Game Tables
1790s English Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
18th Century English Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century British Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Burl
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Game Tables
Leather, Oak
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Bone, Mahogany
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Leather, Mahogany
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1720s British Queen Anne Antique Game Tables
Baize, Oak, Walnut
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Olive, Rosewood
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Game Tables
Brass
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Game Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Game Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
1790s French Directoire Antique Game Tables
Wood
1780s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1770s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Game Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
Late 18th Century Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
18th Century English Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century European Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Tapestry, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Game Tables
Wood, Paint
1760s French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Wood, Rosewood
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Game Tables
Cherry, Maple, Walnut, Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Beech
1780s French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Nickel
1770s German Baroque Antique Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
1760s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Walnut, Beech
1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1740s English George II Antique Game Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
18th Century American Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Cherry, Oak
1760s English Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Brass
18th Century European George III Antique Game Tables
Other
1780s Irish Chippendale Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1780s English George III Antique Game Tables
Kingwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
1930s Argentine Louis XVI Vintage Game Tables
Birch, Kingwood, Tulipwood, Felt
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Holly
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Beech
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood, Lacquer
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.