Bar Table Chess Game
Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Game Tables
Boxwood, Kingwood, Mahogany, Walnut
Vintage 1970s Unknown Empire Game Tables
Walnut
20th Century English Modern Game Tables
Beech
Vintage 1910s Syrian Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Game Tables
Birdseye Maple, Rosewood, Paint
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Chrome
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique 1760s English Game Tables
Antique 1860s English Victorian Game Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s Syrian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Game Tables
Other
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Regency Game Tables
Lacquer
20th Century English Campaign Game Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
Rosewood
Early 2000s Philippine Louis XV Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
20th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Rosewood, Ceramic
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Modern Game Tables
Marble, Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Late 19th Century British Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Game Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Game Tables
Ash, Fruitwood, Maple, Oak, Spruce
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Game Tables
Brass
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Vintage 1910s Syrian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Syrian Game Tables
Hardwood, Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) Regency Game Tables
Kingwood
Vintage 1910s Syrian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Game Tables
Onyx
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Antique 1890s English Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Game Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Game Tables
Gold Leaf
Antique 1830s English William IV Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Antique Early 1900s Syrian Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Game Tables
Carnelian, Brass, Other
Antique 19th Century English Regency Game Tables
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Game Tables
Birch, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Other
Antique 19th Century English Game Tables
Marble
Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables
Burl
Antique 1860s English Victorian Game Tables
Marble
Antique 1880s English Victorian Game Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Game Tables
Leather, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Victorian Game Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
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Finding the Right Game-tables for You
Bring drama and duels of dexterity into your home with vintage, new and antique game tables for every kind of game.
Who doesn’t love a little competition? Historians estimate that early versions of games such as backgammon were played by members of ancient civilizations at least as far back as 3,000 B.C. Chess, which likely originated in India as a game called chaturanga, is a timeworn test of skills and strategy as well, and the modern era’s iteration of the game was enjoyed by nobles at least as early as the 16th century.
While the upper classes in Europe were among the only chess players who could afford the game’s decoratively carved ivory pieces, the game eventually became accessible to the general public. In the late 19th century, the game’s first official chess championships took place, a realm that eventually produced celebrated players such as avowed Eames Executive chair enthusiast Bobby Fischer. Today, antique chessboards have seen an uptick in demand owing to a successful Netflix series in 2020 called The Queen’s Gambit, which chronicles the life of fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon.
Modern versions of chess boards and other home game tables may have evolved to accommodate the variety of games for which they’re used but are still versatile pieces of furniture. Not every card table with chairs is the ideal dining table, but you certainly don’t have to limit a game table to recreational use.
Antique trictrac tables, for example, were products of 18th-century France, wherein furniture makers created what looked like multipurpose neoclassical writing desks and card tables that when their tops were removed revealed trictrac, chess and checkers surfaces. Other game tables, in a complete commitment to fun, merely support good old-fashioned competition. Contemporary Ping-Pong (or table tennis) tables, which have origins in 1880s Victorian England, can be quite sophisticated in form and are made from a variety of materials today. A billiards table is an iconic piece for any game room or living room, but your pool table is really going to be used for only one thing, right?
Antique or new Regency-style game tables, mid-century modern tables or Art Deco–style card tables, perhaps fashioned from rosewood or mahogany, might be equipped with convertible tabletops to shift from meals to game time in a snap. If you prefer poker or opt for a card table topped with a checkerboard, convenient drawers and other compartments can be found in new and vintage game tables that fit poker chips or other types of game pieces perfectly.
Find a range of top-quality vintage and antique game tables on 1stDibs that can help you introduce a bit of class to every competition at home.
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