Staunton Chess Set, Brown & Ivory, Brass Board, Contemporary
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Handcrafted chess game set featuring metal pieces adorned. The light-colored pieces, with their pearlescent ivory finish, rest on antique brass bases. The dark pieces, finished in gl...
Metal, Brass
$1,035Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Hardwood Satinwood & Walnut Chess Games Table Ideal as a Side End Piece
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage satinwood, walnut & mahogany chess table with ebonised accents A good looking well made and decorative piece, ideally sui...
Satinwood, Walnut, Hardwood
William Birch for Liberty & Co. a Good Quality Arts & Crafts Oak Chess Table
By William Birch, Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
William Birch for Liberty & Co. A good quality Arts & Crafts oak chess table with hand painted glass to the underside of the chess playing board, with different marble effects and d...
Glass, Oak
$6,485Sale Price|20% Off
CIRCA 1850 MALBY & CO MAP OF SWiTZERLAND BY BAUERKELLER BURR WALNUT CHESS TABLE
By Malby & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare, one of a kind, circa 1850 Malby & Co London Burr Walnut chessboard table with green baize c...
Walnut
Fürstenberg Porcelain Chess Set on Marble Board, c.1947.
By Furstenberg Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional and rare vintage Fürstenberg biscuit porcelain chess set, dating circa 1947 and presented on a polished marble chessboard. This heirloom-quality set is distinguished b...
Marble
Chess Set, Brass Gold and Silver Finish, Burgundy Board, Contemporary
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Handmade chess set in the style of the classic design. The handcrafted pieces are made of solid brass with a gold and silver finish. One set is ivory and cream, the other burgundy re...
Brass
English Walnut Chess Set Box and Board Games Knight Queen Bishop
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous chess set and walnut box I hope the photos does this amazing set some justice - it's every collectors dream It's offered in great shape ready for home use...
Walnut
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Giant Bishop Chess Piece Wooden Sculpture With Secret compartiment
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice giant Bishop chess piece. Made of several woods following a pattern. The top comes off, and it has something like an urn, maybe a secret hidden place. Chess is a two-playe...
Wood
Handcrafted Solid Brass Chess Set, Cycladic Art, Blue Brown Finish, Contemporary
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Handmade chess set inspired by Cycladic art, the oldest civilization in Europe, which flourished in the Aegean Sea during the 3rd millennium BC. Each piece is crafted in solid brass ...
Brass
Archers Chess Set, Gold and Silver Pieces, Turquoise Board, Large Size
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Handcrafted chess set on the theme of archers, with finely designed gold and silver pieces on a turquoise bronze board. Archery, admired in warfare and hunting alike, has left a last...
Brass, Bronze, Zinc
Archers Chess Set, Gold and Silver Pieces, Green Board, Large Size
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Handcrafted chess set on the theme of archers, with finely designed gold and silver pieces on a green bronze board. Archery, admired in warfare and hunting alike, has left a lasting ...
Brass, Bronze, Zinc
French Carved Oak Chess Game Top Carved Legs Etagere Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful French etagere table, characterized by the beveled edge chess game table top, raised on four stunning carved legs, a central shelf and side stretchers. Finished on all side...
Wood
Chess Tray in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Chess Tray in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
$7,168 / item
Custom Walnut Game Table with Backgammon and Chess
Located in New York, NY
Sale one week only. Custom walnut backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board. Can be made in your preferred size and color. New production. Made to order in wal...
Walnut
Custom Walnut Game Table with Ebony Backgammon and Chess Table
Located in New York, NY
Custom walnut and mahogany backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board. New production. Made to order in walnut and mahogany. Designed and made in NYC, each tab...
Walnut
Chinoiserie Low Square Wood Chess or Checkers Game Table
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A low square chess or checkers game table. A beautiful piece created from wood. The top features a light and dark brown alternating square veneer wood detail. Some wear to the top in...
Wood
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 console table standing on long pointed legs and in brass sabots. The top is divided into...
Mahogany
Custom Walnut Game Table with Backgammon and Pull out Chess Top
Located in New York, NY
Custom walnut Backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board. New production. Made to order in walnut or mahogany. Designed and made in NYC-- each table is handcra...
Walnut
Italian Chess Set and Table
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage Italian enameled chess set and table. Italfama Renaissance complete chess set made of solid metal painted by hand. Colors on chess pieces are red and blue. The tallest pieces...
Metal
Italian Art Deco Cards and Chess Play Table, 1950s
Located in Meda, MB
This Art Deco play table was produced in Italy in the 1950s. It is completely black lacquered with a double face top panel. The top has indeed two sides: one has a blue fabric, for...
Gold Leaf
Venezia Game Table Backgammon I Chess I Checkers by Gio Bagnara
By Stephane Parmentier
Located in New York, NY
GIOBAGNARA Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the highest standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing a philosophy that inco...
Leather, Wood
The Raj Hand Painted India-British War 1857 Game Chess with Table
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rare – 1987 Franklin Mint ‘The Raj’ Chess Set "The RAJ" hand painted India-British War 1857, Franklin Mint highest quality metal chess set game year 1986 Rare, Chess pieces; the For...
Marble, Bronze
$800Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Asian Low Chess Table
Located in Denton, TX
Mid century Asian style Chess board with carved wood chess pieces and drawer for storage. This would be great on the floor with two big pillows.
Beech, Mahogany, Walnut
Italian Pair of Brass Chairs for Chess table
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of Brass Chess Table Chairs. The legs are cast and intricately carved with floral and shell motifs. The legs are removable and are attached to the seat with 2 bolts per leg (pro...
Brass
Neoclassical French Gilt & Silvered Bronze Complete Table Top Boxed Chess Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical French Gilt & Silvered Bronze Complete Table Top Boxed Chess Set, Consisting of 33 pieces, 16 gilt bronze playing pieces, 16 silvered playing pieces, and the bronze-mo...
Bronze
Otterburn Chess Table — Solid Patinated Brass and Walnut — by NOVOCASTRIAN
By Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
Commissioned by a special client as the perfect stage for their chess battles, this table is a showcase of NOVOCASTRIAN’s creative ability, of almost 10 years of experimentation, ref...
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Bronze, Copper, ...
Vintage 1950 Anglo Raj Hand-Crafted Chess Low Table in Wood & Metal
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The board is nicely carved with Rajasthani designs at the rim, the sides and feet are covered with clad silver metal hammered with Moorish Raj designs. In good vintage condition. ...
Bronze, Metal, Brass
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 / checkerboard top over a backgammon interior.
Brass
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.
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