Game Tables
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech, Walnut
1980s American Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak
1910s British Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s Antique Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American George III Game Tables
Mahogany
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1970s North American Vintage Game Tables
Maple
Late 20th Century North American Game Tables
Rattan
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Game Tables
Leather, Fruitwood, Walnut
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Holly
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Game Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fir
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Game Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Game Tables
Glass, Wood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century American Regency Game Tables
Mahogany, Leather
20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1950s British Chippendale Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Renaissance Game Tables
Mahogany
1970s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
1920s Vintage Game Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Game Tables
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Wood, Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rattan, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Game Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables
Brass
1970s Vintage Game Tables
Mohair, Felt, Fruitwood, Lacquer
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Onyx
1920s French Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Mahogany
1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1910s French Directoire Vintage Game Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Lucite
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
20th Century English Campaign Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century French Game Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Sheraton Game Tables
Leather, Satinwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Game Tables
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Teak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
1970s French Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Game Tables
Composition, Metal
Mid-20th Century Game Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Metal
20th Century Game Tables
Bamboo, Raffia
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.