Contemporary Painted Checkerboard/Chess Game Table
Located in Queens, NY
American contemporary painted and decoupage abstract design game table with a checkerboard / chess top with "scattered" game squares and swag form apron (signed)
Paint, Wood
$4,140 / item
Painted Chess and Backgammon Game Tables
Located in New York, NY
Made to order in any height up to 29”. As shown, 14” to be used as side tables / cocktail tables. Mahogany or walnut, with hand painted game surface in any BM or Pantone color of you...
Wood
$3,800Sale Price / set|69% Off
Custom Chess Set and Game Table
By Bridges over Time Originals
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A custom made walnut and maple chess set and game table we commissioned. It is solidly made with squares of curly maple and walnut. The table legs and borders are solid walnut. The c...
Birdseye Maple, Oak, Walnut
English Regency Satinwood Chess/Checkers Game Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency (circa 1925) brass-mounted satinwood tripod game table with octagonal specimen marble inlaid chess / checkerboard top above 3 scroll legs.
Marble, Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian game table from Sweden made during the late 18th century, around 1790. The table is painted pine with the original light coloured paint. The paint has notable distress whic...
Pine
Antique French 19th Game Table, Chess, Backgammon & Cards
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique 19th game table or side table, perfect in a living room or office. The table can be divided in three ways: the first with a chess board, the second with a read leather board ...
Walnut
Antique Anglo Indian Game Table or Chess Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century Anglo Indian chess board on stand crafted in mahogany featuring a top with penwork decorated figures and animals inside of a floral border, in the Chinoiseri...
Mahogany
21th Century Italian Table, Chess Board, Chess Game Gold /Silver plated brass
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Chess table and chess game in bronze and brass made with the ancient casting technique. After the casting, the finishing was chiseled and subsequently silvered and finished with 24-k...
Brass, Bronze
Kreiss Italian Neoclassical Style Chess and Baccarat Game Table
By Kreiss
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classical style (20th Century) burl veneer game table with removeable chess board top revealing a baccarat playing surfaces and a single drawer on opposing sides, with 4 ...
Burl
Rectangular Biedermeyer Game Chess Side End Table with Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic game table featuring a built-in chessboard of in-laid fruitwood on the surface. The wood table features a single drawer with a handle to store chess pieces. The table was des...
Wood, Fruitwood
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 stands on four beautifully twisted legs, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship. The top ...
Kingwood
Italian Marble Chess Board, Mid-Century Modern Game Table, 1980s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Classic chess board in black and white marble with chess pieces to match in white and black marble as well.
Marble
$2,614Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Victorian Gaming Table for chess and card games, England 19th Century
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Antique Victorian gaming table. The table features distinctive turned, or "spiral-turned," legs and an X-shaped stretcher base, which are com...
Mahogany, Pearwood, Walnut
Flame Mahogany Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Style Flip Top Game Chess Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This flame mahogany Louis XVI-style flip-top game table is a stunning example of neoclassical craftsmanship, offering both beauty and functionality. The elegant design features bronz...
Brass
Early 20th C. African Copper and Brass Chess Table + Bronze Game Pieces
Located in North Miami, FL
This Early 20th Century African low chess table/ game table is made of brass, copper and painted metal with a wonderful wood base. Great details by hand craftsman hammered metal - t...
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Early 20th Century Folk Art Hand-Painted Collapsible Game Table / Chess Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
H.C. Dallmeyer wooden square table hand-painted and converted to a game/chess/checkers table (ca. 1910, USA). Ingenious design with foldable legs that allow the piece to fully collap...
Wood
Chess Game "Kiriliuk Vs Kasparov" by Michel Kiriliuk
By Michel Kiriliuk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Created in 2008 A unique and original work of art. Engraved brass, metal and glass slab. 32 pieces made of silver engraves brass with a dark brown finish. Sharkskin support ...
Metal, Brass
Victorian Mahogany Game Chess Table with Inlay Banding & Barley Twist Legs C1880
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic and unusual base chess game table with inlaid board squares and banding on the perimeter of board. Rope banding on edge of all sides of the top. Fabulous base created with ...
Brass
Regency Rosewood and Marquetry Chess Table with Game Set, England, 19th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A rare and distinguished piece of English Regency design, this exceptional rosewood occasional chess table dates to the mid-19th century and exemplifies the elegance, balance, and ma...
Wood, Mahogany, Rosewood
Important Abstract Bronze Chess Set on Belgian Marble and Brass Game Table
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a low chess table/ coffee table height with the most original and rare chess pieces. All bronze in polished and dark patina finish (32 pieces). The marble top, is a rare Belg...
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
Fine c19th Century Hexagon Shape Lift Top Game Chess Board Lamp Occasional Table
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine c19th Century Hexagon Shape Lift Top Game Chess Board Lamp Occasional Table
Walnut
$16,750 / item
Alfio Chess Table
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning Alfio Chess Table is crafted in dark horn and black lacquered wood and features a top in smoked tempered glass with a silver chessboard design. The splendid chessboard ...
Horn, Wood
Flit Top Chess Board Backgammon Tooled Leather Top Two Drawers Game Table MINT!
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Flit Top Chess Board Backgammon Tooled Leather Top Two Drawers Game Table Brass Claws Feet & Castors MINT!
Brass
18th Century French Carved Oak Game Table with Marble and Onyx Chess Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den, library, or game room with this exceptional antique game table from southern France, crafted circa 1780. Raised on robust barley twist legs, the table is enriched at ...
Onyx, Marble
$3,043
Art deco chess table
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Beautiful vintage round wooden coffee table featuring a built-in chessboard inlay on top. The table is crafted with ribbed detailing along the edge and unique hand-carved playing car...
Oak
$1,521
Art deco chess table
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Art deco chess table with brass hand carwed top in excellent original condition.
Brass
Mid Century Kidney Chess and Mills Nine Men's Morris Side Game Table Italy 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1950s - 1960s Italian kidney era side table. Minor patina and paint lost at the edges gives this piece a classy statement. Measurements: about 15.5...
Wood
Baroque Chess Table, Germany 1750
Located in Leimen, DE
This rare Baroque chess table from Germany, dating to around 1750, combines decorative artistry with timeless functionality. Crafted from solid and veneered walnut, the table showcas...
Walnut, Yew
Antique Victorian Inlaid Chess Table
Located in London, GB
An amazing antique Victorian inlaid chess table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880’s period. It is beautifully made, the top has an inlaid chessboard made...
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 using the intarsia technique. The light squares are made of maple wood veneer, whi...
Brass
Solid Oak Chess Table including Acrylic Chess Set, Felt-Lined Storage Drawers
By Jhon Ortiz, The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
Brutalist-inspired solid oak chess table featuring oak sphere pedestal. Includes inlaid acrylic chess set, felt lined drawers and acrylic drawer pulls. Ask us about different wood sp...
Wood
$3,468 / set
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
Trojan, a coffee table at first sight, is hiding space that holds similar amount of fighters as a legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one...
Concrete
Antique Victorian Inlaid Walnut Chess Table
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian inlaid walnut chess table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880’s period. It is beautifully made predominantly from walnut, the to...
Walnut
1960s Dining Chess Table , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Patchwork Veneer - Repolished - minor signs of wear due to age
Wood
$3,548Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Marquetry Chess Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant octagonal game table dates back to around 1830 and impresses with its intricate marquetry work and timeless craftsmanship. The tabletop features a detailed chessboard ma...
Walnut, Pine, Ash, Birch
Contemporary Carved Wood Chess Table and Chessmen
Located in Astoria, NY
Contemproary Carved Wood Chess Table and Chessmen, the chess board top above two drawers. 25.75" H x 18" W x 18" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
Wood
$3,600 / set
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set (White)
Located in Ostrava, CZ
Trojan, a coffee table at first sight, is hiding space that holds similar amount of fighters as a legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one...
Concrete
Vintage Honey Oak Chess Board Coffee Table with Vintage Ebonised Chess Set
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely English honey oak vintage chess coffee table with period ebonised chess set A good looking and well made piece, it can be used as a ...
Oak
Romeo Rega Perspex Chess Table, 1970s Italy
By Romeo Rega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and beautiful chess table by Romeo Rega. Full chrome base with a thick, heavy, lucite inlay which supports the chess board. Perspex chess pieces are made with lucite bodies a...
Brass, Chrome
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 star decorations, and inlaid banding throughout, as well as gilt-bronze decorative...
Wood
$3,500 / set
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set (Black)
Located in Ostrava, CZ
We've broadened our family of Trojan chess tables with a richly dark variant. The hue is achieved through a chemical reaction, so it doesn't rely on using a color pigment that might ...
Concrete
$3,131 / set
Trojan IXX Chess Table and Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
Trojan, a coffee table at first sight, is actually a hiding space that holds similar amount of fighters as the legendary Trojan Horse. Figures made by TOWARNA are cast from concrete ...
Concrete
$12,000 / item
James de Wulf Concrete Deco Chess Table
By James de Wulf
Located in Paia, HI
The Deco Chess Table was created in celebration of Design Miami's inaugural Los Angeles showcase. The fair takes place in the historic Holmby Hills Estate; a home designed by famed a...
Concrete
$13,600 / item
James de Wulf Concrete Deco Chess Table
By James de Wulf
Located in Paia, HI
The Deco Chess Table was created in celebration of Design Miami's inaugural Los Angeles showcase. The fair takes place in the historic Holmby Hills Estate; a home designed by famed a...
Concrete
Suede Backgammon and Chess Table, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant game table with removal top. One side of the table is plain suede and the reverse side is a chess board in suede. Cover lifts off to reveal suede backgammon playing surface. ...
Glass, Suede, Wood
$11,765 / item
Italian Style Wood Chess Table by CG Capelletti
By CG capelletti
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant chess table embodies Italian craftsmanship and classic style. Made of solid lime wood with a rich walnut finish, it features a hand-carved leg that adds sophistication t...
Wood
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 board and back gammon inlaid foldover flap We date this piece to circa 1840 Very sol...
Rosewood
A Late 19th Century Chess and Backgammon Table
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1880 A late nineteenth century Italian tric trac table, in Goncalo Alves and Satinwood, with detachable checkerboard top, baize to the reverse, with inset backgammon boa...
Satinwood
Chess Table with Horse Head Base, Complete Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Complete chess table with chess pieces. Table base and top has been professionally refinished. Top is 31.75" wide, 31.75" deep and 1.75" high. Total measurement with top on base i...
Wood
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 very nice wood with inlays. The feet have brass wheels. Very easy to fold, see the l...
Brass
Danish Rosewood Coffee Table with Removable Chess Board, 1960s
By Georg Petersens, Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in Lejre, DK
Game table in rosewood, designed and made by Georg Petersen. Great original condition.
Rosewood
$3,504 / set
Trojan XXI Chess Set and Table, 37 Pieces
Located in Ostrava, CZ
TROJAN, a coffee table at first sight, is hiding space that holds similar amount of fighters as a legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by TOWARNA, are cast from concrete, one...
Concrete
$12,000 / item
James de Wulf Concrete Deco Chess Table - Available Now
By James de Wulf
Located in Paia, HI
The Deco Chess Table was created in celebration of Design Miami's inaugural Los Angeles showcase. The fair takes place in the historic Holmby Hills Estate; a home designed by famed a...
Concrete
Heavy Oak Chess Table with Matching Stools, USA 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Checkmate! Bring a bold, architectural statement to your living room, lounge, or game room with this rare, mid-century multi-game coffee table set. Expertly crafted in the United Sta...
Oak
Bruce Talbert, by Gillows & Co. Aesthetic Movement chess table
By Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert, made by Gillows and Co. An exceptional exhibition-quality Aesthetic Movement chess table inlaid with boxwood to the chessboard top, with three baluster legs incised an...
Boxwood, Walnut
Scandinavian Modern Hexagonal Rosewood Chess Table with Patinated Base, 1960
By Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in Lejre, DK
Elegant Scandinavian Modern chess table from the 1960s, crafted in richly figured rosewood with a beautifully integrated chessboard in contrasting wood inlays. The table features a d...
Rosewood
English Low Cocktail or Coffee Table with Chess Board Top
Located in Austin, TX
An English low coffee or cocktail table with a games top, featuring a square reverse faux marble painting under glass of a chess or checkers board, in a beveled wood frame. The s...
Wood, Mirror, Paint, Glass
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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