Game Tables
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Game Tables
Oak
20th Century American Neoclassical Game Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Game Tables
Beech
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Game Tables
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Wood
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Régence Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
1890s French Louis XIV Antique Game Tables
Oak
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Wood
1760s Dutch Baroque Antique Game Tables
Pearwood, Walnut, Yew
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Game Tables
Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany, Amboyna
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Game Tables
Brass
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
2010s American Modern Game Tables
Concrete, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Louis XV Game Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Game Tables
19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Bronze
2010s Argentine Modern Game Tables
Ebony, Sycamore, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Canadian Modern Game Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Game Tables
Wood
1760s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Game Tables
Walnut
1860s Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Birch
1880s Swedish Other Antique Game Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Cherry
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel, Chrome
1880s English High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Canadian Neoclassical Game Tables
Upholstery, Satinwood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Copper, Wrought Iron
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Felt, Oak
1830s Russian Antique Game Tables
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Wood
1870s Dutch Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Paint, Wood
1970s American Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
18th Century European George III Antique Game Tables
Other
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Game Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Wood, Tulipwood, Coconut, Palmwood
1830s English William IV Antique Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
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.