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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 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

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Steel

20th Century French Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 20th-century French game table is a charming example of mid-century craftsmanship and leisure culture. The circular table, crafted from natural wood, features a smooth, light-to...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood

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

Michel Arnoult Brazilian Rosewood Flip Top Game Table, 1978
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare mid-century modern game table By Michel Arnoult for Forene S.A. Moveis do Nordeste, "Alagoas Collection" Brazil, 1978 Brazilian rosewood, with green felt to one side ...
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1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Rosewood, Felt

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

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

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

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

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

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Rosewood

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

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Travertine, Aluminum, Steel

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

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Wood

Italian Mid-Century Oyster Burl Flip Top Game Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century burl wood game table with four brass hinged triangular panels that fold outward to create a larger table space. Dimensions are for closed table. Open table dimen...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood, Burl

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

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

Leather Top Game Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite dining or game table with white leather top. Light wood frame and tapered legs with brass caps. Please confirm location.  
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Leather

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

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

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Metal

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

Hand Made Chess and Cribbage Live Edge Game Table on Tree Stump with Pieces
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Hand made live edge chess and cribbage gaming table on a finished tree stump. This incredible work of art comes complete with a little treasure chest to house the gaming pieces. Thirty-two hand carved stone chess pieces...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Onyx

American Modern Faux Shagreen and Lacquer Game Table, Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Faux Shagreen and Lacquer Game Table, Karl Springer
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Shagreen

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

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

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

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

Mid-20th Century Argentine Wooden Desk/Game Table with Chessboard by Comte S.A.
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century argentine wooden desk/game table with chess and backgammon board by Comte S.A. By: Comte S.A. Material: wood, metal, leather Technique: carved, varnished, hand-craf...
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Mid-20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

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

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

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Wood

French Prou Iron Travertine Top Game Table
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s square iron game table with open scroll design legs and gilt metal trim supporting a faux green painted travertine top (attributed to RENE PROU).
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Iron

Granite Square Outdoor Dining Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This compact yet bold table will help create an oasis in any outdoor space. Made from solid granite with a super polished finish this piece will hold up for...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Granite

Rare Lacquered Faux Goatskin Dining or Game Table by Alessandro for Baker
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusually beautiful dining or game table from the limited Alessandro for Baker Furniture production, circa 1981. Exquisite hardwood form highlighted by fabulous leg and apron det...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Hardwood, Lacquer

Leon Rosen for PACE Marble and Steel Game/ Card Table
Located in North Miami, FL
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

Mid-century 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. It features a book-matched walnut top, an X-shaped stretcher, and brushed steel leg...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Steel

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

Rupert Bevan Dani games table
Located in London, GB
The Dani games table is a refined games table crafted from burr oak with a brass-wrapped pedestal. Featuring a reversible baize-covered table top and housing chess pieces, backgammon...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

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

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Chenille, Mahogany

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

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

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Wood

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Company Square Wooden Game Table
Located in Queens, 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

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

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

Vintage Game Table by Cini & Nils, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
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

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Fabric, Plywood

Harvey Probber Walnut And Travertine Marble Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern table designed by Harvey Probber which could be used as a coffee table or gaming table. Walnut top with a travertine marble insert and an ebonized wooden base.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Marble

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

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

Octagonal Gaming Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
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

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Brass

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

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

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Leather, Oak

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

Mid-Century Modern Game Table With Double Drop-Leaf Top – France 1940
Located in Girona, Girona
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

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

Materials

Brass

Charles Hollis Jones American Modern Red & Clear Lucite & Nickel Game Table
Located in Queens, 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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Metal, Nickel

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

Paolo Buffa round center or game table, walnut, five hidden drawers, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
elegant and fine game table by Arch. Paolo Buffa, circa 1950 also available as a center table five sculptural and carver legs, five hidden drawers, inlayed patterned top very good ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Walnut

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

Merle James Edelman for Casa Bique Tessellated Dining Gaming Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach Estate fine furniture acquisitions of a Merle James Edelman for Casa Bique Tessellated Dining Gaming Table F...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Stone, Marble, Steel, Brass

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

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

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

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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