Game Tables
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1950s Dutch Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1950s British Georgian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Beech, Nutwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s British Chippendale Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal, Brass
1950s Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1950s American Organic Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rattan, Formica
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Marble
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Cork
1950s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Rosewood
1950s French Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s French Minimalist Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Maple, Lacquer
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Mirror, Smoked Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Lacquer
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble, Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
1950s Mexican Neoclassical Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Travertine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1950s French Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1950s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1950s Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
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.