Game Tables
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Game Tables
Other
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Cherry
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1940s French Vintage Game Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood, Satinwood
1820s American Federal Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Game Tables
Oak, Walnut
1880s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Game Tables
Ormolu, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Slate, Chrome
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Game Tables
Glass, Oak
18th Century English Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1840s European Greek Revival Antique Game Tables
Yew
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Other
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Tables
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Lacquer
1880s European Art Nouveau Antique Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century Irish Antique Game Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Game Tables
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Game Tables
Rosewood, Felt
2010s British Game Tables
Ebony, Walnut
1970s American Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
19th Century Regency Antique Game Tables
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Ebony, Felt
20th Century Game Tables
Ormolu
1810s English Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1920s Swedish Other Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Wood
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Felt, Oak
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Game Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
18th Century Belgian Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1870s French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Tables
Metal
19th Century Irish George II Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Wood
1870s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Yew
Early 2000s Portuguese Game Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Paper
2010s Italian Game Tables
Chrome
18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Felt, Hardwood
1880s Swedish Other 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.