
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Leather, Wood
20th Century English Game Tables
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze
1970s North American Vintage Game Tables
Maple
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.