Game Tables
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Game Tables
Brass
1860s British Chinoiserie Antique Game Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Game Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1810s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Marble
19th Century European William IV Antique Game Tables
Other
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Brass
1810s American Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood, Tulipwood, Birch
Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Game Tables
Bamboo, Wood, Paper
1860s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1880s Italian Antique Game Tables
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
1820s Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Felt, Wood
1880s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1880s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Wood, Fruitwood, Rosewood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Game Tables
Oak, Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century English William IV Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
1820s English William IV Antique Game Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Game Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
Early 1800s American Federal Antique Game Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
1860s Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1810s English Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century European Directoire Antique Game Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
1860s English Victorian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Maple, Oak
1880s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
19th Century American Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
1890s Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1810s English Queen Anne Antique Game Tables
Felt, Leather, Velvet, Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Game Tables
Pine
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1930s French Vintage Game Tables
Wood
1820s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1820s British Regency Antique Game Tables
Satinwood
1860s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
1840s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Wood, Walnut
1810s Baltic Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Birch
Late 19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1880s French Antique Game Tables
Ormolu
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.