Game Tables
20th Century Swiss Art Deco Game Tables
Glass, Wood, Fruitwood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Glass
1810s French Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Yew
Late 20th Century Canadian Neoclassical Game Tables
Upholstery, Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Game Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Ebony
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Game Tables
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
20th Century American Neoclassical Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Felt, Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Game Tables
Mahogany, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Game Tables
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1950s Mexican Neoclassical Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Macassar
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass, Nickel
1890s Swedish Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Game Tables
Lacquer, Cherry
1910s Unknown American Classical Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Game Tables
Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Oak
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Game Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood, Leather
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Mahogany, Felt, Amboyna
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Walnut, Velvet
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Game Tables
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Beech
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
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.