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Antique Wooden Game Boards Set, Late 19th Century, Checker & Parcheesi
Antique Wooden Game Boards Set, Late 19th Century, Checker & Parcheesi

Antique Wooden Game Boards Set, Late 19th Century, Checker & Parcheesi

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Impressive collection of 4 antique primitive wooden game boards featuring three one sided checkerboard and one double sided that features checkers and a parcheesi board on the other ...

Category

1870s Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood, Paint, Fruitwood

19thc Leather Top Game Boards Box
19thc Leather Top Game Boards Box

19thc Leather Top Game Boards Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

There are 2 measurements to provide open and closed.This most unusual leather bound game board box in original painted surface. Closed - 14.5 8.5 3 open 17.5 15 1.5

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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Hickory Dickery Dock Early Parker Brother Board Game
Hickory Dickery Dock Early Parker Brother Board Game

Hickory Dickery Dock Early Parker Brother Board Game

Located in York County, PA

When presented properly, antique and vintage lithographed board games pair up fantastically with collections of wooden, paint-decorated game boards. Mounting: The lid, board, spinne...

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Late 19th Century North American Antique Game Boards

Materials

Paper

American Painted Gameboard Featuring Cherubs, Ca 1870
American Painted Gameboard Featuring Cherubs, Ca 1870

American Painted Gameboard Featuring Cherubs, Ca 1870

Located in York County, PA

All-in-all, a masterpiece among American game boards and a trophy for the advanced collector.

Category

1870s American Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Paint-Decorated "Snowflake" Parcheesi Gameboard, ca 1885
Paint-Decorated "Snowflake" Parcheesi Gameboard, ca 1885

Paint-Decorated "Snowflake" Parcheesi Gameboard, ca 1885

Located in York County, PA

It is very likely that the maker of these game boards also made other wooden items that he or she painted in like fashion.

Category

1880s Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

"The frog game", vintage game in wood and painted iron, early 20th
"The frog game", vintage game in wood and painted iron, early 20th

"The frog game", vintage game in wood and painted iron, early 20th

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Measures : 44,5x58cm TH:88cm H:74cm Materials : Wood - Iron Barrel game or wooden frog game, a traditional game of skill. The Barrel Game, also known as the "Frog Game," is one of t...

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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

19thc Original Painted Game Board
19thc Original Painted Game Board

19thc Original Painted Game Board

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Original cream & black painted game board from Pennsylvania.This game board has the original picture frame molding. The patina is the best.

Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Antique Parcheesi Folk Art Game Board
Antique Parcheesi Folk Art Game Board

Antique Parcheesi Folk Art Game Board

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a handmade Parcheesi game board signed on the back by Alice Muckelston, whose love of the game is expressed in the painted hearts.

Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Plywood, Paint

19thc Leather Top Game Board
19thc Leather Top Game Board

19thc Leather Top Game Board

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Fantastic leather covered & painted on wood frame game board box / false book.This fine leather is all original painted interior and exterior.

Category

19th Century American Adirondack Antique Game Boards

Materials

Leather, Wood

Late Regency Mahogany Games Table
Late Regency Mahogany Games Table

Late Regency Mahogany Games Table

Located in Essex, MA

Small table with a hinged lid opening to game boards, trestle base and scroll feet. Can be used as an end table.

Category

1820s Regency Antique Game Boards

Materials

Boxwood, Mahogany

19th C Checkerboard Game Board
19th C Checkerboard Game Board

19th C Checkerboard Game Board

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th C original painted checkerboard game board.

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Gaming Board
18th Century Italian Gaming Board

18th Century Italian Gaming Board

Located in Greenwich, CT

Rare 18th century Italian gaming board "Nobilissimo Giuoco Della Mea" Or "The Nobel Game of Chance" in original paint and decoupage, (lacca povera) depicting a game which appears to ...

Category

Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Game Boards

Materials

Gesso, Poplar

Antique Inlaid Folding Wooden Game Board
Antique Inlaid Folding Wooden Game Board

Antique Inlaid Folding Wooden Game Board

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An antique inlaid folding wooden game board with backgammon and checkerboard/chess board on the reverse side. The chess board with individual inlaid boxes and a string inlay border. ...

Category

19th Century Unknown Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

20th C Folk Art Game Board
20th C Folk Art Game Board

20th C Folk Art Game Board

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Original surface game board.

Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

19th C Original Painted Game Board
19th C Original Painted Game Board

19th C Original Painted Game Board

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th C original painted game board. Nice original Salmon and black paint.

Category

19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Inlaid Game Board, Oversize C. 1930
Inlaid Game Board, Oversize C. 1930

Inlaid Game Board, Oversize C. 1930

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fine large over size game board is inlaid walnut & pine combo. It has an inner inlaid border and picture frame molding. The condition is very good.

Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Game Boards

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Leopard Mancala Game Board
Early 20th Century Leopard Mancala Game Board

Early 20th Century Leopard Mancala Game Board

Located in Chicago, IL

A whimsical and playful early 20th century leopard-form mancala game board carved with the board resting on the leopard's back and with a patina that only a hundred years of use coul...

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Early 20th Century Congolese Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Fine Paint Decorated Double Sided Game Board
Fine Paint Decorated Double Sided Game Board

Fine Paint Decorated Double Sided Game Board

Located in Nantucket, MA

Double sided painted game board with a red, black, yellow and green checkerboard on one side and a “X” painted game board on the reverse side, American, circa 1900. Measures: 16” ...

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Early 20th Century Antique Game Boards

Late 19th Century Portrait Decorated Game Board
Late 19th Century Portrait Decorated Game Board

Late 19th Century Portrait Decorated Game Board

Located in Nantucket, MA

Late 19th century hand made and decoratively painted game board, circa 1890s to 1910, a checker or chess board with squares individually hand painted with miniature watercolor portra...

Category

Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

19th Century Slate Paint Decorated Game Board
19th Century Slate Paint Decorated Game Board

19th Century Slate Paint Decorated Game Board

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fantastic all original paint decorated game board is in fine condition with minor end chips or marks but does not detract from its amazing beauty and condition.

Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Game Boards

Materials

Slate

Early 19th Century American Double Sided Games Board
Early 19th Century American Double Sided Games Board

Early 19th Century American Double Sided Games Board

Located in Incline Village, NV

The backgammon pieces (stored in period wooden box) contain 14 yellow hand painted and carved pieces and (13) black ones. (15) of each color are used to play backgammon (simply use t...

Category

1830s American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game
Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game

Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century aunt sally english fairground game. We share what we love, and we love this oversized early 20th Century example of a carved wood Fairground Aunt Sally knock do...

Category

Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Pine

Word Game with Chalk Board and Dated 1917
Word Game with Chalk Board and Dated 1917

Word Game with Chalk Board and Dated 1917

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This double sided word game is signed and dated 1917 by the maker. Pat dates 3/13/1917 9/18/1917.

Category

1910s American Adirondack Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

20th Century Folky Original Painted Round Game Board
20th Century Folky Original Painted Round Game Board

20th Century Folky Original Painted Round Game Board

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unusual game board is a round reversible and is in black paint with a cow on the reverse. It came out of a unusual Folk Art collection. I've never seen a game board like this on...

Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Shogi Game Board, Keyaki Wood, Carved Design, 1920s
Vintage Japanese Shogi Game Board, Keyaki Wood, Carved Design, 1920s

Vintage Japanese Shogi Game Board, Keyaki Wood, Carved Design, 1920s

Located in Wichita, KS

This authentic Vintage Japanese Shogi Game Board from the 1920s showcases traditional Japanese craftsmanship and timeless design.

Category

1920s Japanese Japonisme Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

19thc Original Painted Game  Board From New England
19thc Original Painted Game  Board From New England

19thc Original Painted Game Board From New England

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Original mustard painted on a black painted base trimmed in red pin striped.The condition is very good and a undisturbed surface.

Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wool, Paint

Antique Carrom Company Large Wood Game Board Double Sided
Antique Carrom Company Large Wood Game Board Double Sided

Antique Carrom Company Large Wood Game Board Double Sided

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique carrom large wooden game board double-sided. Antique Carrom Company 1907 wood game board double sided, made in USA. Each corner of the board contains a rope-strung pocket. ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Colorful Painted Sheet Metal Game Wheel ca 1890-1910
Colorful Painted Sheet Metal Game Wheel ca 1890-1910

Colorful Painted Sheet Metal Game Wheel ca 1890-1910

Located in York County, PA

COLORFUL PAINTED SHEET METAL GAME WHEEL ON A SHAPED WOODEN FRAME WITH A NICKLE-PLATED SPINNER, circa 1890-1910 Red, black, white, and green game wheel with a horse head in the cen...

Category

Late 19th Century North American Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Antique Mechanical Racing Game, "Jeu de Course" by M.J. & Cie
Antique Mechanical Racing Game, "Jeu de Course" by M.J. & Cie

Antique Mechanical Racing Game, "Jeu de Course" by M.J. & Cie

Located in San Francisco, CA

This antique mechanical game is known as "Jeu de Course" (The Race Game). Not for kiddies, it was a popular parlor and betting game produced in France during the late 19th and early ...

Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Metal, Lead

Louis XV Style Games Table
Louis XV Style Games Table

Louis XV Style Games Table

Located in Beaune, FR

This table has 2 double-sided game boards: Queen game and Chess game. Around 1850.

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Boards

Materials

Cherry

American Painted Folk Art Game Board for Checkers or Chess, C. 1840
American Painted Folk Art Game Board for Checkers or Chess, C. 1840

American Painted Folk Art Game Board for Checkers or Chess, C. 1840

Located in Atlanta, GA

A boldly graphic American folk art game board, hand-painted in red, black, and forest green with yellow dividing lines, dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1840–1860.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood, Paint

Fine Antique American 1905 Arts And Crafts Pyrography Game Board  Hand Painted
Fine Antique American 1905 Arts And Crafts Pyrography Game Board  Hand Painted

Fine Antique American 1905 Arts And Crafts Pyrography Game Board Hand Painted

Located in South Burlington, VT

This is an extraordinarily beautiful 15 inch square antique hinged, hand incised and hand painted wooden Folk Art game board. The playing surface possesses great detail with images...

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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Antique Carrom Large Wooden Game Board Double-Sided No. 1 Archarena Style 'E'
Antique Carrom Large Wooden Game Board Double-Sided No. 1 Archarena Style 'E'

Antique Carrom Large Wooden Game Board Double-Sided No. 1 Archarena Style 'E'

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique carrom large wooden game board double-sided no. 1 Archarena Style (E). Antique Carrom Company 1907 Wood Game Board Double Sided, made in USA. This antique Carrom-Archarena ...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Highly Unusual American Folk Art "Yale vs. Harvard" Spinning Wheel Game C. 1900
Highly Unusual American Folk Art "Yale vs. Harvard" Spinning Wheel Game C. 1900

Highly Unusual American Folk Art "Yale vs. Harvard" Spinning Wheel Game C. 1900

Located in Atlanta, GA

American, circa 1900. A highly unusual American folk art game board. Hand designed and painted likely in New England by an Ivy Leaguer which features a 4 corner "Yale Vs. Harvard" d...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood, Paint

Paint-Decorated Game Wheel in Scarlet Red, Chrome Yellow and Black, Ca 1880
Paint-Decorated Game Wheel in Scarlet Red, Chrome Yellow and Black, Ca 1880

Paint-Decorated Game Wheel in Scarlet Red, Chrome Yellow and Black, Ca 1880

Located in York County, PA

American game wheel, made of wood, two-sided, with a fancy chrome spinner and long, metal pins. The polychrome-paint is simply a 10-out-of-10 in terms of color, graphics, and surface...

Category

1880s American Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Red, Black and Ochre White Painted Folding Backgammon Game Board, ca 1870-1890
Red, Black and Ochre White Painted Folding Backgammon Game Board, ca 1870-1890

Red, Black and Ochre White Painted Folding Backgammon Game Board, ca 1870-1890

Located in York County, PA

Red, black, and ochre white-painted, folding backgammon game board with leaf-like medallions, circa 1870-1890 American Backgammon and checker board, made of softwood, with a case ...

Category

Late 19th Century North American Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

American Folk Art Silk Woven Birdseye Maple Chess & Checkers Board, c.1880
American Folk Art Silk Woven Birdseye Maple Chess & Checkers Board, c.1880

American Folk Art Silk Woven Birdseye Maple Chess & Checkers Board, c.1880

Located in Savannah, GA

Exceptional American folk art parlor game board featuring silk ribbons forming bold red and blue squares inset beneath glass within a bird's-eye maple frame; rare textile constructio...

Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Birdseye Maple

19th Century Reverse Glass Painted and Gilt Chess Board
19th Century Reverse Glass Painted and Gilt Chess Board

19th Century Reverse Glass Painted and Gilt Chess Board

Located in Chicago, IL

Folk art doesn’t ask permission. It doesn’t wait for training or titles. It just appears—fully formed, utterly certain. We found this 19th-century chessboard in the estate of a seri...

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chess Board
Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chess Board

Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chess Board

Located in Dallas, TX

Italian Grand Tour pietra dura specimen marble chess / checkers game board, rare and ancient marble squares, Italy, 1820s

Category

19th Century Italian Regency Antique Game Boards

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Siena Marble

Paint Decorated Games Board
Paint Decorated Games Board

Paint Decorated Games Board

Located in Nantucket, MA

Paint decorated ochre and brown double-sided game board, one side with Canadian checkers, the other with Parcheesi, Canada, circa 1890. Measures: 25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.  

Category

Late 19th Century Canadian Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Early 20th Century Large Wooden Inlaid Squared Italian Chessboard Box, 1900s
Early 20th Century Large Wooden Inlaid Squared Italian Chessboard Box, 1900s

Early 20th Century Large Wooden Inlaid Squared Italian Chessboard Box, 1900s

Located in Roma, IT

Exquisite large wooden inlaid squared chessboard box. This fantastic item was designed in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century. This handmade box is fantastic because it...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood, Oak, Pine

19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War 'POW' Domino Set
19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War 'POW' Domino Set

19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War 'POW' Domino Set

Located in London, GB

We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-19th century hand carved Prisoner of War (POW) domino set. Made from mutton bone and hand carved with a detailed and carved motif b...

Category

19th Century German Victorian Antique Game Boards

Materials

Natural Fiber

Set of Five Children's Lithographed Alphabet Nesting Blocks, American Circa 1915
Set of Five Children's Lithographed Alphabet Nesting Blocks, American Circa 1915

Set of Five Children's Lithographed Alphabet Nesting Blocks, American Circa 1915

Located in Incline Village, NV

Lovely set of colorful early 1900's lithographed five block set of alphabet nesting blocks; used as both an educational item as well as toy/game amusement for children in teaching th...

Category

1910s American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Paper

Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"
Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"

Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"

Located in York County, PA

PENNSYLVANIA BACKGAMMON BOARD, SIGNED "WISE" WITH IMAGES OF A WAGON WHEEL AND A STAR OF DAVID, 1850-1880 Found near the town of Milford, in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, is...

Category

19th Century American Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Turn of the Century Wooden Checkerboard
Turn of the Century Wooden Checkerboard

Turn of the Century Wooden Checkerboard

Located in Nantucket, MA

Late 19th/early 20th century checkerboard with inlaid contrasting woods. Converted to wall hanging with felted reverse and hanging clip.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

19th C Original Painted Checkerboard
19th C Original Painted Checkerboard

19th C Original Painted Checkerboard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th C Original painted checkerboard.

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood, Paint

Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set

Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set

Located in London, GB

Napoleonic Prisoner of war painted casket dominoes set We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war hand painted casket dominos set. One o...

Category

19th Century French Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Bone

Early Twentieth Century Folk Art Framed Velvet Quilt Chess / Checker Board
Early Twentieth Century Folk Art Framed Velvet Quilt Chess / Checker Board

Early Twentieth Century Folk Art Framed Velvet Quilt Chess / Checker Board

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Unique Folk Art chess / checker board composed of a handmade, burgundy velvet quilt with beige, white and gold stitched accents, all housed within a glass-fronted oak frame (ca. 1910...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Oak

Vintage Bocce Balls
Vintage Bocce Balls

Vintage Bocce Balls

Located in Napa, CA

Vintage set of bocce balls 1 large, 7 small, 4 croquet - 12 total vintage condition.

Category

19th Century Antique Game Boards

Materials

Wood

Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket
Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket

Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket

Located in London, GB

Rare Napoleonic POW dominos casket We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of dominos, in an exquisite casket sh...

Category

1880s British Early Victorian Antique Game Boards

Materials

Bone

19th Century Bocce Balls, France, Set of Three
19th Century Bocce Balls, France, Set of Three

19th Century Bocce Balls, France, Set of Three

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Late 19th to early 20th century bocce balls, France, set of three boxwood, iron and brass nails. The first ball has the letters PP in brass, the second has the number 9 in brass, wh...

Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Brass, Iron

Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay
Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay

Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine English early 19th Century solid burl yewwood tabletop with molded edge and scalloped sides with mahogany and sycamore compass star inlay, the whole possessing very good, r...

Category

1830s English William IV Antique Game Boards

Materials

Yew

Antique English Pembroke Games Table
Antique English Pembroke Games Table

Antique English Pembroke Games Table

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Dimensions: 28 1/2" H x 21" W x 28 3/4" D(Closed) 40" W(open) Condition: The table exhibits wear to the top including old scratches, dings and marks however the game boards have re...

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Game Boards

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table
18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table

18th Century, Gentleman's Writing Desk and Games Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wonderful, circa 1780, hand carved, petite writing desk inset with game chess and backgammon game boards. The top featuring its original, inset marble.

Category

1780s French Antique Game Boards

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture (Book)
Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture (Book)

Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

The catalogue and plates - of 100 pieces in total, is divided in eight headings: Platforms and beds, stools, chairs, tables, storage furniture, screen, racks and stands, game boards,...

Category

17th Century Antique Game Boards

Materials

Paper

Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz
Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz

Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz

Located in Forney, TX

They became popular in American saloon bar-rooms during the 1880s, their use spreading to cigar, confectionery and general store retail, later to carnivals, casino, traveling country...

Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Game Boards

Materials

Metal, Iron

Early 20th Century Tradesman Sample Buckle Boards Haberdashery Shop
Early 20th Century Tradesman Sample Buckle Boards Haberdashery Shop

Early 20th Century Tradesman Sample Buckle Boards Haberdashery Shop

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A pair of early 20th century buckle sample boards, thick card with cord sewn steel buckles and hand numbered in graphite. Faded green backing paper with a pleasing red boarder, s...

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Game Boards

Materials

Steel

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Antique Game Boards For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique game boards available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique game boards — often made from wood, softwood and pine — can elevate any home. Antique game boards have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique game boards made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique game boards are appealing in their simplicity, but H.C. Evans & Co., Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company and Mark Indursky produced popular antique game boards that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Game Boards?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,395, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $22,000 highest priced.

Finding the Right Folk-art for You

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.

Questions About Antique Game Boards
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A Carrom game board is a board used to play the tabletop game, Carrom, of Indian origin. A Carrom board is a square smooth flat wooden checkerboard that can be 72cm to 74cm square. Each corner on this game board features a circular hole with a net that catches the game pieces. Shop Carrom boards and vintage game tables on 1stDibs.