Game Tables
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Macassar, Mahogany, Maple
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass, Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Cork
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century North American Regency Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Lava, Metal
20th Century English Regency Game Tables
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Cherry, Oak
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Formica, Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Chenille, Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass, Copper, Nickel
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Lucite, Lacquer
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Chrome, Steel
1820s Regency Antique Game Tables
Boxwood, Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
Mid-19th Century Regency Antique Game Tables
Lacquer
1820s British Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Boxwood, Mahogany
1810s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Copper, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Stone, Chrome
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Maple, Lacquer
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Stone
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Mirror, Smoked Glass
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Stone, Marble, Steel, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Grasscloth
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Teak
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Wood, Tulipwood, Coconut, Palmwood
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood, Satinwood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
20th Century English Regency Game Tables
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Lacquer
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Lucite
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
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.