Antique Foldable Wooden Chess Table, France 19th Century
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful 19th century wooden chess table. This foldable table is made in France. It is made of
Brass
$9,400
H 29.25 in W 23 in D 23 in
Antique French Gold Bronze & Mahogany Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany with Inlay Folding Chess Board Card Table, Circa
Bronze
$3,938
H 28.75 in W 19.69 in D 14.97 in
Antique Fold Over Games Table, English, Rosewood, Chess, Cards, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold over games table. An English, Rosewood chess and card table, dating to the
Rosewood
$2,512
H 31.3 in W 17.92 in D 14.18 in
Vintage Walnut Satinwood Games Card Side Table, Fold Out Chess Board & Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Walnut & Satinwood fold out games chess
Satinwood, Walnut
$5,364
H 29.53 in W 27.96 in D 13 in
FULLY RESTORED CiRCA 1800 DUTCH MARQUETRY INLAID CHESS POKER GAMES CARDS TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Dutch Marquetry inlaid folding cards chess games table that has been fully restored Please note the
Walnut
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
Wood, Plywood
Antique Champaign, Folding Chess Table
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Folding chess table. A wonderful folding oak tri-leg chess table with storage compartments for the
Oak
Victorian Folding Chess and Draughts Table
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Charles Baker's folding chess table. An exceptional folding chess or draughts table made of oak
Oak
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H 27.96 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Chess Board Table with Staunton Chess Pieces Set
By House of Staunton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chess table complete with Staunton chess set A very good looking well-made and functional piece of
Walnut
William IV Rosewood Fold-over Chess ond Games Table
Located in Montreal, QC
A William IV rosewood fold-over chess and card table, the surface inlaid with a board for chess
19th Century William IV Rosewood Fold-Over Chess Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A high quality William IV Rosewood fold-over chess table, fitted with a drawer and well, on a
Rosewood
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
Walnut
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H 28.35 in W 19.3 in D 26.19 in
Antique Fold over Games Table, English Regency, Chess Board, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fold over games table. An English Regency piece opening to reveal a chess board
Rosewood
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H 23.43 in W 33.47 in D 19.1 in
1885 DATED ANTiQUE WALNUT HARDWOOD CHESSBOARD FOLDING GAMES CHESS TRAY TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
hand made in England 1885 dated folding cards Chessboard games table with removable tray top Please
Hardwood, Walnut
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H 29.73 in W 20.08 in D 14.97 in
Rare Biedermeier Burr Satinwood Victorian Games Table for Chess Cards Fold Out
By Biedermeier
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Burr Satinwood Biedermeier games table
Satinwood
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H 30.32 in W 24.81 in D 16.15 in
Lovely Antique Victrian circa 1880 Chess Games Table with Fold over Card Baize
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very nice antique Victorian English oak chess table with fold over
Oak
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H 28.35 in W 24.02 in D 23.63 in
Matching Pair of Victorian Burl & Burr Walnut Chessboard Tripod Base Side Tables
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chessboard tables in burl walnut and mahogany I have never seen a folding tripod chess table before like
Mahogany, Walnut
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H 26.97 in W 22.05 in D 18.9 in
Stunning Antique Burr Walnut Folding Chess Board Table Staunton Chess Pieces Set
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chess table complete with Staunton chess set. A very good looking well-made and functional piece of
Walnut
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H 28.94 in W 24.02 in D 15.75 in
Rare Aesthetic Movement Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Chess Fold over Card Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
table with fold over card playing board finished with Ormolu mounts A very good looking example of
Walnut
Don Shoemaker Folding Chess Table Tropical Woods
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in 0, Cuauhtemoc
Don Shoemaker Folding Chess Table Tropical Woods Don Shoemaker was an american designer who
Antique English satinwood fold-over chess table.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English satinwood fold-over chess table.
Satinwood
Folding Campaign Game/Chess Table, England, Early 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
Distinctive Folding Campaign Game/Chess Table in Finely-Inlaid Mahogany, Rosewood and Satinwood
Rosewood
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H 27.6 in W 21.46 in L 27.6 in
English Rosewood Games Table Chess Board Folding Card Table, 19th Century
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An elegant fine quality 19th century inlaid rosewood games table. The hinged rectangular top
Rosewood
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H 29 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
A Burr Walnut, Tulipwood & Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Period Games Table
Located in Darwen, GB
swivels to reveal an internal marquetry chess table and folds over to reveal a baize lined card/games
Demi-lune Game Table / Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare three topped fold games table inlaid with chess board, a leather topped card table and a
Wood, Leather
$229,678Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
Vintage Hand Made Chess Table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Vintage hand made chess table. Original coffee table turned into chess table.
Wood
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
Trojan, a coffee table at first sight, is hiding space that holds similar amount of fighters as a legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one...
Concrete
$5,364
H 30.32 in W 26.78 in D 24.02 in
Fully Restored Extending Antique Regency Sofa Table Inc Chess Board & Backgammon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, fully restored Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 extending sofa table with removable top, Chess board and backgammon games A very goo...
Hardwood
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Chess Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut chess table having a quality burr walnut shaped swizzle top with 2 drop leaves, inlaid chess board and two drawers supported by an elegant turne...
Walnut
$4,244
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
Antique Victorian Games Table Chess Backgammon 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant early Victorian games table with barley twist stretcher Rosewood games table with a chest board and back gammon inlaid foldover flap We date this piece to circa 1840 Very sol...
Rosewood
19th Century Apothecary Case Box
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Apothecary Box Case. Chinese Antique Apothecary Doctors Case. Composed of elm wood and pine, this case has seven drawers with brass pulls. Each drawer has a curtain ...
Elm, Spruce
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
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewe...
Mahogany
Inlaid Chess Table, Early 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Inlaid chess table from the early 19th century to restore, height dimension 75 cm for a width of 72 cm and a depth of 36.5 cm closed (double open) Additional information: Materia...
Fruitwood
$3,297
H 28.35 in W 30.71 in D 30.32 in
Chess Console Table, Louis XVI Style, Game Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chess and card table in Louis XVI style from the 19th century. When closed, we see a console table standing on long pointed legs and in brass sabots. The top is divided into...
Mahogany
Painted Chess and Backgammon Game Tables
Located in New York, NY
Made to order in any height up to 29”. As shown, 14” to be used as side tables / cocktail tables. Mahogany or walnut, with hand painted game surface in any BM or Pantone color of you...
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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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.