Chess Backgammon Table
Vintage 1910s Syrian Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Vintage 1920s Syrian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Early 2000s Philippine Louis XV Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Antique 1860s English Victorian Game Tables
Hardwood
Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Antique 1890s English Regency Revival Game Tables
Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique 1830s English William IV Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Vintage 1910s Syrian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage 1910s Syrian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Game Tables
Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s Syrian Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cypress
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cypress
Vintage 1970s German Game Tables
Teak
Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Maple, Oak, Purpleheart
Vintage 1980s French Game Tables
Plexiglass
Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables
Early 20th Century American Game Tables
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Game Tables
Syrian Game Tables
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
Rosewood
20th Century Italian Revival Game Tables
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century English Game Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Empire Center Tables
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Teak
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Game Tables
Brass
20th Century English Modern Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Cherry
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Late Victorian Game Tables
Olive
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Stone, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Regency Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century Malaysian Queen Anne Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Antique 1860s English Victorian Game Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Georgian Game Tables
Wood
Vintage 1910s Syrian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Game Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Game Tables
Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century European Game Tables
Birch, Mahogany, Walnut
20th Century English Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Yew
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Games
Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Game Tables
Vintage 1980s American Modern Game Tables
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Stone, Brass
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Adirondack Game Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lucite
Vintage 1970s American Game Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s European Game Tables
Rosewood
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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.
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