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Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern Italian Game Table with Graphic Surface in Cherry
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Game table, cherry, felt, plastic, Italy, 1950s This striking Italian game table from the 1950s serves a dual purpose, functioning as both a centerpiece and a host for lively game e...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Felt, Plastic, Cherry

Custom Reversible Chess and Backgammon Live Edge Game Table on Tulip Base
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage live edge wood, reversible chess and backgammon gaming table. A reversible game board is inset to the slab. One side for backgammon, flip to reveal a chess or checkerboard. G...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Restored Mid-Century Modern Oak Top Round Tulip Table Dining or Gaming Table
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing is for the table alone. The chairs pictured are sold separately. Smack those darn cell phones outta your kids hands and gather 'round the Lego table...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Suede Backgammon and Chess Table, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant game table with removal top. One side of the table is plain suede and the reverse side is a chess board in suede. Cover lifts off to reveal suede backgammon playing surface. ...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Glass, Suede, Wood

Pierre Acrylic Backgammon Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern clear lucite table with backgammon board made by Interludehome.. Accenting brass hardware. Please confirm location.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Lucite

German Midcentury Foosball Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
German 50s foosball table. Attributable to the manufacturer Leonhart, who has stood for the best quality and innovation in the field of foosball tables since the founding of the fami...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Mid Century Leather Top Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern leather top square game table. The gilt-tooled leather top is ready for play, with pivoting hinged drawers on the fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Leather, Wood

Rare Italian Console and Game Table Attr. to Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and wonderful console and game table attributed to Paolo Buffa from 1950. The beautiful console was made using fine walnut wood. The peculiarity of this beautiful console is ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Walnut

Italian 50s Hexagonal Playing Table
Located in bari, IT
Hexagonable wooden gaming table with green cloth on the floor Production brothers Zari Milan years late 50s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fabric, Wood

Eclectic Game Table with Python Sculpture from the Fifties
Located in bari, IT
Plaster culture depicting a life-size python covered with bronzed scales, central structure made of heavy bronze casting and wooden top with inlays inspir...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Bronze

Brass Claw Feet Crome and Brass Glass Round Top Gueridon Center Cafe Game Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative brass and chrome base claw feet round 3/4" glass top dinette cafe gueridon table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Unique Cabinetmakers Game Table, or Party Set
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing woodworkers set on custom order. Size is for the table - stools are 37cm high and 30cm x 35cm.
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

Charming Midcentury Rosewood Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant coffee table features storage in both front and back. Sporting a beautiful red hue with a deep grain pattern this table is sure to turn heads. Please confirm the item lo...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Rosewood

Heavy Massive Lucite Base Round Bronze Smoked Glass Top Dining Conference Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern high quality heavy and massive Lucite base dining table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Lucite

Square Marble Top Cylinder Chrome Legs Game Dining Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern marble top leg thought the top joint game dining table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Gazelle Dining Table in Walnut by Stamford Modern
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing The Gazelle Dining Table by Carlos Solano, a captivating addition to Stamford Modern's expanding collection of Mid-Century inspired, f...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Large Midcentury Teak Wood Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful teak wood coffee table is perfect for your living or sitting room. With deep wood grain patterns and ample surface space, this ta...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Teak

Console in the Style of Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare console with a frame of solid brass and a marble top. Most probably this piece has been part of a facility of a casino in Italy in the early 1950s. Its design language is s...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Marble, Brass

Leather and Chromed Steel Italian Game Table attributed to Zanotta, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Large midcentury leather and chromed steel game table. This card table was produced in Italy during 1960s and it is attributed to Zanotta. The top is in new green fabric, black le...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Chrome, Steel

Baker Furniture Pedestal Games Table with Craquelure Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
Baker Furniture oxblood lacquer pedestal games table with craquelure finish. The finish is offset by a black glaze that really makes the crackle finish pop. The base is a brass detai...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Karl Springer Style Tessellated Stone and Brass Inlay Dining Game Table
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Mid-Century Modern game table in the style of Karl Springer, 1970s. Tessellated stone with brass banding and glass inset top. 38" square x 29.5" high. The under height of table wher...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Limestone, Brass

Elegant Game Low Dinning Table Designed by Wormley for Dunbar
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant low game table in walnut top with mahogany base and brass accents feet, circa 1950s in its original finish very clean for its age has a nice look.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Fine Mid-Century Modern Ashwood Polished Bronze Square Lacquered Game Table
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern ashwood and brown lacquered game table with polished bronze finishes Purchased from Lorin Marsh.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Bronze

Huge Harvey Probber Walnut and Terrazzo Marble Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Designed by Harvey Probber which could be used as a coffee table or gaming table. Walnut top with a terrazzo insert and an ebonized wooden base with brass feet.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Hammered Coper Top Wrought Iron Base Round Dining Dinette Cafe Table
By Giocometti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative midcentury decor round cafe table with hammered coper top.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Gazelle Dining Table in Espresso by Stamford Modern
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing The Gazelle Dining Table by Carlos Solano, a captivating addition to Stamford Modern's expanding collection of Mid-Century inspired, f...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Black Metal Side Table, 1950, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
This Mid-Century Modern vintage side table shows a round black lacquered sheet metal top with multicolored motifs. The black lacquered wire steel base is foldable and features rubber...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Stacked Lucite Base Round Gueridon Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice pyramid stacked Lucite base center or game table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Heavy Enameled Metal Cylinder Pedestal Base Top Round Gueridon Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy enamel finish mid century Modern heavy beautifully enameled steel with chrome banding single pedestal round center or gueridon small conference table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Steel

Charles Hollis Jones Vintage CHJ Lucite and Brass Metric Dining Table Base Rare
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing vintage Hollywood Palm Beach Regency, 1970s Lucite and brass Charles Holis Jones CHJ "Metric" dining table, dinette, kitchen, game table base or desk. Glass top not included....
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Lucite X-Base Base Gueridon Center Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice butterfly of X-base round guerdon center or game table with thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Lucite

Remote Controlled Hi-Lo Adjustable Height Convertible Coffee Dining Game Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square adjustable height faux granite finish dining coffee or game table. Unique custom built design adjustable height table with a remote control. Beautiful black lacquer finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Lacquer

Bleached Rosewood Round Games Table
Located in New York, NY
Bleached rosewood circular table with ebonized wood legs may be used as a dining table or games table. USA, c. 1960's.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood, Rosewood

Ebonized Beech Card Game Table Dark Brown Produced by Chiavari Red Fabric Top
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. It features a wooden and turned ebonized beech frame and its red original fabric top. The wooden structure doesn't need to be restored. It is a vintage piece, t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fabric, Wood, Beech

Alessandro Albrizzi Purple Lucite Vintage Chrome Dining Table Game Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare vintage mid century modern Alessandro Albrizzi purple lucite and chrome dining table or game table base. Chrome and lucite will be polished prior to shipping. Glass top not incl...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Chrome

Vintage MCM Pedestal Dining Game Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a 1960s Mid-Century Modern Formica pedestal dining game table with recessed gold trim Coloration: Lig...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Formica

Neoclassical Italian Walnut Inlay Octagonal Tripod Chess Games or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian Walnut octagonal side table with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with chessboard on the top and the tripod feet legs. A...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Walnut Kitchen Table and Chairs, Danuta Lewandowska, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Extendable table, designed by Danuta Lewandowska, Poland in the 1960s. Neat, not too big, not too small, a fold-out table from the PRL, with a neat form that pleases everyone rath...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Beech, Walnut

Mid-Century Art Deco Game Table, Vintage, Beechwood, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful antique game table from the 1960s. It was manufactured in Poland in 1960s. The table was made of wood and veneer plywood, it was refreshed. All defects shown on pictures...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Beech

Gazelle Dining Table in Walnut Oval Version by Stamford Modern
Located in Westport, CT
Stamford Modern proudly expands its collection of Mid-Century inspired, fully customizable furniture with the introduction of The Gazelle Dining Table by Carlos Solano. This stunning...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Dining Table / Game Table in Rosewood and Black Leather by Carlo Jensen, 1960's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Dining Table / Game Table in Rosewood and Black Leather by Carlo Jensen, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Rosewood and black leather Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Rare di...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Neoclassical Italian Walnut Inlay Tripod Chess Games or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian walnut side table with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with chessboard on the top and the tripod feet legs. A very eleg...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

60s Games Table
Located in bari, IT
Closeup game table in wood with green cloth on the floor.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Cork Top Game Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Cork Top Game Table This game table measures: 36 wide x 36 deep x 29.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restore...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Cork

T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Square Game Table for Widdicomb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Square game table by T.H Robsjohn Gibbings, manufactured by Widdicomb c.1950s, USA. The walnut table features four tapered legs, perfect as a small dining table or card table. Dimen...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Walnut

Paul McCobb Connoisseur Collection Black Lacquer and Brass Flip Top Dining Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern flip top extension dining table or game table By Paul McCobb for H. Sacks & Sons, "Connoisseur Collection" USA, 1950s Black lacquer...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Baker Ebonized & Oak Game Table and Four Barrel-back Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
the square game table with 'floating' top of radiating oak veneer; above an ebonized body fitted with two drawers with oak secondary wood; raised on tapering, stepped quadrangular su...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Samuel Marx Attributed Games Table From The Erhlich House, Highland Park, IL.
Located in Chicago, IL
In 1951 the Ehrlich family commissioned Samuel A. Marx to design their retirement home in Highland Park, IL overlooking the ravines of Lake Michigan. When Marx took on a commission, ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Canvas, Fiberglass, Wood, Lacquer

Round Oak Tulip Pedestal Table with 4 Brown and Chrome Parsons Dining Chairs
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Swanky Post-Modern dining set comprised of four DIA dining chairs and a round Tulip Table. The custom made, oak top, Saarinen style base gaming table. The table is a one-of-a-kind pi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Italian Marble Chess Board
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Classic chess board in black and white marble with chess pieces to match in white and black marble as well.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Marble

Paul Evans City Scape for Directional Hexagon Side or Game Table
Located in Ferndale, MI
Paul Evans designed Hexagonal table. Assorted geometric shapes of polished brass and brushed stainless steel applied to hexagonal column. Sparkling je...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Travertine Top Games Table Walnut Set, C. 1950s
Located in Westport, CT
This vintage game table set in the style of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings exudes elegance with a travertine top, blending style and durability. The wal...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Travertine

Tolled Leather Top Game Table 4 New Upholstery French Matching Dining Chair MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tolled Leather Top Game Table 4 New Upholstery French Matching Dining Chairs 5 Pieces Set MINT!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

1950s Gaming Table by Charles Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A square dining or game table with an ash top, on folding steel legs. Model DTM.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Steel

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Cork Top Game Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Cork Top Game Table This game table measures: 31.75 wide x 31.75 deep x 28.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call r...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood, Cork

Samuel Marx Style square Table with Tapered Legs and Brass Details on Corners
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful game, card or dessert table. The legs are very sexy as they taper down and on each corner is a large banding of brass. The piece would be nice table for use in any room...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Lane Flip Top Backgammon Table
Located in Dallas, TX
The two different types of wood finishes make a nice contrast on this fantastic Ming style convertible game table by Lane Furniture. The bottom ...
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Karl Springer Game Table Wrapped in an Ivory Crocodile Embossed Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Stunning square Chinoiserie from game table by Karl Springer. The table is wrapped in an ivory (or a very light tan) embossed leather that simulates crocodile. The table is stunnin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Leather, Wood

Mid-century Modern game tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern game tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage game tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern game tables made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original game tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Dunbar, Karl Springer, and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for game tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $395 and tops out at $85,000 while the average work can sell for $4,775.

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