Game Tables
1860s English Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Kingwood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Game Tables
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Faux Leather, Walnut
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Faux Leather, Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Cane, Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Game Tables
Glass, Wood
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
1870s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Game Tables
Wood
1770s German Baroque Antique Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Beech
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Nickel
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood, Felt
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Game Tables
Glass, Walnut, Pine
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Aluminum
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Nutwood, Bakelite
18th Century English George I Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Modern Game Tables
Birch, Walnut
2010s Argentine Modern Game Tables
Fabric, Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1760s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1940s Italian Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Cherry, Lacquer
Late 19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1830s American American Empire Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
20th Century Italian Game Tables
Wood
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Leather, Satinwood, Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century North American Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
Early 1900s Swedish Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Wood, Paint
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Game Tables
Pine
1810s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
2010s Czech Modern Game Tables
Concrete
20th Century English Art Deco Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Game Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany
1810s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Macassar, Rosewood
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.