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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
Returnable Items Only
Midcentury Walnut Kitchen Table and Chairs, Danuta Lewandowska, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Extendable table, designed by Danuta Lewandowska, Poland in the 1960s. Neat, not too big, not too small, a fold-out table from the PRL, with a neat form that pleases everyone rath...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Beech, Walnut

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

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Brass

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

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Metal

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

1960s Spanish Foosball Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fantastic original red cherry lacquer painted solid wood framed Spanish football table from a bar or café. Comes complete with painted metal players, an abacus-type scoring system and a set of footballs. Two of the best features of this wonderfully over engineered table...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Metal

Karl Springer Style Tessellated Stone and Brass Inlay Dining Game Table
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Mid-Century Modern game table in the style of Karl Springer, 1970s. Tessellated stone with brass banding and glass inset top. 38" square x 29.5" high. The under height of table wher...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Limestone, Brass

Elvio Becheroni game table made in Italy 1969
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extraordinary game table designed and made by Elvio Becheroni in Italy in 1969. Made from solid teak wood in different wood tone layers, it has a nice hexagonal top with a glass cent...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Glass, Teak

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

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

Materials

Leather, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Game Table by Mobília Contemporânea, 1960s
By Mobília Contemporânea
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Game Table by Mobília Contemporânea, 1960s Square game table, made around the 1960s by the Brazilian manufacture Mobília Contemporânea. It has a solid wood struct...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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

Materials

Brass

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

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

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

Materials

Brass

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

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

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

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

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

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

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

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Chess Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Chess table, Italy, 1950s One foot has a small brass plate on one side of the square cap and the edge has a few signs of wear.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Brass

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

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Brass

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

Materials

Steel

Italian Chessboard Made from Fruitwood From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
The Italian chess table, created around the 1860s, is a magnificent representation of traditional craftsmanship and artistic skill. It is richly de...
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1860s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Fruitwood

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

Materials

Onyx, Marble

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

Materials

Metal, Brass

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

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Bronze

Set of 4 chairs and 1 square table Orsay mod. by Gae Aulenti for Knoll 80s
Located in Padova, IT
A mid century modern dining table and four chairs designed by Gae Aulenti and made by Knoll. The table with a black rolled steel frame and black laminate top. The chairs with black...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Leather Top Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern leather top square game table. The gilt-tooled leather top is ready for play, with pivoting hinged drawers on the fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

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

Neoclassical Italian Walnut Inlay Octagonal Tripod Chess Games or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian Walnut octagonal side table with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with chessboard on the top and the tripod feet legs. A...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Art Deco Game Table, Vintage, Beechwood, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful antique game table from the 1960s. It was manufactured in Poland in 1960s. The table was made of wood and veneer plywood, it was refreshed. All defects shown on pictures...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Beech

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

Materials

Onyx

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

Materials

Leather, Wood

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

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

Set of Four Boucle Shell Club Chairs and Dining Table, by Vintola Studio, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile club seats. They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style. They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs. Chair was designed by Vint...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Beech, Walnut

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

Materials

Metal

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

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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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Leather

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

Materials

Teak

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

Materials

Brass

Charlotte Perriand, Mid-Century Modern Wood Table for Les Arcs, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs ski resort, circa 1960, manufactured in France. Pinewood. In original condition, with wear consistent with age and use, preserving ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Pierre Acrylic Backgammon Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern clear lucite table with backgammon board made by Interludehome.. Accenting brass hardware. Please confirm location.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Lucite

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

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

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

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

Materials

Rosewood, Felt

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

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Chess Table of Wood with Stunning Tree Knots Pattern & Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare design and great looking, handcrafted wooden chess table with unique natural patterns and colors. This midcentury era chess table (with built-in lamp in the base) has some of the most beautiful, natural colors ever. We don't know what type of Brasilian nutwood this table is made of, but this shape and these great colors will combine beautifully with all kinds of styles and materials. The design, the warm colors and especially the wonderful tree knot pattern in this all-handcrafted table are an absolute joy to look at. And with the light switched on, only the cores of the tree knots turn into a beautiful, deep red and almost purple color. We tried to shoot some photos with the light in the base of this table switched on, but the result is not at all what it looks like in real life (so much better looking than in our photos). We have sold a few table lamps of this 'knotted wood', but we have never seen a chess table of this amazing material. Apart from a few minor imperfections this very stylish chess...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Nutwood, Bakelite

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

Materials

Brass

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

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

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

Materials

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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