Game Tables
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
19th Century English Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Tables
Metal
18th Century French Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Wood
1810s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
1880s Swedish Other Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1820s American Federal Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1790s Italian Hepplewhite Antique Game Tables
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Lucite, Olive
1870s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s Italian Game Tables
Chrome
Late 18th Century English Adam Style Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Slate, Chrome
Early 19th Century British Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1890s Swedish Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1760s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Early 19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Walnut, Burl
2010s Italian Game Tables
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Mahogany
1820s American Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Marble, Brass
1950s Mexican Neoclassical Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1840s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Felt, Glass, Walnut
Early 2000s Portuguese Game Tables
Wood
1940s Vintage Game Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Kingwood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Game Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Tables
Metal
1740s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Game Tables
Maple
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Kingwood, Tulipwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Tables
Metal
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1850s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble, Brass
1880s English Regency Revival Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Slate, Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
1780s French Antique Game Tables
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Game Tables
Oak, Walnut
1740s European Antique Game Tables
Giltwood
2010s Italian Game Tables
Stainless Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
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.