Game Tables
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Game Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Nickel
1760s English Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Regency Game Tables
Wood
1780s French Antique Game Tables
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
2010s Spanish Modern Game Tables
Stainless Steel
18th Century French Rococo Antique Game Tables
Oak, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Game Tables
Brass
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Game Tables
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Burl
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Wood
2010s Italian Game Tables
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak, Beech
1810s English Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Late 18th Century English Adam Style Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Tables
Crystal, Metal
1930s Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Teak
2010s Italian Game Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Game Tables
Glass
1850s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Cork
19th Century European William IV Antique Game Tables
Other
20th Century Louis XVI Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
1860s Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Maple, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
1840s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Felt, Glass, Walnut
Mid-19th Century American Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal, Aluminum
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Brass
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Stone
Late 18th Century German Antique Game Tables
Felt, Walnut
19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Game Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Game Tables
Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Leather, Mahogany
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Game Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Teak
1890s Swedish Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Other Antique Game Tables
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Game Tables
Wood
1980s American Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak
19th Century American Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
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.