Foldable Backgammon Table
Antique 1820s English Regency Game Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Syrian Islamic Game Tables
Stone
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Bone, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s British Victorian Game Tables
Kingwood
Antique 1890s Swedish Neoclassical Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century George III Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s Philippine Regency Game Tables
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Game Tables
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut, Burl
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Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
2010s American Flush Mount
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Marble, Carrara Marble, Steel
2010s American Georgian Center Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Sheepskin, Oak
2010s American Game Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
Vintage 1970s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Copper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Lucite
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Card Tables and Tea Tables
Walnut
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Game Tables
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Game Tables
Brass
Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Game Tables
Wood, Cork
Vintage 1970s American Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Game Tables
Ebony, Satinwood, Harewood, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Games
Brass
Antique 1880s German Revival Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century Syrian Game Tables
Antique 1860s British Early Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Irish Game Tables
Antique 1860s English Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1970s Game Tables
Suede, Elm, Felt
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Game Tables
Brass
1990s American Game Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Antique Early 1800s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1870s Scottish Games
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s American Game Tables
Wood, Leather, Cork
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Moorish Game Tables
Wood, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Game Tables
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Mahogany, Maple
Antique 19th Century French Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Games
Walnut
Vintage 1910s French Game Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century European Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Irish Decorative Boxes
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Italian Game Tables
20th Century French Game Tables
Kingwood, Satinwood, Leather
20th Century French Tables
Satinwood
Late 20th Century French Game Tables
Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Game Tables
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique 19th Century Chinese Game Tables
Antique 19th Century Syrian Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Furniture
Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Card Tables and Tea Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Side Tables
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Brass
Early 20th Century Moorish Game Tables
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Game Tables
Bone, Horn, Wood
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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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