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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: USA
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Paul McCobb Connoisseur Collection Games Table and Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul McCobb Connoisseur collection games table and four matching side chairs. Classic Mid-Century Modern games table with inlaid mahogany diamond ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

1980's Chromcraft Leather Dining Game Chairs & Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 1980 Chromcraft dining game 5 piece set Chairs have casters and adjustable seat rocking tension and th...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

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

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

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Steel

Oak and Brass Golden West Pool Table, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant oak and brass Golden West pool table made in Canoga Park, California as part of Golden West's "Designer Series". Good condition to wood with wear as shown. Brass band trim ar...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Extendable Round Walnut Dinning/Game Table With 4 leaves
Located in Pasadena, CA
Extendable Round Walnut dinning table and game table With 4 leaves. Each leave is sleeved for protection ( four leaves in total. and connects to one another to be placed over the cen...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Walnut

Beige to Off White Wash Finish Leather Top French Provincial Square Game Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beige to Off White Wash Finish Leather Top French Provincial Square Game Table MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

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 for some real fun!...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Rare Karl Springer Goatskin, Leather and Brass Game Table
Located in Round Rock, TX
Rare angular leg backgammon table designed by Karl Springer. This beautiful table is wrapped in a lacquered beige goatskin with a leather backgammon board in brown, beige and coral. ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Paul McCobb Game / Dining Table for H. Sacks & Sons Connoisseur Collection
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted Honduran mahogany wood game table with folding extension top making a dining or larger table . The legs are in a dark contrasting mahogany with brushed brass cros...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century French Walnut Game Table
Located in San Antonio, TX
Elevate your interior with the timeless charm of our Mid-Century French Walnut Game Table, meticulously crafted to add a touch of sophistication to any space. Made from exquisite wal...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

California Modern Chess Table by Frank Rohloff
Located in Denton, TX
A great combination of walnut and resin round chess table. There is a intricate design of cross and circle of wood cast in black resin. You cant m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Resin, Wood

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

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut Flip Top Dining or Game Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern flip top game table or dining table By Edward Wormley for Dunbar USA, 1950s Walnut, with original brass hinges, leather wrapped feet, and velvet ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Mid Century Italian Rosewood Game Table 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Mid Century Italian Rosewood Game Table from the 1970s is a beautiful representation of Italian design from that era. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the table featu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

Danish Modern Sergio Rodrigues Brazilian Mesa Norma Rosewood Game Dining Table
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rosewood game table ' Mesa Norma ' with four inset drink holders and reversible top to felt, by Sergio Rodrigues. This Item may only be shipped within the USA .
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Rosewood

Wrought Iron World Globe Centered Table w/ Inlaid Marble Chess Board Top
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
What a fabulous Iron based game table with a world globe in the center of the base. The metal work is fantastic with heavy gage iron and flattened, gold painted pieces forming the co...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Marble, Wrought Iron

Karl Springer Rare Backgammon/Games Table in Lacquered Goatskin 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional "Parsons Style Backgammon Table" in lacquered goatskin with brass trim, backgammon board with inset gray and ox blo...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Vintage Wooden Coffee Table With Curved Legs and Smoked Glass Top.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Table has a beautiful wood grain to the curved wood legs.The smoked glass top is surrounded by a brass toned metal lining. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Di...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Glass, Wood

Mid Century Modern Game Table in Walnut Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
Characterized by its clean, straight lines and minimalist aesthetic, the square table has a warm hand-rubbed walnut stain finish. The design features a square top with rounded edges ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Game Table in Espresso Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
Characterized by its clean, straight lines and minimalist aesthetic, the square table has a warm hand-rubbed dark stain finish. The design features a square top with rounded edges an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Karl Springer Style Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Game Table In The Manner Of Karl Springer Vintage Condition Chrome is in good condition Areas with Color Variations of Grey & Brown Tones Unmarked
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Tommi Parzinger Green Leather Occasional Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Modern Tommi Parzinger Green Leather Occasional Table
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Maison Jansen Modernist Backgammon Table, 1970s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Maison Jansen chromed steel and mirror glass backgammon games table, circa 1975. Sleek, minimalist design exudes immaculate craftsmanship. Gorgeous addition to any home interior...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass & Aqua Lucite Game Table Dining Square
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very unique vintage 1970s game table, dining table.I believe it's some sort of lucite with reverse painting. The base has brass bands on legs. The table pulls apart on top but there ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

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

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mid Century Poul Cadovius Abstracta Game Table Needlepoint Surface
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique Poul Cadovius Abstracta game table. Iconic design with thin steel cube frame. Lift off game board with needlepoint surface set in teak frame with dovetail corners. Has a clear...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Steel

Arturo Pani Onyx Interchangeable Chess Checkers and Backgammon Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very special and rare game table by Arturo Pani for Mueller's of Mexico. The piece was manufactured in the 1960's and is all hand crafted. The Onyx has a thick resin coating that gives the piece a very deep shine and protects it from elements. The middle solid and banded top is removable and can be flipped to create a chess or checker board, and if left removed can be used as a back gammon...
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Mid-20th Century French Ebony and Palisander Game Table, Reversible Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-twentieth century French ebonized game table features bronze detailing and a palisander top that is reversible with a green felt top card playing surface on the opposite sid...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Bronze

Extraordinary Mid Century Italian Green Marble Chess Table 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Extraordinary Mid-Century Italian Green Marble Chess Table from the 1950s is a true work of art. Crafted from luxurious green marble, the table ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Marble

Bentwood Rattan and Oak Round Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Minimal, yet elegant, dining/game table featuring an oak base and tabletop with steam pressed rattan Trim. The table can easily accommodate four guests depending on the choice of c...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Rattan, Oak

Attributed Arturo Pani Onyx Walnut Game Table with Chess Checkers and Backgammon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to Arturo Pani, an Onyx game board with a Walnut surround on top and at the base. The Table can be a solid Onyx side or center table and hold books, a lamp, and decorativ...
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Onyx

Vintage Dining or Card / Game Table By Samuel Marx in a Craquelure Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vintage Card / Game Table By Samuel Marx. Uncertain to the exact age and maker. Looks to be possibly a later 1970s/80s production by perhaps a different company than Quigley. Table...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Silas Seandel American Concrete and Bronze "Terra" Breakfast / Card / Game Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century American (1960s) "Terra" breakfast / card / game table featuring a concrete square top with inlaid bronze abstractions over a bronze cylindrical base. (SILAS SEANDEL) ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Stone, Metal, Bronze

Finn Juhl for Baker Furniture Teak Game Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A handsome teak game table designed by Danish architect Finn Juhl for Baker Furniture. The table features stunning teak wood grain and unique carved corner drink...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Teak

Iron and Oak Backgammon Table
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage rustic iron table with zig zag style legs and rustic thick oak with painted backgammon design. Other measurements: painted board size: 13.5 length x 12.5 width whole boa...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Iron

Vintage Game Table With Leather Top by Baker Furniture "Collectors Edition"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Vintage Game Table With Leather Top by Baker Furniture "Collectors Edition" - a timeless masterpiece that seamlessly combin...
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1980s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Lane Walnut Game Cube Storage Stool Mid-Century Modern
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Very unusual Lane rolling chess board storage stool. You will love the great flip top stool/chess board seat and wonderful storage underneath the remova...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut

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

Materials

Lucite

Mid Century Parchment Top Center Table
Located in New York, NY
Parchment game table with wood marquetry inlay in a playing card motif. Brass base with mahogany wood support.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Dunbar Furniture Midcentury Mahogany Games Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made square table in the Chinese manner with carved incurved inset edge, banded top and raised on square legs. Bears the Dunbar Furniture label on verso. 32 x 32", H. 27...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Karl Springer Style 1970s Waterfall Edge Lucite Game Dining Table Glass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage chunky 4" thick lucite game table, dining table. Waterfall edges, smoked glass top. If you would like regular glass I can change it out for regular glass for an additional $1...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Edward Wormley Game Table in Mahogany with Rosewood Top 1960s 'Signed'
Located in Dallas, TX
Game table model no 6348 with gently curved sides in dark mahogany with Brazilian rosewood top by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1963 (original Dunbar label on bottom). A timele...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

Maison Jansen Modernist Backgammon Games Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Very Minimalist and masculine. This chromed steel and mirror glass backgammon games table, Maison Jansen, circa 1975. Backgammon is a game of strategy...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Chrome

Osvaldo Borsani Round Dining / Center / Game Table with Travertine Top, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Osvaldo Borsani dining table or center table or game table with the original one inch thick travertine top with slightly tapered edge. Black steel base with aluminum panels. There is...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Travertine, Aluminum, Steel

Raphael Raffel Game Table in Green & Black Beka Lacquer, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional game table by Raphael, the legs are black lacquered with brass sabots, and the top is done in Raphael's signature Beka green ombré lacquer with the chessboard design embe...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Square Game / Center Table, Lacquer and Brass, Springer Style
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern square game / center table, lacquer and brass, springer style Square game or breakfast table having a brown faux tortoise lacquer finish with brass accents alo...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Octagonal Gaming Table by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An octagonal gaming or entry table with a leather wrapped cruciform base with brass levelers, and the solid walnut top having an inlaid rosewood Starbur...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Edward Wormley Elegant Game Table with Red Leather Top 1940s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Rare game table in mahogany with gently curving legs and sides with inset red leather top by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1940's (signed with green metal tag on bottom ”DUNBAR...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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

Materials

Brass

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Green Leather Top Game Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century game table with a wooden frame and a square inset green leather top, resting on four square wooden legs. (EDWARD J WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Art Deco Single Pedestal Square Game Table Pull Out Trays Chess Board Set Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art Deco single pedestal square game table pull out trays dovetail drawers chess board set mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Eames Herman Miller MCM Aluminum Group Tables Contract Base Black & White
Located in Topeka, KS
Vintage Eames Herman Miller MCM Aluminum Group 4 Prong Contract Base White Laminate Top Table Handsome vintage Eames for Herman Miller mid-century modern Aluminum Group 4 prong chro...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Jimeco Modern Green Pickled Lacquer Saber Leg Card Game Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jimeco Modern Green Pickled Lacquer Saber Leg Card Game Table. Item features a cerused green wood grain finish, solid wood frame, original label, saber l...
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Mid-20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Charles Hollis Jones American Modern Red & Clear Lucite & Nickel Game Table
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury American Modern game / end / side table with a polished nickel frame with a red lucite top and clear and red lucite sections in the table\'s legs. (Charles Hollis Jones).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Nickel, Metal

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

Materials

Formica

Poul Hundevad Mid Century Rosewood Expanding Game Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Poul Hundevad mid century rosewood expanding game table The table measures: 35.25 wide x 35.25 deep x 27 high, with a chair clearance of 23.5 inc...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Rosewood

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

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

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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