Maitland Smith Antique Expanding End Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique style game table made by Maitland Smith. Beautiful inlay top that drops down to expose a checkerboard game table and leather topped leaves.
Leather, Wood
Contemporary Abstract Game Table with Checkerboard Top, Made in USA
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
19th Century English Tilt-Top Game Checkerboard or Card Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century English tilt-top game checkerboard or card table. This single pedestal flip top game table sits on a tri pod base and is functional and easy to use.
Wood
Johan Tapp Mid-Century Butterfly Game Table with Checkerboard Top
By Johan Tapp
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century "Butterfly" drop leaf Game Table with an inlaid checkerboard top section supported on an ebonize base (JOHAN TAPP) When folded closed the table top is 22" x 22"
Wood
Late Gustavian Cherry and Nutwood Game Table with Checkerboard and Backgammon
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful late Gustavian game table, circa 1840, crafted in cherry with nutwood inlays, combining refined neoclassical design with playful function.
Cherry, Nutwood
Italian 19th Century Walnut and Mahogany Game Table with Checkerboard Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut and mahogany game table from the 19th century with marquetry checkerboard top partitioned drawer, fluted knees, cylindrical tapering legs and X-Form cross stretcher.
Mahogany, Walnut
Very Fine Antique Dated 1910 Inlay Checkerboard Two Tier Game Table Very Clean
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Antique Dated !910 Inlay Checkerboard Two Tier Game Table Very Clean. This table is made out of 12648 pieces of wood.
Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
Vintage Louis XV Style Inlaid Convertible Card and Checkerboard Games Table
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th C. Louis XV style convertible games table with a floral and checkerboard inlaid tabletop with ormolu bound edge. The tabletop rotates and opens to a green felt lined squar...
Ormolu
Antique French Game Table or Side Table with Inlaid Marquetry Checkerboard
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A unique and versatile 19th century French walnut burlwood and yew game table with a marquetry checkerboard top and large center drawer with original key.
Walnut, Yew, Burl
Italian Louis XV Center Table, Hand-Crafted Walnut, Circa 1760-1780
Located in Winter Park, FL
Top has curved corners and inlaid checkerboard. Nice game table for a library or study.
Walnut
Inlay Checkerboard Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inlay checkerboard game table with marquetry and Latin phrase "Victou Aut Victus Magnanimus."
Wood
American Folding Card Table with Checkerboard
Located in Seattle, WA
An American folding chess and game table decorated with foil paper from the interior lining paper of cigarette boxes.
Wood, Plywood
Red-Painted Game Table with Black and Red Checkerboard Top
Located in New Hope, PA
A maple, pine and chestnut game table retaining the original red-painted finish and checkerboard top (possibly painted later in the 19th century) above a single drawer and gently tap...
Maple, Pine, Chestnut
Artisan Backgammon / Checkerboard Game Table
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Custom-made game board has checkerboard on one side and backgammon on the other.
Sold
H 28.25 in W 36.25 in D 18.5 in
Superb British Walnut Game Table or Side Table with Inlaid Checkerboard
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous British walnut game table or side table with inlaid board and floral marquetry top. Can be used as a small sideboard, side table or game table. Very pretty scalloped shape a...
Walnut
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H 30.4 in W 28 in D 21.1 in
Italian Neoclassical Period 18th Century Game Table with Checkerboard Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical period walnut and mahogany game table from the 18th century, with checkerboard marquetry décor, single drawer and fluted tapering legs.
Mahogany, Walnut
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H 29 in W 13.75 in D 14 in
English Regency Petite Fold Out Game Table w/ Painted Checkerboard & Drawers
Located in Savannah, GA
This unique petite size game table features three graduated sized drawers retaining the original brass fleurette motif pulls and a double hinged top that opens to a checkerboard.
Brass
Handsome Octagonal Checkerboard Side Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Great looking inlaid wood game or side table having a handsome octagonal top with decorative checkerboard in black and light brown against a rich brown background, all framed in ebon...
Iron
Pair of Checkerboard Side Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of black lacquer and gold painted checkerboard tables with floral and chinoiserie border and mounted on tapered legs.
Lacquer
Copper and wood checkerboard Table
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#8-390 Barley twist legs with copper top
19th Century Italian Checkerboard Inlaid Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Italian neoclassical, rectangular game table of walnut with a one board top inlaid with a checkerboard, over a frieze holding one drawer with brass knob.
Brass
Papier Mache Mother of Pearl Checkerboard Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Intricately decorated mother of pearl checkerboard on the table top of this papier mache piece.
Large Round Inlaid Syrian Table with Checkerboard Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large round Syrian games table with inlaid bone details, including the checkerboard top and extensive decorative foliate inlay throughout the table. A very bold turned pedestal bas...
Bistro Table with Checkerboard Inlay and Glass Top
Located in Culver City, CA
English bistro table with glass top, checkerboard inlay, cast iron feet and post
Iron
An English Art Deco Calamander Checkerboard Games Table
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1930 An unusual English Art Deco games table, the calamander base with pierced strut legs joined by an inverted quatrefoil, and the chessboard playing surface inlaid ...
Wood
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H 29.13 in Dm 19.75 in
English 1870s Rosewood Pedestal Gueridon Games Table with Checkerboard Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English rosewood games table with checkerboard inlaid top and pedestal base from the second half of the 19th century. This English gueridon side table features a circular top, exq...
Rosewood, Wood
English 1870s Rosewood Game Guéridon Table with Inlaid Checkerboard Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English rosewood guéridon game table from circa 1870 with inlaid checkerboard marquetry top and pedestal base.
Rosewood
Backgammon Chess /Checkerboard Top Flip Top Game Table
Located in Westport, CT
Vintage small scale mahogany Backgammon, chess checkers two sided top two-drawer game table, backgammon tray can be lifted out of wanted, two long drawers, and two fake front, brass ...
Brass
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H 28 in W 36 in D 22 in
French 19th Century Antique Game / Backgammon Table, Checkerboard Leather Top
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Tric-Trac Table, Antique Game / Backgammon Table, Leather Top A Rare and Fine Late 18th Early 19th Century Games Table.
Bronze
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H 28.3 in W 40.2 in D 30 in
19th Century Italian Walnut and Mahogany Game Table with Checkerboard Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut and mahogany game table from the 19th century with checkerboard marquetry sliding top and tapering legs.
Felt, Mahogany, Walnut
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H 26 in W 21.5 in D 25.5 in
Antique Flip Top Brown Leather and Inlaid Checkerboard One Drawer Game Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique flip top brown leather and inlaid checkerboard one drawer Sheraton style game table. Item features flip top with brown tooled leather on one side and inlaid checker/chessboar...
Leather, Mahogany
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H 30 in W 31 in D 31 in
Italian 20th Century Game Table with Inlaid Chess/Checkerboard and Cabriole Legs
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Italian 20th century game table features an inlaid checkerboard top, a contoured banding inlay around circular curved corners and all sides, and beautifully curved cabriole legs.
Wood
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, boasting a rich history and timeless elegance.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Teak and Rosewood Chess or Checkerboard Table, Pair
Located in Nantucket, MA
A teak and rosewood checkerboard or chess table from the mid-20th century.
Teak
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H 28.25 in W 18 in D 17.75 in
19th Century Regency Checkerboard Game Table with Chinoiserie Penwork Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Regency checkerboard game table with chinoiserie penwork decoration.
Wood
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H 29.5 in W 27.25 in D 27 in
French Art Deco "Checkerboard" with Black Lacquer Game Table, circa 1940s
Located in Hialeah, FL
A spectacular French Art Deco marquetry with black lacquer accents game table, circa 1940s. Beautifully detailed, steeped top. From a collection acquired from a French casino.
Inlaid Checkerboard Pattern Games Table
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Mahogany, burl, macassar, maple and mother of pearl inlaid games table, in checkerboard and playing card design. American, circa 1950. 29.75" square, height 27".
French Louis XV Style Mahogany Game Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Louis XV style mahogany and mixed woods foldover game table. Checkerboard surface of figured walnut, satinwood, ebony, birch burl.
Mahogany
Milo Baughman parsons style checkerboard marquetry game table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A checkerboard marquetry pattern Parsons style table in seamless high finish wide grained walnut.
19th Century English Chinoiserie Penwork Tilt Top Checkerboard Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English chinoiserie penwork tilt top checkerboard game table Measures: 23" diameter x 29" tall, 41.5" tall when tilted.
Wood
Sold
H 30.32 in W 43.71 in D 22.45 in
18th Century Louis XVI Game Table in Mahogany with Backgammon and Checkerboard
Located in EVREUX, FR
18th century Louis XVI game table in mahogany with backgammon and checkerboard Beautiful game table in mahogany.
Mahogany
Tilt-Top Inlaid Game Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Handmade tilt-top checkerboard side/game table with trine base. Measures: 39.5" tall when up.
19th Century Rosewood Games Table with Inlaid Checkerboard Top
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Rosewood pedestal table with tripod base and bun feet with inlaid checkerboard top in excellent condition. The top measures 18 1/2" x 19". From the estate of Herbert I. Frank, mid 19...
Rosewood
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$2,957Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 27.56 in
Rigadin Chandelier 5 Arms encased Ivory Murano Glass Edgar by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Edgar chandelier, 5 lights, Ivory encased rigadin Murano glass by Multiforme Edgar Murano glass chandelier is one of those chandeliers in our collections that stands out thanks to it...
Blown Glass
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
$2,561 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 21.66 in
Mustard Mohair Velvet Round Ottoman with Oak Feet, Modern UK Design
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
$13,200 / item
H 33.75 in Dm 35 in
Ivory Murano Glass Eight Arm Chandelier, Mid-Century Modern Style, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier made of ivory colored Murano glass with eight branches. We love the classic lines and modern details of this hand-blown fixture. It has been newly wired to fit US standard...
Murano Glass
Neoclassical Italian Walnut Inlay Tripod Chess Games or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian round walnut side table with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with chessboard on the top and the tripod feet legs. A ver...
Wood
Mawu Chair in Snow by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
Oak, Fabric, Bouclé
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
$1,975
H 30 in W 21.25 in D 21.25 in
Early 20th C. French Louis XVI Mahogany Marquetry Card Table with Velvet Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Add sophistication and versatility to a salon, library, or game room with this elegant folding card table. Crafted in France circa 1930 and built of solid mahogany, the square table ...
Brass
Maitland Smith English Regency Leather Wrapped Game Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Regency, Empire, or Neoclassical style game table By Maitland Smith USA, Circa Late 20th Century Embossed leather, with original brass hardware and brass paw fe...
Brass
Game Table w/ Removable Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mahogany wood table that turns into a chess or checkers table. Removable top and swing out ashtrays. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Smith and Watson Game Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Enhance your dining space with our American-style Vintage Boho Smith and Watson game table. Showcasing exquisite turned wood craftsmanship and bohemian elegance, this table seamlessl...
Wood
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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