Game Tables
Late 19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1920s English Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Macassar
2010s Italian Game Tables
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Ash, Ebony, Maple, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Laminate, Lucite
1760s German Baroque Antique Game Tables
Cherry, Elm, Walnut
1880s Italian High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Marble
1950s Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Marble
20th Century Central American Modern Game Tables
Bone, Goatskin
18th Century British George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1830s English George IV Antique Game Tables
Marble
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Game Tables
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Teak
1880s French Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Game Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Game Tables
Marble, Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Teak
1950s English Regency Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1860s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Maple, Oak
Late 18th Century Antique Game Tables
Tulipwood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Regency Game Tables
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Game Tables
Stainless Steel
1860s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Macassar, Mahogany, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Game Tables
Metal
18th Century George II Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1840s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Felt, Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal
Late 18th Century Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Brass, Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal
20th Century British Game Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Teak
1860s European Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century French Game Tables
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1870s British Victorian Antique Game Tables
Kingwood
Early 19th Century William IV Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Paper
1870s English High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Brass, Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Game Tables
Wood, Maple
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.