Game Tables
Late 19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1880s Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Rosewood, Birch, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
19th Century Antique Game Tables
Brass
19th Century Scandinavian Rococo Revival Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1890s English Antique Game Tables
Ceramic, Fabric, Mahogany, Burl
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
1880s Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Beech
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Slate
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Game Tables
Slate
1820s Russian Antique Game Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century William IV Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1820s French Directoire Antique Game Tables
Brass
19th Century Antique Game Tables
Oak
19th Century French Other Antique Game Tables
Metal, Brass
1880s English High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Game Tables
Marble
1820s Unknown Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Game Tables
Wood
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Adam Style Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1830s Italian William IV Antique Game Tables
Marble
1820s French Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1870s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Other Antique Game Tables
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Ash
Late 19th Century Antique Game Tables
Brass
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Game Tables
Steel, Nickel
1880s English High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut, Hardwood
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Game Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
19th Century High Victorian Antique Game Tables
Lacquer
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Beech
1810s German Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Antique Game Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1840s French Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Burl
Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Game Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century European Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1850s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Brass, Bronze
19th Century American Federal Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Maple
19th Century English Victorian Antique 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.