$8,500
H 29 in W 24.5 in D 24.5 in
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.
Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
$3,950
H 29 in W 31 in D 15.25 in
Louis XV–Period Game Table in Rosewood Marquetry, France, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant French game table reflecting the refined craftsmanship of the Louis XV period, dating to the eighteenth century. Executed in richly figured rosewood veneer, the table feat...
Wood
Royal Wood and Brass Checkboard Table
By CG capelletti
Located in Milan, IT
Simply captivating, this game table boasts a solid wood structure with white erable veneer and brass inlays.
Wood
Royal Wood and Brass Checkboard Table by CG Capelletti
By CG capelletti
Located in Milan, IT
Simply captivating, this game table boasts a solid wood structure with white erable veneer and brass inlays.
Wood
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. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Leather, Wood
$9,757
H 73 in W 80 in D 50 in
Exceptional Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Marquetry Table à Ouvrage, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
This exquisite piece of furniture—a rectangular work and game table (table à ouvrage) boasting elegant proportions of 80 cm in width, 50 cm in depth, and 73 cm in height—represents t...
Boxwood, Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
Inlay Checkerboard Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inlay checkerboard game table with marquetry and Latin phrase "Victou Aut Victus Magnanimus."
Wood
French Oak Game Table
Located in Chamblee, GA
A French oak game table with a beautiful patina The inlaid scalloped square top has a variety of wood inlay.
Metal
Inlaid Parcheesi Board Mounted as a Side Table, 19th Century
Located in St. Louis, MO
Parcheesi board inlaid with various woods including mahogany, walnut and maple. This elaborate game board sports many wonderful details. In addition to the wide variety of woods, ...
Wood
Sold
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 Regency Trestle Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning 19th century English game table in the Regency style with a rectangular top finely inlaid of exotic woods. Centered on the table is a chess/checkerboard that is flanked by b...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut
Art Deco Walnut Game Table with Pawns
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Walnut flip top game table with fruitwood checkerboard inlay and original wood pawns.
Walnut
Jacobean Style Coffee or Games Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Jacobean style walnut coffee or games table by Lilian August, the rectangular surface inlaid with a chess/checkerboard inset into a side above a recessed backgammon board, the top ab...
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
Inlaid Middle Eastern Backgammon Board and Chest Board
Located in Middleburg, VA
This finely handcrafted Middle Eastern folding game board is exquisitely inlaid with mother-of-pearl, bone, ebony, and a rich variety of exotic hardwoods.
Brass
Sold
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
Rusitc Adirondak Folding Base Rough Hewn Wooden Game Table
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic hewn wood game table with an inlaid checkerboard/chess table top with two drawers with rounded fronts, and a folding detachable X-shaped wooden base.
Wood
19th Century French Empire Tric Trac Game Table, Backgammon
Located in El Monte, CA
19th century French Empire period Tric Trac Games Table. The top features an inlaid checkerboard with delicate veneered inlays framing each players side.
Brass
Diminutive French Neoclassical Inlaid Mahogany Games Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Diminutive French neoclassical inlaid mahogany games table France, Circa 1940s A nice example, with all over intentionally 'distressed' finish. The rectangular top with a removabl...
Brass
Wood Inlaid Top Chess Checker Game Side Table
Located in Fort Washington, MD
This charming side table is the perfect blend of functionality and unique design. Featuring a beautifully inlaid chess/checkerboard top, this piece is both a game table and a stylish...
Iron
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone over Wood Game Table Console
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern reversable console into a chess or backgammon game table by Maitland Smith. A dark gray tessellated stone over wood covered table or console.
Stone, Brass
Wooden and Slate Game Board Motife Side Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Great looking square side table having a wooden base and fabulous checkerboard slate top in black, gold, and light turquoise green. Looks like inlay and has some engraving on top.
Slate
18th C. French Louis XV Game Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
18TH CENTURY FRENCH LOUIS XV INLAID MAHOGANY GAME TABLE (TABLE À JEUX) WITH HINGED TOP CENTERING A CHECKERBOARD INLAY AND OPENING TO A FELT PLAYING SURFACE. THIRD QUARTER 18TH CE...
Wood, Felt
Stunning French Art Deco Multi Use Gaming Table
Located in Hialeah, FL
There are 2 versions of Checkerboards [you just flip it over]. There is another felted gaming table under that [original felt].
Wood, Felt
Midcentury Chrome Parsons Games Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury chrome parsons games table, with inlaid wood and brass 23" chess or checkerboard raised on four chrome legs.
Chrome, Brass
Outstanding Inlaid Folding Game Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly appealing game/card table, the top covered with mixed wood inlay, beautifully worked, including four baskets of flowers, a bird and the ace of each card suit in each corner an...
Wood
$2,112Sale Price|46% Off
H 30.32 in W 28.75 in D 21.26 in
19th Century French Walnut Game Table with Marquetry & Gilt Bronze
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This finely crafted game table, dating from the late 19th century, embodies the refined elegance of the Transition style. Designed with exceptional attention to detail, it features a...
Bronze
Louis XV Style Games Table
Located in Beaune, FR
Elegant games table in solid cherry and veneer with Louis XV style marquetry games. This table has 2 double-sided game boards: Queen game and Chess game. Around 1850. Dimensions ...
Cherry
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
$3,850
H 30 in W 37 in D 26 in
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
$33,888
H 90.95 in W 179.14 in D 224.41 in
Louis XVI Style Panelling with Fireplace and a Marine Scene, Oil on Canvas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This paneled room is composed of a stone fireplace, a large glass door with four leaves, a single door (both with their frame) and a large oil on canvas depicting a marine scene sign...
Stone
Louis Majorelle French Art Nouveau Games Table
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau games table by Louis Majorelle, featuring an inlaid marquetry top and carved legs and skirt. The marquetry decoration features stems, leave and, flowers around a...
Wood
$2,500
H 29.75 in W 20 in D 18 in
19th Century English William IV Period Mahogany Games Table Sewing Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A period William IV English mahogany sewing stand work table with inlaid chessboard top. circa 1830s Combining sophisticated elegance, warmth, and functional design, this outstandin...
Iron
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
$4,211
H 29.14 in W 30.12 in D 17.33 in
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Games/Console Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian burr walnut inlaid games table having a quality burr walnut inlaid chess board, fold over top opening to reveal a green baize interior above three frie...
Walnut
$6,000Sale Price|53% Off
H 16 in W 17 in D 17 in
Handcarved & Crafted Mid Century Wood Chess Table! Teak Maple Walnut Set 1950s
Located in Peoria, AZ
PASTIME OF KINGS! MID CENTURY HANDCRAFTED CUSTOM CHESS TABLE A MID CENTURY MASTERPIECE! MULTIPLE WOODS! DIMENSIONS: Approx. 16" High by 17" Wide & 17" Deep This absolutel...
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Teak, Walnut
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
Irish George II Mahogany And Inlaid Games Table, Antique
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular removable top with reversible game board opening to a backgammon well. Slide out lower chess board. Cabriole legs and pad feet. Ex Hyde Park Antiques.
Boxwood, Mahogany
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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