Game Tables
1920s English Vintage Game Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Cherry, Lacquer
20th Century Italian Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Game Tables
Rattan
20th Century Italian Game Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Aluminum, Steel
Early 1900s Swedish Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Formica
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech
1970s Vintage Game Tables
Bentwood
20th Century English Art Deco Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Victorian Game Tables
Iron
1940s English Queen Anne Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Game Tables
Brass
1910s European Art Nouveau Vintage Game Tables
Copper
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
20th Century Italian Country Game Tables
Fruitwood
1860s Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1910s Belgian Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
1930s Argentine Louis XVI Vintage Game Tables
Birch, Kingwood, Tulipwood, Felt
20th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1980s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Game Tables
Reed, Glass
19th Century Antique Game Tables
Brass
1910s European Edwardian Vintage Game Tables
Satinwood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Game Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Granite
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century North American Regency Game Tables
Wood
Early 2000s French Louis XV Game Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Wood
20th Century English Art Deco Game Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
Late 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1920s French Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century Antique Game Tables
Brass
1880s English High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
19th Century American Antique Game Tables
Wood, Paint
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Game Tables
Steel, Nickel
Late 19th Century European Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Adam Style Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Bronze
19th Century High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Game Tables
Ebony
Early 19th Century William IV Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 20th Century American Georgian Game Tables
Brass
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.