18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian game table from Sweden made during the late 18th century, around 1790.
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Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
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Located in Dallas, TX
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18th Century Chess and Backgammon Gametable, Walnut, Louis XVI circa 1780
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18th Century Chess and Backgammon Gametable, Walnut, Louis XVI circa 1780
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18th century chess and backgammon table South Germany Walnut Louis XVI around 1780 Dimensions: H x W x D: 73 x 99 x 64 cm Description: Tapered downward square legs with f...
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Located in New York, NY
A white painted tilt top table, made in Sweden, on a tripod base. Round top with a painted chess game.
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Late 18th George III Provincial Folk Art Painted Oak Games Chess Side Table
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful and original George III provincial painted oak games table, with a canted column and cruciform base. The table has its original painted finish, with painted blue and whi...
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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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French 18th Century Console, Chess- and Dice Table, Cherrywood, Marquetry
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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 W: 72 x 75 cm Console table standing on curved legs made of solid cherrywood.
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Beautiful 18th Century Antique Mahogany Chess Table in Original Condition
Located in Eindhoven, NL
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18th Century French Louis XVI Game or Chess Table, Console, France, circa 1790
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H 31.89 in W 31.5 in D 22.05 in
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 Dimensions: H x W x D 81 cm x 80 cm x 56 cm Conically tapered square legs, in the ...
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Materials
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Danish Rococo Chess Game Side Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Rococo chess game table with some period chess pieces.
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H 32 in W 36 in D 22 in
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 well as a reversible green leather top.
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Located in New York, NY
Game table Swedish with backgammon and chess Baroque period 1650-1750 Sweden. A game table made during the Baroque period 1650-1750 in Sweden. Restored and repainted in Laserow black...
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Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 18th century chess and backgammon game table, signature attributed to Stockholm work.
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Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
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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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