Game Tables
19th Century European Directoire Antique Game Tables
Walnut
1810s English Sheraton Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
19th Century English William IV Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Game Tables
Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Metal
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Rosewood
1970s Italian Vintage Game Tables
Brass
20th Century American Game Tables
Leather, Wood
1980s American Rustic Vintage Game Tables
Oak
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Beech
Late 19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Game Tables
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary French Game Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Game Tables
Chrome
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Game Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Steel
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Glass, Suede, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Game Tables
Burl
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Game Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Regency Game Tables
Leather, Elm
Late 19th Century French Antique Game Tables
Bronze
1860s Antique Game Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Game Tables
Wood, Glass
Late 20th Century Renaissance Game Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century European British Colonial Game Tables
Wood
Early 1900s Moroccan Moorish Antique Game Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Game Tables
Leather, Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Game Tables
Wood
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Game Tables
Upholstery, Bubinga, Ebony
Late 20th Century American Game Tables
Upholstery, Rattan, Glass, Paint
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Game Tables
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Beech, Walnut
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Game Tables
Brass
1970s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Stone, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Crystal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Game Tables
Crystal, Gold
19th Century English Antique Game Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Tables
Crystal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Tables
Crystal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Game Tables
Crystal, Aluminum, Bronze, Stainless Steel
20th Century French Provincial Game Tables
Leather, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Game Tables
Leather, Walnut
1980s American Louis XVI Vintage Game Tables
Walnut
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Game Tables
Goatskin, Wood
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Game Tables
Mahogany
19th Century American Edwardian Antique Game Tables
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
Vintage, New and Antique Game Tables
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.