Game Tables
1940s French Vintage Game Tables
Oak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Cherry, Lacquer
1940s Italian Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1940s English Queen Anne Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Mahogany
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Aluminum
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Macassar, Mahogany, Maple
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Cork
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1940s Argentine Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Ebony
1940s French Vintage Game Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
1940s Vintage Game Tables
Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Macassar
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Game Tables
Marble, Brass
1940s French Vintage Game Tables
Iron
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1940s French Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1940s American Vintage Game Tables
Marble
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1940s American Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Rosewood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Sterling Silver
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Bakelite
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Aluminum, Brass
1940s American Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Mirror, Pearwood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Plywood
1940s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Shagreen, Glass, Wood
1940s American Folk Art Vintage 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.