Game Tables
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Game Tables
Mahogany, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Tables
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Slate, Gold Plate, Chrome
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Other
2010s Portuguese Game Tables
Oak
1880s French French Provincial Antique Game Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Rosewood
Late 19th Century British Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Leather
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Wood
1830s English William IV Antique Game Tables
Other
18th Century British George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century European George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Cherry
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Game Tables
Bamboo, Wood
19th Century Scandinavian Rococo Revival Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Game Tables
Copper, Brass
1870s British Victorian Antique Game Tables
Kingwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Game Tables
Rosewood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Teak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Felt, Wood
20th Century English Regency Game Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Game Tables
Rosewood, Fabric
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1930s Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Felt, Hardwood
Mid-19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Brass
1750s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Game Tables
Spruce, Nutwood, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Game Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Game Tables
Lacquer, Cherry
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1850s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century British Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Game Tables
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1760s Irish Mid-Century Modern Antique Game Tables
Walnut
18th Century Irish George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Bamboo, Walnut
1760s Dutch Baroque Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Yew
1890s English Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Vintage, New and Antique Game Tables
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.