Game Tables
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Game Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Game Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Resin, Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Game Tables
Maple, Walnut, Softwood
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Game Tables
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Italian Game Tables
Wood
1970s French Modern Vintage Game Tables
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century English Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Faux Leather, Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
20th Century English Game Tables
Brass
1950s American Organic Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rattan, Formica
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
1970s American Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
1960s Vintage Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech
1950s Vintage Game Tables
Cork
1950s Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Marble
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Textile, Wood
20th Century Victorian Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass, Copper, Nickel
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Game Tables
Bamboo
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 1900s Moroccan Moorish Antique Game Tables
Wood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Game Tables
Wood, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel, Chrome, Brass
1950s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Renaissance Game Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Cane, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Game Tables
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Beech
1980s American Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Oak
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Copper, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Game Tables
Burl
1970s French Provincial Vintage Game Tables
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Game Tables
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Game Tables
Reed, Glass
1980s American Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Colonial Game Tables
Mahogany
1910s British Edwardian Vintage 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.