Antique Damascus Syrian Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a profusely inlaid Syrian Damascus compendium games table that dates from Circa 1880 and has multiple geometric and asymmetric inlays of various specimen woods.
Hardwood, Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut
French Neo-Renaissance gaming table, circa 1875–1895
Located in Omaha, NE
French Neo-Renaissance Flip-Top Game Table with Inlaid Chess & Backgammon, Fitted Glass Top, c. 1870–1890 Description An exceptional example of late 19th-century craftsmanship, ...
Birch, Maple, Walnut
Mahogany Claw Foot Conversion Game Table by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Fall River, MA
Rich flame mahogany inlaid game table for checkers, chess or backgammon.
Mahogany
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H 29.75 in W 33.25 in L 29.75 in
Maitland Smith Reversible Inlaid Backgammon Chess/Checkers Game Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Norwood, NJ
Maitland Smith Reversible Inlaid backgammon chess/checkers Game Table. Vintage Maitland Smith Regency style mahogany inlaid top gaming table.
Wood, Mahogany
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H 29 in W 25.25 in D 16.25 in
Antique Rosewood Regency Inlaid Chess Backgammon Cribbage Game Sewing Table 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Regency Revival marquetry inlaid rosewood combination games and sewing table, circa 1890. The finely grain figured rosewood table having a hinged top inlaid with ...
Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood, Satinwood
Inlaid Backgammon Board, 1960s Denmark
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique backgammon board made in Denmark, circa 1960s. Inlaid table with intricate design details. Footed bottom so the board floats 3.5" above the ground. Great condition and color t...
Oak
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H 33.67 in W 35.44 in D 18.51 in
Antique Damascus Syrian Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games table C1900
Located in London, GB
This can be removed to reveal the stunning inset backgammon table below. The whole top swivels to reveal a space which can be used to store cards and game pieces.
Wood
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H 31.5 in W 28.35 in D 28.35 in
Antique Syrian Damascus Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games Table, 1910s
Located in London, GB
This can be removed to reveal the stunning inset backgammon table below. The whole top swivels to reveal a space which can be used to store cards and game pieces.
Hardwood, Walnut
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H 30.71 in W 28.35 in D 28.35 in
Early 20th Century Syrian Inlaid Card Games Backgammon Chess Table
Located in London, GB
The whole top swivels to reveal a space which can be used to store cards and game pieces. The table is raised on four shaped legs united by a wide inlaid stretcher which has a platfo...
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
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H 27.56 in W 28.75 in D 28.55 in
Early 20th Century Syrian Damascus Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games Table
Located in London, GB
This can be removed to reveal the stunning inset backgammon table below. The whole top swivels to reveal a space which can be used to store cards and game pieces.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
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H 33.47 in W 36.23 in D 18.12 in
Antique Damascus Syrian Inlaid Card Chess Backgammon Games table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This can be folded over the side to reveal the stunning inset backgammon table below. There are four secret compartments that slide out during game play, useful to store cards, chips...
Hardwood, Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut
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H 32.49 in W 33.47 in D 16.54 in
Early 20th Century Syrian Damascus Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games Table
Located in London, GB
This can be removed to reveal the stunning inset backgammon table below. The whole top swivels to reveal a space which can be used to store cards and game pieces.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood
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H 30.32 in W 32.29 in D 16.15 in
Antique Damascus Syrian Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games table Early 20th C
Located in London, GB
This can be removed to reveal the stunning inset backgammon table below. The whole top swivels to reveal a space which can be used to store cards and game pieces.
Hardwood, Walnut
Late 19th Century Continental-European Game Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut flip-top game table with inlaid chess, backgammon, and cribbage boards on a turned and carved pedestal base.
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H 29.5 in W 33.25 in D 33.25 in
Rich Flame Mahogany and Leather Maitland-Smith Amazingly Versatile Game Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
One surface is a rich flame mahogany inlaid game table for checkers, backgammon or checkers.
Leather, Mahogany
Moroccan Inlaid Card Chess Backgammon Game Table 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Moorish Syrian Damascus style Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games Table. This profusely inlaid Moorish game table dates from circa 1950, and has multiple geometric...
Fruitwood
Mixed Stone Inlaid Backgammon Game Side Table on Brass & Chrome Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Glamorous mixed inlaid stone backgammon game table, perfect as a side table as well, having a mid century style base of chrome and brass.
Stone, Brass, Chrome
Inlaid Tilt Top Backgammon Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Custom made tilt top table with multiple wood veneers create a wonderful inlaid backgammon board. Made in the early 20th century in the American Federal style. Nicely turned shaft si...
Wood
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H 28.5 in W 34.25 in D 23 in
Walnut Convertible Inlaid Chess Table/Tea Table with Backgammon Board Interior
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Regency style walnut convertible inlaid chess table/tea table with backgammon board interior, with highly figured walnut top, the reverse with a contrasting walnut inlaid chessboard,...
Walnut
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H 29.38 in W 46 in D 24.63 in
Unusual Regency Ebony Inlaid Mahogany Backgammon Games Table, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An unusual and most interesting games table from the first half of the 19th century, it remains austere and free of any excess in embellishment or form. Strictly reduced to the essen...
Brass
Queen Anne Style Inlaid Burr Walnut, Games Table, Chess and Backgammon
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
On one half there is a chequer board in walnut, rosewood and maple, on the other half there is a backgammon board with a cribbage board in the centre, these too are inlaid in rosewoo...
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H 32.68 in W 33.86 in D 33.08 in
Early 20th Century Syrian Damascus Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games Table
Located in London, GB
This can be removed to reveal the stunning inset backgammon table below. The whole top swivels to reveal a space which can be used to store cards and game pieces.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood
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H 29 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
Mid-Century Don Shoemaker 'Style' Exotic Wood and Enamel Inlaid Backgammon Table
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Morristown, NJ
This is a piece that would work well in a smaller space and could perform double duty as a fun end table when not in use as a game table. I recently used this piece to style a sp...
Enamel
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H 27 in W 28 in D 14 in
Mid-20th Century Syrian Damascus Inlaid Card, Chess, Backgammon, Games Table
Located in London, GB
The whole top swivels to reveal a space which can be used to store cards and game pieces. The table is raised on four shaped legs united by a wide inlaid stretcher.
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.
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