Game Tables
1860s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1980s American Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak
20th Century English Campaign Game Tables
Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Lava, Metal
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Bronze
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
19th Century European William IV Antique Game Tables
Other
Late 19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Game Tables
Hardwood
1810s English Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
2010s American Georgian Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Brass
1920s French Vintage Game Tables
Bronze
20th Century Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Game Tables
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Game Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Victorian Game Tables
Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Game Tables
Brass
20th Century Game Tables
Wood
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
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Chrome
1940s French Vintage Game Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Game Tables
Brass
1820s Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Fir
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique Game Tables
Felt, Wood
20th Century English Hepplewhite Game Tables
Hardwood
1880s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Game Tables
Faux Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Game Tables
Felt, Oak
1880s Victorian Antique Game Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Glass
19th Century American Victorian Antique Game Tables
Oak, Satinwood, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
1950s British Georgian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Game Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
Late 18th Century British Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Regency Game Tables
Leather, Elm
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century European Directoire Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Renaissance Game Tables
Mahogany
1810s English Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century North American Game Tables
Rattan
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.