$3,850
H 30 in W 37 in D 26 in
Flit Top Chess Board Backgammon Tooled Leather Top Two Drawers Game Table MINT!
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Flit Top Chess Board Backgammon Tooled Leather Top Two Drawers Game Table Brass Claws Feet
Brass
$4,800
H 30 in W 32 in D 32 in
Leather Top Chippendale Style Ball & Claw Feet Backgammon Chess Game Table MINT!
By Alexander Theodor Rothaug, Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Leather Top Chippendale Style Ball & Claw Feet Backgammon Chess Game Table MINT!
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Sold
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
Wood, Mahogany
Maitland-Smith Inlaid with Exotic Woods Marquetry Game Table Chess
By Maitland Smith
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Maitland-Smith. Inlaid with exotic woods and marquetry Convertable chess game table board with
Satinwood, Burl
Maitland Smith Walnut Louis XV Backgammon Chess Checkers Games Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
distressed "antiqued" Maitland Smith games table with a chess or checkers board and a backgammon board as
Leather, Walnut
Sold
H 30 in W 40 in D 17.75 in
Tessellated Stone Console Game Table Checkers Chess Backgammon, 1970's
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rochester, NY
Tessellated stone mosaic design console table w/ reversible chess / checkers / backgammon brass
Stone, Brass
Tessellated Stone Chess Backgammon Console Table by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique console table by Maitland Smith circa 1980s in tessellated stone with brass
Stone, Brass
Sold
H 31 in W 30.5 in D 30.5 in
Marble Flip Top Backgammon Chess Board Mahogany Game Table Maitland Smith MINT!
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Carved Pedestal Base Marble Flip Top Backgammon Chess Board Mahogany Game Table Maitland
Marble
Games Table With Chess & Backgammon Board
By Maitland Smith
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Reversible Maitland-Smith Georgian Style Mahogany Game Table. A reproduction Georgian style
Mahogany
A Maitland Smith Waterfall Chess and Backgammon Table 1970s
By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
A Maitland Smith designed Tessellated Stone Waterfall Chess and Backgammon Table 1970s
Stone
$34,270
H 33.67 in W 77.17 in D 42.52 in
Huge Restored Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with vintage brown leather that has Thomas Chipp...
Leather
$368 / item
H 8.27 in Dm 4.93 in
Bellhop Yellow Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in Yellow by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp. Bellhop charges via a micro USB-...
Resin
$368 / item
H 8.27 in Dm 4.93 in
Bellhop Burnt Orange Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk & Table Lamp for FLOS
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Burnt Orange by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for the ...
Resin
$1,850
H 16.74 in W 5.71 in D 3.75 in
Pair of Ralph Lauren Blue & White Porcelain Table Lamps Stunning Chinese Design
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer this for sale pair of Ralph Lauren Chinese table lamps. These lamps are totally brand new; they have been removed from the box solely to take pictures. ...
Porcelain
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$4,043
H 16.15 in W 25.2 in D 16.93 in
ANTIQUE WILLIAM IV 1830 GREEN LEATHER HARDWOOD CHESTERFIELD STOOL PiANO BENCH
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare, original William IV Circa 1830, fully restored, Chesterfield Regency Green leather Piano ben...
Leather, Hardwood
$875
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.07 in
DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model BOB GIBE #1
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model BOB GIBE. Photograph is an excellent example of Juleff's masterful ...
Silver Gelatin
$61,686
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
1990s Ralph Lauren Silk Damask King Wingback Sleigh Bed
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, Ralph Lauren Damask bed frame you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful bed frame with ...
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Black Leather and Bronze Desk
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
A very unique Neoclassical Maitland Smith desk of gold embossed black leather with gilded bronze lion paws and seraphim on each leg. There are two drawers with gilded bronze pulls an...
Bronze
$2,800Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 80 in W 38 in D 2 in
Monumental Pair Maitland Smith Hand Painted Neoclassical Eglomise Art Panels 80"
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
A very large and impressive vintage pair of Maitland Smith hand painted art panels featuring a French Neoclassical / Renaissance eglomise style motif with central trophy urns surroun...
Glass, Mahogany
Marble Chest board on a brass stand France 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Marble Chest board on a Cast Brass tripod stand . Louis xv in style . Very good condition . 1970s
Marble
Karl Springer 1977 Goatskin Backgammon Game Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Karl Springer - Authenticated 1977 Extremely Rare Goatskin Backgammon Game Table Parsons Style Backgammon Table with Cover Bakelite Game Pieces All Original Condition Beautiful...
Goatskin, Leather, Bakelite, Wood
Napoléon before the Battle of Moscow
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emperor Napoléon I was and remains one of the most legendary military and political figures in history, having held, for a brief period, the fate of the Western world in his hands. C...
Oil, Canvas
Chippendale-Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
An outstanding set of Chippendale-style dining chairs, created from designs by Thomas Chippendale, one of history's most celebrated artisans. A testimony to the incredible workmanshi...
Leather, Mahogany
Lovely Venetian Mirror, circa 1920s-1930s, France
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Gorgeous Venetian mirror from France circa 1920-1930s, with beautifully faceted mirrored glass. Wonderful floral ornamentation along the mirrored frame. A delightful and elegan...
Mirror
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.