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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
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

Michael Van Beuren Game Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Attributed to Michael van Beuren, this smaller scale game table is the perfect touch of Organic Modernism. Muebles Austin was founded in 1944 in Mexico City by Austin Sulzburger (Sw...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Hemp, 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

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

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

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

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

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
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired Minimal, yet elegant, dining/game table features an oak base and tabletop with steam-pressed rattan Trim. The table can easily accomm...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Rattan, Oak

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Cork Top Game Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Cork Top Game Table This game table measures: 31.75 wide x 31.75 deep x 28.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call r...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Wood, Cork

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

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Copper, Wrought Iron

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

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

Granite Square Outdoor Dining Table
Granite Square Outdoor Dining Table
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60s Games Table
Located in bari, IT
Closeup game table in wood with green cloth on the floor.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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

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

Materials

Felt, Wood

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

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

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

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

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

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 alcanatara-covered table top and housing chess pieces, backg...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Console in the Style of Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare console with a frame of solid brass and a marble top. Most probably this piece has been part of a facility of a casino in Italy in the early 1950s. Its design language is s...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Marble, Brass

Unique “Pacifico” Chess Table by Studio A.R.D.I.T.I., Italy 1973
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique and complete chess table, the “Pacifico”, designed by Franco Bozzi and Duccio Trassinelli / Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. in Italy, manufactured in 1973. Made of high quality wood wi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal, Aluminum

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

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Brass, Pewter

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

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

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

Materials

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

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

Mid Century Fruitwood Parquetry Game Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Cute Mid Century Fruitwood Parquetry Game Table with metal capped legs. Measures 23" in width, 23" in depth and 23" in height  
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fruitwood

Superb Bookmatch Olivewood Console, Game Table and Writing Desk, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous restored multi-use table which may serve as a stunning console, writing desk and game table, circa 1975. Expertly crafted hardwood construction veneered in bookmatched Oli...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Lucite, Olive

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

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

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

Materials

Wood

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 MCM Pedestal Dining Game Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details Below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Formica, Wood

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

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

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

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

Foosball table - vintage - France 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a vintage French foosball table from the 1960s, likely crafted by Finale, a well-known maker of traditional French baby-foot tables. The piece is characterized by its solid w...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Antique Foldable Wooden Chess Table, France 19th Century
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful 19th century wooden chess table. This foldable table is made in France. It is made of very nice wood with inlays. The feet have brass wheels. Very easy to fold, see the l...
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19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

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

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

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Chrome

Silas Seandel American Concrete and Bronze "Terra" Breakfast / Card / Game Table
Located in Queens, 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) We...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Stone, Metal, Bronze

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

Handsome Burl Laminate Game Table Desk with Lucite Chair
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsomeburl laminate game table with thick Lucite slab legs. We love the burl laminate as opposed to real wood-kid and adult friendly. This piece can be...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Laminate, Lucite

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

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

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Chrome

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

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

Materials

Marble, Chrome

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

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

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

Easy Edges Gaming Table by Frank Gehry
Located in Sagaponack, NY
From architect Frank Gehry's iconic corrugated cardboard Easy Edges series, a rare gaming table having an octagonal top that rests upon three square columns.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Paper

Rare Maison Jansen Backgammon Game Table & Chairs, Signed
Located in North Miami, FL
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

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Brass, Copper, Nickel

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

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

Chrome & Brass Hoof Feet Base Smoked Glass Top Square Game Dinette Table Italy
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome & Brass Hoof Feet Base Smoked Glass Top Square Game Dinette Table Italy
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass, Chrome

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

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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