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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
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

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Chrome

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

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

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

Materials

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

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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

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

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

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

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

Materials

Wood

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

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

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

Materials

Nickel, 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

Materials

Limestone, 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

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

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

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

Materials

Leather

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

Materials

Chrome

Forma S.A. Game Table in Rosewood by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, c. 1955
Located in New York, NY
This game table was produced by the Brazilian Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte in the 1950s. The piece is made of a Rosewood structure and the top can be used on both sides: one i...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fabric, Rosewood

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

Solid Teak Danish Mid-Century Modern Round Dining Dinette Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern round solid teak dining table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Teak

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

Romeo Rega Style Brass & Chrome Petite Game/Dining Table Four Stools Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brass and chrome set is the 1970s personified. A square piece of glass covers a chrome and brass base with four tan leather topped stainless steel round stools.
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

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

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

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

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid-Century Oyster Burl Curved Leg Game Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century square top game table with oyster burl veneer and a single drawer with a brass drawer pull, resting on four curved legs.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

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

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

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

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

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Wood, Cork

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

Materials

Linen, Wood

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

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

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Modern Round Dining Table in Hardwood & Marble by Celina, Brazil 1962
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this Midcentury Modern Round Dining Table in Hardwood & Marble designed by Celina, in 1960’s Brazil is a stunning! This Brazilian Modern beauty is executed in Brazilian Rosewood (as known as Jacaranda) with a "X" shape base and white marble top. The Jacaranda has been refinished displaying colorful and smooth veins and the marble repolished. Besides the marks of age, the piece is in excellent condition. This table fits 4 to 5 people comfortably. This iconic table will look awesome in any Mid-Century Modern, Modern, Minimalistic, or even Transitional environment. If you're looking for a dining table that is both beautiful and functional, then this is it! This table fits 4 to 6 comfortably. Celina Decoracoes was created in 1951 when Munis Zilberberg took over the family business - a small upholstery workshop that worked on refurbishing sofa beds and antique furniture. The name is a tribute to her mother, Celina Zilberberg...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Marble

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

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

Materials

Burl, Wood

Alain Delon for Maison Jansen Backgammon Game Table & Chairs, Signed
Located in East Hampton, NY
Alain Delon for Jansen Collection - Made in 1972. Made with brass, chrome and steel backgammon table and matching pair of armchairs with original leather/suede fabric. Smoked glass...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass, Copper, Nickel

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

Game Table Set (4 chairs) by Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
An important Art Deco game table set (includes 4 chairs) in Oak Wood (table) and Cherry Wood ( chairs) with a Goat Skin top. Designed by Jacque Adnet. ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Cherry, Oak

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

Materials

Steel

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

Materials

Leather

Midcentury Curve Games Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midcentury-style game table with burl walnut veneer, molded edge top with Chinese sabre legs. The interior side of the legs are hand-leafed gilded, with a reversible chessboard inlai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

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

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

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

Materials

Leather, Giltwood, Paint

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

60's Formica Pedestal Dining Game Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 1960's Mid Century Modern Formica Pedestal Dining Game Table W...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Formica, Wood

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

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

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

Karl Springer Style Faux Goatskin Lucite Dining Gaming Table Base
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions of an ALDO TURA Karl Springer Style Lacquered Faux Goatskin Lucite Table Base All 3 pillars are linked/secu...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Lucite, Lacquer

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

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

Materials

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

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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

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

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