Game Tables
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Game Tables
Lacquer, Cherry
1760s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1780s English George III Antique Game Tables
Satinwood, Mahogany
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Wood
1780s English George III Antique Game Tables
Amboyna
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Wool
Late 19th Century George I Antique Game Tables
Wood
18th Century British George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1790s British George IV Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Oak
18th Century European Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Game Tables
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Mahogany, Felt, Amboyna
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Game Tables
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English George IV Antique Game Tables
Wood
18th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century and Earlier British George II Antique Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Irish George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1780s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
18th Century British George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Leather, Satinwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1780s British George III Antique Game Tables
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Brass
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
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.