Game Tables
1760s German Baroque Antique Game Tables
Cherry, Elm, Walnut
Early 20th Century American George III Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Metal
2010s American Game Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
1860s English Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Kingwood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech, Walnut
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables
Marble, Brass
2010s American Brutalist Game Tables
Concrete
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
1830s American American Empire Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
1950s Dutch Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Linen, Wood, Lacquer
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Oak
2010s Chinese Chippendale Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Game Tables
Copper
19th Century Irish Antique Game Tables
Wood
2010s American Game Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Bronze
2010s Czech Scandinavian Modern Game Tables
Concrete
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1970s French Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
18th Century Swiss Antique Game Tables
Beech, Pine
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Game Tables
Slate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Wood, Teak
1980s American Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Oak
1970s French Louis XV Vintage Game Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Game Tables
Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal
1970s American French Provincial Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Burl
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Felt, Oak
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Game Tables
Cherry, Walnut
2010s Italian Game Tables
Murano Glass
2010s North American Shaker Game Tables
Papercord, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Game Tables
Gold Leaf
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
2010s American Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
1790s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Game Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Game Tables
Fruitwood, Paint
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1950s American Organic Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rattan, Formica
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Game Tables
Bone, Abalone, Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Game Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Walnut, Burl
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.