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Foldable Backgammon Table

19th Century English Regency Backgammon/ Games/ Console Table
Located in Essex, MA
19th century English Regency games table, with fold-over inlaid top. Inlaid brass and walnut raised
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Antique 1820s English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Backgammon Table with Marquetry and Inlay Decoration, Syria, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
-of-pearl and ivory on each side. Open, this Syrian game table features a trictrac or backgammon board
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Antique 19th Century Syrian Islamic Game Tables

Materials

Stone

Louis XVI folding Tric Trac Table
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Exceptional and highly unusual solid mahogany transformation table, opening to reveal a backgammon
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables

Materials

Bone, Mahogany

Louis XVI  folding Tric Trac Table
Louis XVI  folding Tric Trac Table
H 33 in W 23 in D 13 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany and Bronze Folding Game Table with Felt
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a game room or a den with this elegant folding card table. Crafted in France circa 1930
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Kingwood Card Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
the table, a drawer at one end which pulls out to reveal backgammon playing surface, having a fold
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Antique 1870s British Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Kingwood

19th Century Kingwood Card Table
19th Century Kingwood Card Table
H 31 in W 32.5 in D 23 in
Swedish Neoclassical Mahogany Game Table Console
Located in Atlanta, GA
. When the tabletop is folded it is 17.5" deep. When the table is folded open it is 34.25" deep.
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Antique 1890s Swedish Neoclassical Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Large Leather and Walnut Reversible Games Table
Located in London, GB
Made to order, these Games tables are of extremely high quality: bespoke made in England, the
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Large Leather and Walnut Reversible Games Table
Large Leather and Walnut Reversible Games Table
H 30.32 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany games table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique George III mahogany games table having a quality treble mahogany fold
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Antique Early 19th Century George III Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Leighton Hall Traditional Mahogany Game Table - Showroom Sample
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
edge tooling, two fold up side compartments for storage, a pull out drawer with backgammon and checkers
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2010s Philippine Regency Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Victorian Rosewood Games Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
swivels and folds over to reveal a chess board and backgammon. Below this is a single fitted drawer, for
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Custom English Walnut Double Flip Game Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Walnut burl game table with double flip-top. First fold exposes a tooled leather card playing
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Custom English Walnut Double Flip Game Table
Custom English Walnut Double Flip Game Table
H 31.25 in W 33.25 in D 16.75 in

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Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern leather top square game table. The gilt-tooled leather top is ready for play, with pivoting hinged drawers on the frieze. All supported on bold square legs and s...
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Mid Century Leather Top Game Table
Mid Century Leather Top Game Table
H 29.5 in W 39.5 in D 39.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
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'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 “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
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2010s American Flush Mount

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Brass

Lacquer Blue High Gloss Backgammon Game Table with Removable Top, Made to order
Located in New York, NY
Lacquer blue table that coverts to a backgammon game table. New production. Designed and made in NYC, each table is handcrafted within NYC and has unique attributes. One-day delivery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Lacquer

Round Coffee Table With Marquetery Work Of Marble and Stell, France 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
This round coffee table is a true masterpiece crafted with unparalleled artistry and timeless elegance. This stunning piece combines the rich history of antique steel plate for its b...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Steel

42 inch Round Mahogany Georgian Style Accent Foyer Table by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order round traditional mahogany accent or foyer table made in the Leighton Hall shop. It features a field of radial cut cathedral mahogany with a contrasting mahogan...
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2010s American Georgian Center Tables

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Mahogany

21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects. Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood

All Glass Modern Backgammon Game Table by Impatia
By IMPATIA
Located in Milan, IT
The Tuttuno leather edition backgammon game table is designed to accommodate two players with a built-in backgammon playing surface. The minimalistic design gives off the unique impr...
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2010s Italian Modern Game Tables

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Chrome

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Walnut

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Custom Made Round Sheepskin Ottomans with Oak Ball Feet
Located in London, GB
Custom-made ottomans developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a Honey coloured sheepskin and feature oil...
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2010s British Scandinavian Modern Ottomans and Poufs

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Sheepskin, Oak

Parson's Style Backgammon Table
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Parson's style backgammon table newly produced in walnut and refinished in ebony. The game board features hand inlaid mahogany and beech wood. Playing surface flips to reveal a solid...
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2010s American Game Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

Parson's Style Backgammon Table
Parson's Style Backgammon Table
H 29.38 in W 32 in D 32 in
Copper Wall Panelling Cladding by Edit Oborzil, 1971 Art Object Panel
Located in Rome, IT
Striking copper wall cladding designed by Edit Oborzil and Tibor Jeney, cca. 1968 for the Hotel Helikon - Balaton Keszthely, Hungary. Artistic rectangular copper wall tiles with an...
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Vintage 1970s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

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Copper

Pierre Acrylic Backgammon Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern clear lucite table with backgammon board made by Interludehome.. Accenting brass hardware. Please confirm location.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Lucite

Pierre Acrylic Backgammon Table
Pierre Acrylic Backgammon Table
H 30 in W 40.5 in D 30.5 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut Flip Top Dining or Game Table, Newly Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern flip top game table or dining table By Edward Wormley for Dunbar USA, 1950s Walnut, with original brass hinges, leather wrapped feet, and velvet ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Custom Walnut Game Table with Backgammon and Pull out Chess Top
Located in New York, NY
Sold. New listing is being posted. Custom walnut Backgammon table that converts to chess with a slide out board. New production. Made to order in walnut or mahogany. Designed and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables

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An early 18th c. George I Mahogany Trifold Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
when folded over reveals a backgammon table
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Game Tables

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Mahogany

French Rosewood Game Table, Made by A. Baslea in Lyon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Card- , chess board - , Checkers - , backgammon and roulette table All items are complete Signed
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Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Victorian Walnut & Inlaid Games & Work Table
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
with a folding swivel top that opens out to reveal inlaid backgammon, cribbage and chess boards. The
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Import Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Games or Cocktail Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th century English Import chinoiserie black lacquer games or cocktail table with later gate leg
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

19th Century English Import Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Games or Cocktail Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th century English import chinoiserie black lacquer games or cocktail table with later gate leg
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

Antique Burled Walnut Folding Chess Backgammon Games Table from
Located in North York, ON
a fold out top with chess and backgammon boards. It is made with the finest burled walnut and
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Early 20th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Flip-Top Backgammon Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage game table with flip-top board. Super interesting flip mechanism. Cork backgammon
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Vintage 1960s American Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Cork

Vintage Flip-Top Backgammon Table
Vintage Flip-Top Backgammon Table
H 27 in W 30.5 in D 30.5 in
Backgammon or Chess Table by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Handsome backgammon or chess game table by Baker Collector's Edition, 1970s. Beautiful inlay on
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Vintage 1970s American Game Tables

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Mahogany

Backgammon or Chess Table by Baker
Backgammon or Chess Table by Baker
H 28.5 in W 21.5 in D 17.75 in
Antique Syrian Folding Games Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautifully shaped Syrian games table inlaid with ebony, various species of exotic woods and
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Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Game Tables

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Ebony, Satinwood, Harewood, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Antique Syrian Folding Games Table
Antique Syrian Folding Games Table
H 33 in W 39 in D 17 in
Louis XVI-Style Kingwood Fold-Out Games Table, circa 1910
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Louis XVI style kingwood fold-out games table, circa 1910. Green felt playing surface with a drawer
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Early 20th Century French Game Tables

Antique Louis XV Style Inlaid Kingwood Fold over Games Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fun and unusual piece, this French inlaid kingwood Louis XV-style games table features a fold
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Early 20th Century French Game Tables

Sorrento Lacquer Backgammon Set
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Luxe lacquer. Inspired by bold 1960s Italian geometric patterns, our Sorrento Backgammon Set
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Games

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Brass

Sorrento Lacquer Backgammon Set
Sorrento Lacquer Backgammon Set
H 4.5 in W 18.5 in L 4.5 in
Gründerzeit Game Table, circa 1880
Located in Greding, DE
stretcher in-between. The top is foldable and reveals an inlayed chess and backgammon board. The drawers
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Antique 1880s German Revival Game Tables

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Walnut

Gründerzeit Game Table, circa 1880
Gründerzeit Game Table, circa 1880
H 28.75 in W 29.93 in D 15.75 in
Early 20th Century Syrian Game Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an early 20th century exquisite folding Syrian Game Table. It features a folding top which
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20th Century Syrian Game Tables

Early 20th Century Syrian Game Table
Early 20th Century Syrian Game Table
H 18.5 in W 35.5 in D 35 in
19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century burr walnut games / work table, the burr walnut top swivelling round and folding out
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Antique 1860s British Early Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table
19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table
H 28.75 in W 23 in D 17 in
19th Century Irish Killarney-Ware Games Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Irish 19th Century Killarney-ware games table. A rectangular fold-over top with central inlaid
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Antique Early 19th Century Irish Game Tables

19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century burr walnut games / work table, the burr walnut moulded edge top folding over to
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table
19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table
H 29.75 in W 22 in D 15.75 in
1970s Game Table Stamped by Agency Hell
By Agency Hell
Located in Paris, FR
1970s game table stamped by Agency Hell, with one backgammon board lined with felt on the reverse
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Vintage 1970s Game Tables

Materials

Suede, Elm, Felt

1970s Game Table Stamped by Agency Hell
1970s Game Table Stamped by Agency Hell
H 30.32 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
A Swedish Late Gustavian Game Table In Mahogany
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful version of a Swedish late Gustavian game table made in mahogany and decorated with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Rich Flame Mahogany and Leather Maitland-Smith Amazingly Versatile Game Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
rich flame mahogany inlaid game table for checkers, backgammon or checkers. A second top folds over to
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1990s American Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

French LXV Period Walnut, Oak, and Inlaid Table De Jeux, Mid-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a fitted and hinged folding (removable) walnut top with a large paint decorated lozenge, the
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Game Tables

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Located in Greven, DE
Antique dressing table, play and work table Western Germany Mahogany Classicism circa 1810
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Antique Early 1800s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

B629 Antique Scottish Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Games Table
Located in Vancouver, BC
Scotland 1870 All original condition Inlaid marquetry top Top swivels and folds over to reveal
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Antique 1870s Scottish Games

Materials

Walnut

Karl Springer Backgammon Table with Folding Chairs in Ostrich, 1970s, 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon table in ostrich skin with brass banding and matching folding chairs in embossed ostrich
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Flip-Top Cork and Wood Backgammon Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage game table with flip-top board. Super interesting flip mechanism. Cork backgammon
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Vintage 1960s American Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather, Cork

Flip-Top Cork and Wood Backgammon Table
Flip-Top Cork and Wood Backgammon Table
H 27.5 in W 30.5 in D 30.5 in
Moroccan Folding Game Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The console form table (when closed) unfolds to reveal a backgammon board. A removable chess board
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Vintage 1970s Moroccan Moorish Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl

Moroccan Folding Game Table
Moroccan Folding Game Table
H 28 in W 28.5 in D 14.25 in
Queen Anne Style Inlaid Burr Walnut, Games Table, Chess and Backgammon
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
This is a charming piece, the table has an unusual scalloped shape, it stands on slender cabriole
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Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Game Tables

19th Century English Victorian Folding Game Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine quality 19th century English Victorian game table made of inlaid veneer of maple and solid
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables

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Mahogany, Maple

A 19th Century French with intarsia folding handkerchief card table
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th Century French with intarsia folding handkerchief card table A mahogany with fruit wood
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Antique 19th Century French Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Games Table, English, Walnut, Burr, Chess, Backgammon, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, Backgammon and Cribbage table, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860. Exquisite example of a gaming
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Games

Materials

Walnut

Very Unusual Inlaid Exotic Wood Games Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
chess, backgammon, checkers, and with a long fold-out gaming surface and portable roulette wheel
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Vintage 1910s French Game Tables

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Bronze Swivel Top Card Game Table
Located in Vero Beach, FL
bronze feet. The table has a single dovetail drawer with backgammon interior and a complete set of play
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Game Tables

Materials

Bronze

Elaborately Inlaid Spanish Game Table from the Late 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
table that can be used for playing chess, backgammon, and cards. The whole surface is covered in
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Antique Late 19th Century European Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood

Irish Killarney Kerry Arbutus Wood Antique Chess Backgammon Games Board 19thCent
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine Example of an Irish Killarney Ware Arbutus Wood Backgammon and Chess Board of medium
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Antique 19th Century Irish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Northern Italian Folding Top Games Table
Located in Larkspur, CA
Very Unusual Northern Italian Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut and Marquetry Folding Top Games Table
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Antique 19th Century Italian Game Tables

Early 20th Century Fold-Over Games Table
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 20th Century French Kingwood and Satinwood Fold-Over Games Table with Elaborate Inlaid
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20th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Kingwood, Satinwood, Leather

Kingwood and Satinwood Parquetry Games Table
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 20th Century French Kingwood and Satinwood Fold-Over Games Table with Elaborate Inlaid
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20th Century French Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Tainted And Lacquered Parchment Backgammon Table.
Located in Madrid, ES
Backgamon table venereed in coloured parchment and good patina and condition.Laquered.The folding
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Late 20th Century French Game Tables

GAME TABLE WITH FOLDING LEAVES
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
GAME TABLE WITH FOLDING LEAVES. FRONT DRAWER INCLUDES BACKGAMMON. CHESS GAME ON TOP. ELABORATE
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Antique 19th Century English Game Tables

GAME TABLE  WITH FOLDING LEAVES
GAME TABLE  WITH FOLDING LEAVES
H 31 in W 24 in D 24 in
Rare Signed Paul Evans Coffee Table With A Backgammon Board
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare burl walnut and brass signed Paul Evans coffee table with a center hidden backgammon
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

(EG20) Moroccan Inlaid Games Table.
Located in Miami, FL
Moroccan inlaid games table. Having a rotating fold-over top opening to a playing card surface
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Antique 19th Century Moroccan Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Chinese Export Lacquered Game Table 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
Chinese Export Lacquered Game Table, Circa 1850 and later, featuring a Folding Game Board with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Game Tables

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Syrian Games Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
folds back to reveal a backgammon board. The apron with two hidden drawers on each side which contain
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Antique 19th Century Syrian Game Tables

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Wood

Middle Eastern Folding Inlaid Games Table
Located in Southampton, NY
Syrian or Egyptian games table (backgammon, checkers, chess, cards) with intricate star & octagons
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Early 20th Century Furniture

Persian Marquetry Rectangular Games Table
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
A Persian marquetry rectangular games table for cards, chess, chequers and backgammon - folding top
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Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Chinese Export Gilded and Lacquered Game Board on Stand
Located in Louisville, KY
Circa 1870; The inset reversible folding traveling game board with chess on one side and backgammon
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Antique China Trade Cabin Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Made of huang huali wood, the name given to this type of furniture with a Pembroke table top above
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Antique China Trade Cabin Table
Antique China Trade Cabin Table
H 30 in W 21 in D 18 in
Antique Games Compendium
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, Backgammon, Dominoes, Table Croquet, Whist, Cribbage, Besique and a game we have not seen before called Halma
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Antique 19th Century British Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Games Compendium
Antique Games Compendium
H 7.5 in W 13.5 in D 9 in
Antique Syrian Bone and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Game Table
Located in Summerland, CA
, folds open again to backgammon and chess board, underneath storage. It is in excellent condition.
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Early 20th Century Moorish Game Tables

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Restauration Period Backgammon Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice restauration period folding mahogany backgammon table with ebony, bone and Horn playing
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Antique 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Bone, Horn, Wood

Restauration Period Backgammon Table
Restauration Period Backgammon Table
H 31.5 in W 23.5 in D 15.5 in
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Foldable Backgammon Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the foldable backgammon table you’re looking for. Each foldable backgammon table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and walnut. There are 8 variations of the antique or vintage foldable backgammon table you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect foldable backgammon table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A foldable backgammon table made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. A well-made foldable backgammon table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Leighton Hall Furniture are consistently popular.

How Much is a Foldable Backgammon Table?

Prices for a foldable backgammon table start at $1,624 and top out at $11,290 with the average selling for $4,114.

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.