Game Tables
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1910s European Art Nouveau Vintage Game Tables
Copper
Early 20th Century Victorian Game Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Game Tables
Brass
1920s French Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak, Pine
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Game Tables
Steel, Nickel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Beech
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Beech
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Game Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1910s Belgian Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Game Tables
Crystal, Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Game Tables
Beech
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1930s Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
Early 1900s Syrian Moorish Antique Game Tables
Bone, Hardwood
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Iron
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century American Georgian Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Game Tables
Beech
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Game Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1930s Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century British Game Tables
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Game Tables
Slate
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Other
Early 20th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Satinwood, Walnut, Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Game Tables
Wood
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Wood, Glass
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Game Tables
Copper
1910s British Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
Early 1900s English Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1920s Swedish Other Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass, Nickel
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Leather
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Game Tables
Oak
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Game Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Game Tables
Mahogany, Burl
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Game Tables
Copper, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1930s Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Oak
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak, Maple
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau 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.