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Antique Small Checkerboard Table / Chess Board
Located in Houston, TX
The Antique Small Checkerboard Table/Chess Board is a charming piece sourced from New England
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Early 20th Century American Rustic Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Chess Board Table with Staunton Chess Pieces Set
By House of Staunton
Located in GB
chess table complete with Staunton chess set A very good looking well-made and functional piece of
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

DISTRESSED ANTIQUE BURR WALNUT & HARDWOOD SEWiNG WORK TABLE CHESS BOARD TOP
Located in GB
table, it can be used as an occasional table or for chess or sewing as intended, the materials used are
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Fully Restored Extending Antique Regency Sofa Table Inc Chess Board & Backgammon
Located in GB
extending sofa table with removable top, Chess board and backgammon games A very good looking and
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Antique 1810s English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Hardwood

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Bronze

Fine Antique William IV 1830 Pietra Dura Specimen Marble Chess Board Table
By PIETRA DURA
Located in GB
Marble chess board table, William IV circa 1830 This is one of the most exceptional chess tables I
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Antique 1830s Italian William IV Game Tables

Materials

Marble

Stunning Antique Anglo Indian circa 1920 Chess Board Games Table Twin Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Anglo Indian Chess Board games table A very
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Vintage 1920s Indian Anglo-Indian Game Tables

Materials

Oak, Pine

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.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Marble

EXQUISITE THOMAS CHIPPENDALE STYLE CLAW & BALL FEET EXTENDiNG CHESS BOARD TABLE
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
Chippendale style, Chess board extending table with heavily carved Claw & Ball feet Please note the delivery
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Game Tables

Materials

Hardwood

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
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Leather Games Table Backgammon or Chess
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Vintage leather wrapped table in modernist style that can flip between chess board and backgammon
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Mid-20th Century Game Tables

Materials

Leather

Antique Victorian Games Table Chess Backgammon 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant early Victorian games table with barley twist stretcher Rosewood games table with a chest
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Antique 1840s Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Vintage Walnut Satinwood Games Card Side Table, Fold Out Chess Board & Drawers
Located in GB
used as a lamp table with picture frame, naturally the chess board inside is full sized and you have
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20th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

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
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood, Maple

Antique Chess Table, English Oak, Games Table, Cotswold School, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an vintage chess table. An English, oak, satinwood and walnut games table in Cotswold
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Mid-20th Century British Game Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Antique Damascus Syrian Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games table C1900
Located in London, GB
interior and a removable reversible top with emerald green baize on one side and a chess board on the other
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Antique Early 1900s Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Lovely Antique circa 1900 Hardstone & Marble Inlaid Chess Table Stunning Colours
Located in GB
inlaid Chess table A very rare find, the top is exceptionally decorative with some wonderfully
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

1885 DATED ANTiQUE WALNUT HARDWOOD CHESSBOARD FOLDING GAMES CHESS TRAY TABLE
Located in GB
inlay to the top, there is a very ornate chess board as you can see, to the right its dated 1885 under
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Tray Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

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
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Antique Early 19th Century British Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
like a chess board. They would flip the table top when playing and the pieces would comfortably fit in
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Game Tables

Materials

Pine

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
H 29.93 in W 34.65 in D 22.05 in
18th Century French Onyx and Marble Top Carved Oak Chess and Checker Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den or game room with this elegant antique card table. Crafted in southern France circa
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Game Tables

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Antique Inlay Game Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small game table with inlay wood grain designs making up the chess board, trim and outer detailing
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20th Century Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Inlay Game Table
Antique Inlay Game Table
H 29.5 in W 23.75 in D 23.75 in
Antique Neoclassical Mahogany Game Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
this a perfect table for your favorite board game board- from chess, backgammon, Monopoly, and beyond
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Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Paint

Antique English Pembroke Games Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made and well sized Antique English Games Table with banding and a dove-tail
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Game Tables

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique English Pembroke Games Table
Antique English Pembroke Games Table
H 28.5 in W 40 in D 28.75 in
Antique Italian Inlaid Walnut Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
ebony and satinwood creating a pair of backgammon tables side by side. Of course, a chess board can be
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Game Tables

Materials

Bronze

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Games Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian burr walnut inlaid games table having a quality burr walnut inlaid
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Moorish Mother of Pearl Games Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique Moorish mother of pearl inlaid games table, likely Syrian. Table includes chess board (on
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Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Moorish Mother of Pearl Games Table
Moorish Mother of Pearl Games Table
H 33 in W 34.5 in D 17 in
Maitland Smith Traditional Mahogany Game Table - Showroom Sample
By Maitland Smith
Located in Suwanee, GA
removable/reversible top with a chess board on one side and a backgammon board underneath. This table
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2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany and Marble Game Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Regency period mahogany game / center table with inset Pietra Dura (stone specimen) marble chess
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century Walnut Games and Work Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
and leather writing surface to the top, above a concave drawer and chess and backgammon board
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Antique 1880s European Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Walnut Games and Work Table
19th Century Walnut Games and Work Table
H 29.53 in W 22.05 in D 16.93 in
Edwardian Satinwood Hand-Painted Metamorphic Game Table
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent Circa 1910 Edwardian Satinwood hand-painted game table displays signs of fine
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Game Tables

Materials

Crystal, Brass

19th Century English Regency Flip Top Chessboard Games Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fine quality, exquisitely handcrafted, antique English games / sewing table finished in Regency
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Satinwood, Walnut

Regency Period Rosewood Sofa Games Table Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
ends covered in the original distressed leather, with a central reversible chess board which can be
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Charles X Fruitwood and Marble Pedestal Game Table, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Charles X fruitwood pedestal table features a beautiful inlaid marble chess board top and
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Antique 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century English William IV Period Mahogany Games Table Sewing Stand
Located in Forney, TX
a chair side table, sofa end table, hall console, chess game board, parlor lamp stand, bedside
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Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Game Tables

Materials

Iron

20th Century French Painted Games Table with Blue Leather Tooled Top
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
chess board, above a green painted frieze comprising two drawers and four pull out trays to each corner
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Giltwood, Paint

Important Russian Imperial Period Triple Turn-Over Games Table, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, opening successively to reveal a chess board and a leather playing surface for cards. The upper
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Game Tables

Materials

Bronze

Boho Chic Style Syrian 20th Century Artesian Inlaid Veneer Games Table
Located in London, GB
early 20th Century. Complete with felt card table, chess/drafts board and back gammon board with the
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Antique Early 1900s Syrian Moorish Game Tables

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1820 CHiNESE CHINOISERIE CHESSBOARD BACKGAMMON TABLE
Located in GB
you can see how it sits The table has three drawers for keeping chess pieces inside and other games
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Antique 1820s Chinese Georgian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chess Table
Located in Roswell, GA
Antique English Walnut Chess Table. Carved Tripod Pedestal. Chequer board satinwood/ebony.
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

Materials

Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood

Antique Chess Table
Antique Chess Table
H 27 in Dm 20 in
Antique Game Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique game table with detailed bamboo legs and an inlaid chess board.
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Game Table
Antique Game Table
H 29 in W 36 in D 36 in
Italian Parquetry Game Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in South Coast, CA
Antique Italian Game Table having fabulous parquetry inlay top with center chess board, central
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Vintage 1930s Italian Game Tables

Italian Parquetry Game Table
Italian Parquetry Game Table
H 30 in W 31 in D 31 in
English Papier Mâché Game Table on Stand
Located in Kirkland, WA
English Paper Mache Game Table on Stand This is a folding antique game board that we put on a
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Game Tables

French Transitional Louis XV/Louis XVI Period, Game Table
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Charleston, SC
, checkerboard marquetry top is made for a game of chess, and the flip side reveals replaced felt. The table
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Game Tables

Antique Games Table, English, Rosewood, Mahogany, Chess Board, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique games table. An English, Rosewood over mahogany chess board, dating to the
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Antique Late 19th Century British Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Marble Chess Table, English, Mahogany, Game Board, Edwardian, Circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique marble chess table. An English, Sienna marble top over a mahogany frame with
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Game Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique Fold over Games Table, English Regency, Chess Board, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold over games table. An English Regency piece opening to reveal a chess board
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Trumpet Shape Games Table, Walnut, Chess Board, Sewing, Victorian, 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique trumpet shaped games table. An English, walnut chess board or sewing table
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Antique Late 19th Century British Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Chess Table
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique walnut chess table, made in England and dating from around the 1930’s. It is
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Vintage 1930s British Georgian Game Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Antique Walnut Chess Table
Antique Walnut Chess Table
H 20.08 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Antique Chess Board Games Table, Quality English Regency in Kingwood, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Antique kingwood chess table, English Regency, circa 1820 A rare and interesting chess games
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Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) Regency Game Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Rare Victorian Hand Carved Chess Table with Decoupage Chess Board Very Ornate
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian Decoupage Chess board table with
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Sublime Antique Dutch Games Card Table with Chess Board Top Marquetry Inlaid
Located in GB
games card table with chessboard top To confirm this listing is for one table, I have pictured it
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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Champaign, Folding Chess Table
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
supplied chess pieces. The playing board made up of ebony and satin wood squares. The table folds up and
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Vintage 1920s British Game Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Champaign, Folding Chess Table
Antique Champaign, Folding Chess Table
H 29.14 in W 19.1 in D 27.56 in
Regency English Antique Chess Top Occasional Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
octagonal top with Chess board inlaid and banded decoration raised on Faceted column and elegant scrolling
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Walnut Chess Table & Pieces
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Victorian tripod chess table complete with vintage chess pieces. This table
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Antique Early 1800s English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Satinwood, Walnut

Antique Victorian Walnut Games / Chess Table
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Victorian games table in walnut. This was made in England and dates from the 1850
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Backgammon/Chess Games Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood backgammon/chess games table having a quality rosewood swivel
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Games Table, English, Mahogany, Chess, Workstation, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique games table. An English, mahogany chess table or workstation, dating to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique Work Table, Victorian, Sewing, Chess, English, circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique work table, a Victorian sewing station, English dating to circa 1860
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Kingwood, Mahogany, Walnut

Antique American Victorian Walnut Tripod Games / Chess Table, circa 1870
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Victorian walnut tripod games / chess table, circa 1870. The table having a shaped
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

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Antique Chess Board Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique chess board tables available for sale. Each of these unique antique chess board tables was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and hardwood. Antique chess board tables have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Antique chess board tables are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Regency and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many antique chess board tables are appealing in their simplicity, but Chesterfield, Gillows of Lancaster & London and House of Staunton produced popular antique chess board tables that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Chess Board Tables?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,159, while they’re typically $450 on the low end and $80,518 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.