Game Tables
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Beech, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Game Tables
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Game Tables
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech
Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Game Tables
Composition, Metal
Early 2000s American Modern Game Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Game Tables
Wood
1860s English High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Hardwood, Satinwood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Game Tables
Wood
1780s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Game Tables
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
1910s French Directoire Vintage Game Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
20th Century Victorian Game Tables
Wood
1860s British Chinoiserie Antique Game Tables
Oak
20th Century American Game Tables
Burl
1970s French Provincial Vintage Game Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Textile, Wood
Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Victorian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Game Tables
Wood
1980s American Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Wood
1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Colonial Game Tables
Mahogany
1950s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Game Tables
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Game Tables
Fruitwood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Beech
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Faux Leather, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Plywood
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Wood
19th Century American American Empire Antique Game Tables
Brass
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Hardwood
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
19th Century English William IV Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Caucasian Georgian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Game Tables
Reed, Glass
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood, Felt
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Regency Game Tables
Silver Leaf
20th Century Modern Game Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Game Tables
Glass, Walnut, Pine
19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Art Deco Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Modern Game Tables
Birch, Walnut
2010s Chippendale 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.