Game Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Wood, Glass
1820s Regency Antique Game Tables
Boxwood, Mahogany
Early 2000s French Louis XV Game Tables
Oak
1820s British Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Beech
20th Century English Art Deco Game Tables
Oak
1920s French Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Game Tables
Slate
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Tables
Epoxy Resin
20th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Maple
1880s English High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century French Other Antique Game Tables
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century American Antique Game Tables
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Ash
1950s Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Travertine
1820s French Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Teak
1770s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Ash, Ebony, Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Game Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century Adam Style Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Brass
20th Century Louis XVI Game Tables
Cherry
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Giltwood, Paint
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Travertine
2010s Italian Game Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century European Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s Italian Game Tables
Wood, Boxwood, Maple, Walnut, Leather
1880s Italian High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Marble
1790s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Other Antique Game Tables
Metal, Brass
1880s English High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1840s French Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Burl
1940s French Vintage Game Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
20th Century American Adirondack Game Tables
Wood
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Iron
1810s German Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Walnut
2010s Canadian Modern Game Tables
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Game Tables
Wood
1750s Italian Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Game Tables
Wood
2010s Canadian Modern Game Tables
Metal
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Swiss Antique Game Tables
Beech, Pine
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.