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Charles X, 19th Century Chess Table, Bronze Gilded Inlaid with Marble and Stones
Located in Delft, NL
Charles X, 19th century chess table, bronze gilded inlaid with marble and stones
A bronze gilded
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Game Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Bronze
H 27.96 in Dm 18.12 in
Inlaid Chess Table, Early 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Inlaid chess table from the early 19th century to restore, height dimension 75 cm for a width of 72
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Chess Board Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century occasional table with octagonal marquetry chess board top, the turned
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century chess & card table
Located in Belgrade, RS
This "chess table," as we call it, has a chessboard on its top surface, with the chess squares made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th Century Chess Top Lamp Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century, William IV Period, Mahogany Lamp Table, Or Occasional Table
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Marquetry Chess Table, Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This exquisite 19th-century Biedermeier chess table is a true testament to masterful marquetry
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Game Tables
Materials
Walnut, Pine, Ash, Birch
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Marquetry Chess Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A classic Biedermeier table from the period. The table was made mainly of walnut wood. The surface
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Game Tables
Materials
Maple, Spruce, Walnut
Antique Foldable Wooden Chess Table, France 19th Century
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful 19th century wooden chess table.
This foldable table is made in France.
It is made of
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Antique 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Late English Regency Period Penwork Games/Chess Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Anglo-Indian Late Regency Period Penwork Games or Chess Table.
This lovely table is ebonised
Category
Antique 19th Century Game Tables
Materials
Wood
MINIATURE GAME TABLE WITH CHESS PIECES 19th Century Anglo-Indian
Located in Madrid, ES
MINATURE GAME TABLE WITH CHESS PIECES
19th century Anglo-Indian
octagonal top in wood covered
Category
Antique 19th Century English Anglo-Indian Game Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Regency Backgammon/ Chess Table
Located in Essex, MA
19th century English Regency games table, with fold-over inlaid top. Inlaid brass and walnut raised
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Game Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chess ang Card Table with inlays
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Game Table for Chass and Card
1840, France
Rosewood and Mahogany
Magnificent Game
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis XVI Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique Late 19th Century French Marble-Top Mahogany Round Table w/ Chess Board
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique late 19th century French marble-top mahogany round specimen table with chess board.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables
Materials
Marble
H 28.75 in Dm 36.25 in
Early 19th Century William IV Rosewood Chess Top Sewing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality early 19th century antique freestanding William IV rosewood chess top sewing table having a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Game Tables
Materials
Other
19th Century Irish Specimen Marble-Top Rosewood Center Table or Chess Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This extraordinary octagonal center table has a specimen marble chess table-top with Pietra Dura
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Regency Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Era Walnut Chess Table, Circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century English Victorian era walnut chess table, circa 1885.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Dutch Marquetry Games Table, Backgammon, Chess and Checkers
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Dutch marquetry games table, with options for backgammon, chess and checkers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Game Tables
Materials
Wood
H 29.75 in W 34.5 in D 23.25 in
19th Century William IV Mahogany Chess Table With Speciman Marble Top
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century William IV mahogany chess table with speciman marble top. The mahogany square top
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Game Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Game Table with Backgammon and Chess Board, France 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Discover an exceptional Victorian Game Table, originating from the 1860s. This rectangular table
Category
Antique 1860s English Louis Philippe Game Tables
Materials
Kingwood
Chess Console Table, Louis XVI Style, Game Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chess and card table in Louis XVI style from the 19th century.
When closed, we see a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 28.35 in W 30.71 in D 30.32 in
19th Century Spider Legs Maple Table & Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th century victorian Spider Legs Maple Table and Leather Top Chess Board and Pieces Set in good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Maple
H 29 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
English Regency Mahogany Chess/Checkers Game Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany and inlaid brass game table on green upholstered base with removable chess
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
Materials
Brass
Regency Marble and Gilt Chess Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fantastic Regency chess table.Rare Devonshire marble top with inlaid chess board of different
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
English Regency Satinwood Chess/Checkers Game Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency (circa 1925) brass-mounted satinwood tripod game table with octagonal specimen
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Game Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Regency Goncalo Alves Backgammon & Chess Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Fine Quality Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Goncalo Alves Games Table, Having Superbly
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
Materials
Other
American Rustic Chess Game Table with Slat Twig and Root Design
Located in Queens, NY
American rustic Adirondack square game table (with 19th Century elements) with slat twig and root
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Chess Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut chess table having a quality burr walnut shaped swizzle top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
George III Card and Chess Table Console, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exquisite George III period card and chess table, preserved in great original condition. This
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal
Table Tilt Top Swedish Chess Game Pedestal Sweden
Located in New York, NY
part of 19th Century. Painted chess game on the top. Ornate base.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Russian Parquetry Inlaid Chess Table with Gilt Mounts. Great color.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An exceptional Russian parquetry inlaid chess table with gilt mounts. Great scale and proportions
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 27.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Splendid 19th Century Anglo-Indian CHESS BOARD TABLE
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century CHESS BOARD TABLE
in ebony wood with bone applications.
Small flaws.
good condition
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Chess Top Games Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut chess top games table having a quality burr walnut circular
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Revival Chess Table & Pieces with Marble Top & Bronze Base
Located in Plainview, NY
This Victorian Revival set of chess table pieces exudes intricate craftsmanship, combining
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Agate, Marble, Bronze
H 23.25 in W 13.75 in D 13.75 in
Antique French Gold Bronze & Mahogany Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany with Inlay Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 29.25 in W 23 in D 23 in
Antique Fold Over Games Table, English, Rosewood, Chess, Cards, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold over games table. An English, Rosewood chess and card table, dating to the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Game Tables
Materials
Rosewood
H 28.75 in W 19.69 in D 14.97 in
Antique Walnut Chess or Checkers Games Table with Reverse Painted Glass Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique games table is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut, Pine
H 29 in W 20.75 in D 20.5 in
E. W. Godwin attr, An Anglo-Japanese mahogany inlaid single drawer chess table
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
single drawer chess table with original brass handles with dot decoration to the handle drops on square
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29 in W 19 in D 14.5 in
Chinese Export Lacquered and Mother-of-Pearl Chess Board from 19th with a Table
By Gold China
Located in Madrid, ES
Chinese Export lacquered and mother-of-pearl chess board from 19th with a table carved wood stand
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Wood
H 28.75 in W 22.84 in D 22.84 in
Late 19th Century Chess Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a wonderful chess table. it is heavily inlayed on top with pedestal and legs. The top is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Poker and Chess Console/Table
Located in Monza, IT
19th century walnut playing table.
The table/console as a marquetry walnut and rosewood chess on
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XVI Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chess Gaming Table, Germany, 1820s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The gaming table rests on four tapering legs which are curved outwards. The table top features an
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
Swedish 19th Century Game Table for Chess and Backgammon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Swedish 19th century wooden painted in original gray game table: chess and backgammon. The top of
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Game Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Venetian Table with Micro-Mosaic Chess Table Top and Woman Figure
Located in Lisbon, PT
Tabletop with chess board layout, some architectural and geometric motifs. The stand is in the form
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Game Tables
H 35.04 in W 30.71 in D 30.71 in
Antique Chess Table
Located in Roswell, GA
Antique English Walnut Chess Table. Carved Tripod Pedestal.
Chequer board satinwood/ebony.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
Materials
Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood
19th Century Biedermeier Chess Table with Inlays, Germany, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The table stands on a central baluster column which itself rests on three booms at the bottom. The
Category
Antique 1850s German Biedermeier Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Specimen Marble Chess Board Tabletop
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century circular tabletop composed of many different colored specimen marbles inlaid
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Regency Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Regency Penwork Decorated Chess Table / Occasional Table
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Good Regency penwork decorated chess table / occasional table with finely drawn decoration. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency End Tables
Materials
Beech
Biedermeier Mahogany Chess Table, circa 1840
Located in Chicago, IL
Biedermeier mahogany chess table, circa 1840. The expandable tabletop contains storage for the
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Octagonal Anglo-Indian Chess Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Bombay in the middle of the 19th century. Pieces of this scale are quite rare.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ivory
Regency Pollard Oak and Marble Chess Table by G. Bullock to Designs by T. Hope
By George Bullock
Located in London, GB
Oxford.
A wonderful pollard oak chess table with specimen marble top and faux bronze applied decoration
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Center Tables
Materials
Marble
H 30 in W 31.5 in D 22 in
19th Century Chess Table
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique walnut chess table in good and original condition. The table is, a pen work table
Category
Antique 1840s English Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chess Table with Wonderful Patina
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chess table
Southern Germany
Walnut, cherry tree
19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Game Tables
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Italian 19th Century Chess Table with Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chess table
Italy (Sorrento)
Nussbaum et al.
second half of the 19th century
Dimensions
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Game Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
19th Century Italian Sorrento Chess Table
Located in San Marino, CA
A 19th century inlay and parquetry chess table from Sorrento. Tripod pedestal with inlay detail on
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Game Tables
19th Century Primitive Chess Table Set
Located in Milano, IT
19th century Primitive chess table set with lots of personality. Would work well in a hip hotel or
Category
Antique 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Walnut Chess Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A 19th century Italian inlaid chess table, with a nicely decorated top, above a turned and inlaid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Chess Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Beautifully inlaid and marquetry chess table from France, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Eclectic Oak Chess Table
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a small oak table with a square top and a shelf.
This piece of furniture is dated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Game Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Mahogany & Rosewood Circular Chess Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th Century Mahogany & Rosewood Circular Chess Table with a turned support, base and bun feet
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Rosewood Chess Backgammon Table
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Regency period rosewood games table, having bold boxwood stringing to top and
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Game Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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19th Century Chess Tables For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of 19th century chess tables available for sale. Frequently made of wood, walnut and mahogany, all 19th century chess tables available were constructed with great care. 19th century chess tables bearing Victorian or Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made 19th century chess tables over the years, but those made by Biedermeier are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are 19th Century Chess Tables?
Prices for 19th century chess tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, 19th century chess tables begin at $565 and can go as high as $38,850, while the average can fetch as much as $2,750.
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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