Leather Backgammon Table
Antique 19th Century Regency Game Tables
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Game Tables
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Game Tables
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Game Tables
Wood
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze
20th Century French Provincial Game Tables
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century Game Tables
Faux Leather
Antique 1820s English Regency Game Tables
Rosewood, Satinwood
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
2010s Italian Game Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Game Tables
Leather, Oak
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Game Tables
Ebony, Mahogany
20th Century English Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Yew
Antique 19th Century Syrian Islamic Game Tables
Stone
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass, Copper, Nickel
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1810s English Regency Game Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Ormolu
Antique 1880s French High Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Onyx
2010s Argentine Modern Game Tables
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Games
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Walnut
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Game Tables
Leather, Baize, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese William and Mary Game Tables
Leather, Wood
20th Century American Game Tables
Leather, Felt
Antique Early 1800s French Louis XVI Game Tables
Leather, Cherry
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Game Tables
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Game Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Games
Marble
2010s American Modern Game Tables
Leather, Maple, Walnut
2010s Italian Game Tables
Chrome
2010s American Modern Game Tables
Leather, Maple, Walnut
2010s Italian Game Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1980s American Modern Game Tables
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Games
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1980s American Modern End Tables
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Wood
Antique 1820s Chinese Georgian Furniture
Wood
Antique 1790s French Directoire Game Tables
Wood
Antique 1730s English Queen Anne Game Tables
Brass
Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Metal
20th Century Louis XVI Game Tables
Cherry
2010s Philippine Hepplewhite Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s Philippine Regency Game Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1880s European Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century European Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Régence Game Tables
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Kingwood, Tulipwood
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sofa Tables
Rosewood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1780s French Desks and Writing Tables
Marble, Bronze
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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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