Game Tables
1860s British Chinoiserie Antique Game Tables
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
1810s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Brass
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Game Tables
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century American Rustic Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Sheraton Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Game Tables
Wood
1820s Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Felt, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Felt, Oak
1880s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Game Tables
Faux Leather, Teak
1880s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
1950s British Georgian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Game Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Renaissance Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century European Directoire Antique Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century French Provincial Game Tables
Leather, Oak
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Glass, Wood
20th Century English Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Game Tables
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century English Campaign Game Tables
Brass
1810s English Queen Anne Antique Game Tables
Felt, Leather, Velvet, Walnut, Burl
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1910s British Vintage Game Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary French Game Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Game Tables
Rattan
1860s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Game Tables
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1840s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Game Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Paint
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Game Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Game Tables
Brass
1950s British Chippendale Vintage Game Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Renaissance Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Game Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century French Game Tables
Metal
Early 1800s English George III Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
1910s French Directoire Vintage Game Tables
Satinwood, Walnut
1920s French Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1780s British Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Game Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Game Tables
Composition, Metal
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.