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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 legendary 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.

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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Mid-Century Modern
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

Enameled Lava Stone Ceramic Coffee Table Flip Top Chess
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Coffee table Chessboard enamelled lava in the taste of Max and Dominique Picard. Suitable for both interiors and exterior.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Lava, Metal

1960s Spanish Foosball Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fantastic original red cherry lacquer painted solid wood framed Spanish football table from a bar or café. Comes complete with painted metal players, an abacus-type scoring system and a set of footballs. Two of the best features of this wonderfully over engineered table...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Elvio Becheroni game table made in Italy 1969
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extraordinary game table designed and made by Elvio Becheroni in Italy in 1969. Made from solid teak wood in different wood tone layers, it has a nice hexagonal top with a glass cent...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Glass, Teak

Pierluigi Molinari game table for Pozzi 1970s
Located in bari, IT
Game table with rotating legs concealing shelves. Designer Pierluigi Molinari production Pozzi, Italy, 1970s/80s. Black lacquered wood, central part of the top covered in green fabric.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fir

Vintage Italian Wooden Game Table
Located in Milano, IT
This extraordinary Italian gaming table from the 1950s captures the essence of timeless elegance. With its square shape and four hidden drawers beneath the surface, it represents a p...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Chess Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Chess table, Italy, 1950s One foot has a small brass plate on one side of the square cap and the edge has a few signs of wear.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Italian Chessboard Made from Fruitwood From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
The Italian chess table, created around the 1860s, is a magnificent representation of traditional craftsmanship and artistic skill. It is richly de...
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1860s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fruitwood

Jacques Adnet, Game Table, France, 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Jacques Adnet, folding game table in lacquered metal, brass and stitched leather, France 1950. The top is lined with green felt, surrounded by a stitched and studded leather border. ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal, Brass

Set of 4 chairs and 1 square table Orsay mod. by Gae Aulenti for Knoll 80s
Located in Padova, IT
A mid century modern dining table and four chairs designed by Gae Aulenti and made by Knoll. The table with a black rolled steel frame and black laminate top. The chairs with black...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

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

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Wood

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

Wendell Castle, Rare Games Table, Walnut & Curly Maple, initialled & dated 1974
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Wendell Castle (1932-2018), Games Table, Walnut & Curly Maple, initialled & dated 1974 This is a rare design, which is illustrated in the catalogue raisonée (see below). The table ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Maple, Walnut

Set of Four Boucle Shell Club Chairs and Dining Table, by Vintola Studio, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile club seats. They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style. They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs. Chair was designed by Vint...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Beech, Walnut

Square Table by Charlotte Perriand for 'Les Arcs', France, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Square table by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs ski resort in France, embodying the timeless elegance of Mid-Century Modern dining. This table features a square pine table top gracef...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Small Leather and Walnut Reversible Games Table
Located in London, GB
Made to order, these Games tables are of extremely high quality: bespoke made in England, the beautiful walnut and leather finish makes for a sophisticated games experience. reversib...
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather

Charlotte Perriand, Mid-Century Modern Wood Table for Les Arcs, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs ski resort, circa 1960, manufactured in France. Pinewood. In original condition, with wear consistent with age and use, preserving ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

Vintage Game Table by Cini & Nils, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage game table by Cini & Nils. Plywood frame with red fabric on the top. Two supporting shelves on each side. Space for 4 players. 197...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Mid-Century Modern Chess Table of Wood with Stunning Tree Knots Pattern & Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare design and great looking, handcrafted wooden chess table with unique natural patterns and colors. This midcentury era chess table (with built-in lamp in the base) has some of the most beautiful, natural colors ever. We don't know what type of Brasilian nutwood this table is made of, but this shape and these great colors will combine beautifully with all kinds of styles and materials. The design, the warm colors and especially the wonderful tree knot pattern in this all-handcrafted table are an absolute joy to look at. And with the light switched on, only the cores of the tree knots turn into a beautiful, deep red and almost purple color. We tried to shoot some photos with the light in the base of this table switched on, but the result is not at all what it looks like in real life (so much better looking than in our photos). We have sold a few table lamps of this 'knotted wood', but we have never seen a chess table of this amazing material. Apart from a few minor imperfections this very stylish chess...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Nutwood, Bakelite

Early 20th Century Wood Thonet Folding Table T211
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare Folding table T211 designed by Thonet manufactured In Germany, circa 1930. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful pat...
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1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

Gio Ponti Style Ebonized Beech and Brass Italian Game Table with Glass, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible midcentury round ebonized beech and brass game table with two glass shelves. This fantastic table is designed in the style of Gio Ponti and was produced in Italy during th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Thonet Folding Legs Table T211
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare folding table T211 designed by Thonet manufactured in Germany, circa 1930. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful pat...
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1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

Midcentury Antique Coffee Table, Vintage, Beechwood, Germany, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful antique table from the 1960s. It was manufactured in Germany in 1960s. The table was made of wood and veneer plywood, it was refreshe...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Beech

Carl Aubock Modernist Cast Iron Chess Game Set with Handmade Leather Board
Located in Vienna, AT
A very exceptional and beautiful Minimalist Mid-Century Modern chess game, model #5606, designed by Carl Aubock III in 1969. Executed by Werkstätte Aub...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Iron, Nickel

French Ostrich Leather Card Table With Chrome Trim and Drink's Holders
Located in London, GB
This super stylish card table was made in France in the 1970s. Covered ostrich skin with chrome trim and retractable drinks holders. Perfect for games' nights and parties!
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Chrome

Folding wood Table, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Folding wood Table, circa 1960. By unknown artisan in Spain, circa 1960. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina....
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

Giò Ponti Game Table
Located in Catania, IT
Game table with reversible top, one side with the green cloth for the game and a part with wood finish to be a normal dining room table. The Table is a famous work of the greatest It...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fabric, Wood

Bridge or Games Table with Folding Legs by Jacques Adnet, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Bridge table with folding legs, entirely covered in saddle stitched leather. Steel legs covered in saddle stitched black leather. The top als...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Leather

Small Leather and Walnut Reversible Games Table
Located in London, GB
Made to order, these Games tables are of extremely high quality: bespoke made in England, the beautiful walnut and leather finish makes for a sophisticated games experience. reversib...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Game Table With Double Drop-Leaf Top – France 1940
Located in Girona, ES
Game table with double drop-leaf top, maple and Macassar ebony veneer on the outside and mahogany on the inside. French polish.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Macassar, Mahogany, Maple

Raoul Guys Square Table in Lacquered Metal and Ash Wood Veneer, France 1950s
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Square table by french designer Raoul Guys. Black lacquered metal feet with an ash wood veneered top. Made in France in the 1950s. Literature: "Interieurs Modernes" Georges Eudes, Ed C Massin...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Mid century modern dining or gaming table
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Interesting table that can be either a dining table or a gaming table. Unknown designer but some details show that it’s a a reconstruction area furniture just after the war very efficient at low budget. So some kind of typicalities that can remains to French architect of the same period like prouve...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Stunning Vintage circa 1960's Chess Board Games Table Silvered Chrome Finish
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite vintage chess board table A very well made and decorative piece, the board is larger than norm...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Chrome

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

20th Century French Painted Games Table with Blue Leather Tooled Top
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A decorative 20th century painted games table with blue tooled leather top with a drop middle and chess board, above a green painted frieze comprising two drawers and four pull out t...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Leather, Giltwood, Paint

1970s Italian Game Table and Chairs by Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi
Located in Paris, FR
Italian game table for bridge, cards and poker by Pierluigi Molinari (Milan, 1938) for Pozzi Milano. Structure in lacquered ebony wood. The four cub...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Ebony, Felt

Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo Game Table Set with 2 Chairs, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo game table set. The Table top with green cloth is endorsable to become a normal dining table equipped with two bamboo seats...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan, Wood

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

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

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

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Fabric, Wood

Ceramic Game Table with Chessboard Hand Sculpted 1960s
Located in London, GB
Unique 1960s hand sculpted chess table and coffee table is sculptural and yet functional, made out of large ceramic slabs and glazed in function of the game. The table exudes a Mater...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood, Ceramic

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

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 inspired by the game.
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Bronze

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

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

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Wood Brass French Roulette Game Table
Located in Madrid, ES
French roulette mounted on a table made of wood with waist and feet made of brass. Top made of oakwood that hides the roulette, since this type of pieces was used in clandestine game...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

1986 Memphis Style Game and Dining Tables Glossy Black Gray Cream Lacquer
Located in Arosio, IT
A 3-pieces set of game and/or dining tables by Italian manufacturer Sormani, carried out for a contract work in the USA in 1986. These three tables are an example of very functional ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Felt, Wood

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

Materials

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

Materials

Metal

18th Century Irish Light Brown Walnut Games Table
Located in Dublin, GB
A superbly carved 18th century Irish walnut games table. The rectangular turnover top above a well carved frieze, with a central scallop shell, flanked by flowing acanthus, resting o...
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1760s Irish Antique Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Game Table in Light Mahogany With Double Flap Top - France
Located in Girona, ES
Game table, solid light mahogany base with a double flap top, with a light mahogany parquet veneer, French polish. Polished brass hardware. France, ci...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

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

1970s Gambling Table or Coffee Table Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern gambling table attributed to Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, veneered mahogany decorated for game chess. Legs in painted steel with adjustab...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Steel

1950s Coffee Table from Cortina D'ampezzo, Posta Hotel, Ico Parisi manner
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FI37 Italian Mid-Century Modern decorative Service coffee table provenance famous Hotel Posta, in Cortina d'Ampezzo Hand-painted oil on wood of Cortina landscape with glass pro...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Glass, Wood

Game Table by Gio Ponti, ca. 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
So-called "Game Table", solid walnut construction, Walnut veneer table top, four drawers Dimensions / 80 x 80cm H. 68.5cm Expertise Ponti archive available
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Walnut

Midcentury italian game table by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare game table designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, it comes from an important private collection. Original structure and velvet top in perfect vintage condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Iron

Vintage Game Table by Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi Milano Italy 1970
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Gaming table (poker or card games) designed by Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi Milano in black mat wood The four legs can turn around a chrome tube to...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

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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