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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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Place of Origin: American
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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Leather, Wood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Teak

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

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

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Stone, Metal, Bronze

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

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Mahogany, Rosewood

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

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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

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Glass, Lucite

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

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

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Wood, Leather

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

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

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Leather, Mahogany

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

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

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

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

Sensational Marvin Arenson Signed Backgammon Game Table Cocktail Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A true work of art by deceased Palm Beach artist Marvin Arenson, a sheathed metal over wood backgammon board with whimsical hand wrought repousse designs. Comes with an equally beautiful matching box with game pieces and cups. All are works of art. The base is chic lucite and the board can cleverly double as a cocktail table with two pieces of custom glass panels that insert to protect the surface of the board. Artist signed. Cups 4" height x 2.5 diameter. Backgammon chips...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Metal

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

Materials

Brass

Renzo Rutili, Table, Cork, Wood, Johnson Furniture Company, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and cork table designed by Renzo Rutili and produced by Johnson Furniture Company, Grand Rapids Michigan, USA, 1940s.  
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood, Cork

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Company Square Wooden Game Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century wooden game table with a square tabletop with rounded corners, resting on four sabre legs. (EDWARD J WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE COMPANY)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Style Game Table, Linen Wrapped, Backgammon
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer style game table, linen wrapped, Backgammon Fine Mid-Century Modern game table in good condition. Other American designers of the period inclu...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Linen, Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Expandable Game Table W/ Chairs, C. 1950s
Located in Westport, CT
A rarely found games table executed in mahogany, designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1950-1950. Features an expandable mechanism that brings the table from 32" square to 62"...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Chenille, Mahogany

Walnut Games Table by Lewis Butler for Knoll, 1950s
Located in Westport, CT
Rare walnut games table designed by Lewis Butler for Knoll, circa 1950s. This table has been completely restored to match its original integr...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Maple, Walnut

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

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Aluminum, Steel

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

Midcentury Walnut and Brushed Steel Table by Jack Cartwright
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing Mid-Century Modern table by Jack Cartwright for founder in the United States, circa 1960s. Features a book-matched walnut top, X-shaped stretcher, and brushed steel legs with...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Steel

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Extension Dinette Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A sleek and stylish Mid-Century Modern extension dinette table or game table By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, "Planner Group" USA, 1950s Solid maple construction, wi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Maple, Lacquer

Dark Olive Grass Cloth Textured Flip Top Game Convertible to Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass cloth wrapped bracket feet flip top (doubles in size) square game table. Karl Springer decor match. Completely restored condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Grasscloth

1950s Mid-Century American Glamorous Smokey Mirrored Center Hall / Game Table
Located in New York, NY
This stunningly beautiful mid-century smoked mirrored table with slightly bowed and curved corners was realized in America. This timeless piece features a beveled, tessellated top with a undulating...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Mirror, Smoked Glass

Pair of Fused Glass Blocks Pedestal Bases Rounded Square Tops Dining Game Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of fused glass blocks pedestal bases rounded square tops dining game table. Very unusual design game cafe dining tables with 3/4" thick rounded corners glass. Bases are etched...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Glass

Mark II Game Table in Leather with 4 Chairs by Karl Springer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is an original Mark II Game table by Karl Springer. It is covered in the original brownish taupe leather with an inset glass top. The four chairs are in the original matching le...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Flip Top Dining or Game Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern flip top dining table or game table By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb USA, 1950s Black lacquered walnut, with original brass hardware...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Walnut, Lacquer

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 Embossed Leather Square Game Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern embossed leather square game dining table by Karl Springer.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Leather

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

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Marble, Chrome

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

Wormley Game Table for Dunbar, Solid Walnut & Olive Burlwood
Located in Dallas, TX
Edward Wormley Game Table for Dunbar, Solid Walnut & Olive Burlwood Gorgeous Dunbar table with a four-panel bookmatched olive burl wood top and a solid...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Walnut, Burl

1950s Harvey Probber Travertine and Ebonized Wood Dining or Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Bold, geometric dining or game table designed and manufactured by Harvey Probber for Modern. With cross-hatching legs and an octagonal top of travertine outlined by a thick beveled e...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Travertine

Card Table or Game Table Handcrafted with Spade Club Diamond Heart Design Top
Located in Westport, CT
Card table or game table handmade Mid-Century Modern design with heart club spade diamond large mahogany top, inset glass, there are two available with a slight leg difference.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Mahogany

Turquoise Snakeskin Game Table in the Style of Karl Springer, c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Stunning Mid-Century Modern game table features a genuine leather top in vibrant turquoise with embossed python pattern. Square table with shield top design. Solid lucite cylinder le...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Leon Rosen for PACE Marble and Steel Game/ Card Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a rare Leon Rosen for Pace game or card table. The V shaped cutout stainless steel corners make sculptural forms. It has beautiful original encrusted marble top. The stainles...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Marble, Steel

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

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

1960s Cocktail Table by Milo Baughman for Thayer-Coggin
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Milo Baughman designed Mid-Century Modern round low table / cocktail table with solid wood veneer and bronzed steel circular rod base. Manufactured by Thayer-Coggin in the USA in t...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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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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