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18th Century Chess Table

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table

Located in Kramfors, SE

Gustavian game table from Sweden made during the late 18th century, around 1790.

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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Game Tables

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Antique French 18th Tric Trac Game Table, Chess, Backgammon & Cards
Antique French 18th Tric Trac Game Table, Chess, Backgammon & Cards

Antique French 18th Tric Trac Game Table, Chess, Backgammon & Cards

Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire

An antique 18th-century games table, preserved in remarkable condition—likely due to having been expertly restored over the centuries. The table can be divided in three ways: the fi...

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables

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Rare 18th Century Mahogany Chess & Backgammon Games Table
Rare 18th Century Mahogany Chess & Backgammon Games Table

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Chess & Backgammon Games Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

An Extremely Rare 18th Century, George II Period, Mahogany Games Table Having Well Figured Reversible, Rectangular Dished Top, With Wells And Baize To Reverse Side, Enclosing Attract...

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18th Century French Carved Oak Game Table with Marble and Onyx Chess Top
18th Century French Carved Oak Game Table with Marble and Onyx Chess Top

18th Century French Carved Oak Game Table with Marble and Onyx Chess Top

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a den, library, or game room with this exceptional antique game table from southern France, crafted circa 1780. Raised on robust barley twist legs, the table is enriched at ...

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Game Tables

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18th Century Chess and Backgammon Gametable, Walnut, Louis XVI circa 1780
18th Century Chess and Backgammon Gametable, Walnut, Louis XVI circa 1780

18th Century Chess and Backgammon Gametable, Walnut, Louis XVI circa 1780

Located in Greven, DE

18th century chess and backgammon table South Germany Walnut Louis XVI around 1780 Dimensions: H x W x D: 73 x 99 x 64 cm Description: Tapered downward square legs with f...

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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Game Tables

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Tilt Top Table with Painted Chess Game
Tilt Top Table with Painted Chess Game

Tilt Top Table with Painted Chess Game

Located in New York, NY

A white painted tilt top table, made in Sweden, on a tripod base. Round top with a painted chess game.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Game Tables

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Late 18th George III Provincial Folk Art Painted Oak Games Chess Side Table
Late 18th George III Provincial Folk Art Painted Oak Games Chess Side Table

Late 18th George III Provincial Folk Art Painted Oak Games Chess Side Table

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A wonderful and original George III provincial painted oak games table, with a canted column and cruciform base. The table has its original painted finish, with painted blue and whi...

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Painted Furniture

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Swedish Game Table
Swedish Game Table

Swedish Game Table

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H 30 in W 40 in D 20 in

Swedish Game Table

Located in Copenhagen, K

Late 18th century chess and backgammon game table, signature attributed to Stockholm work.

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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Game Tables

French 18th Century Console, Chess- and Dice Table, Cherrywood, Marquetry
French 18th Century Console, Chess- and Dice Table, Cherrywood, Marquetry

French 18th Century Console, Chess- and Dice Table, Cherrywood, Marquetry

Located in Greven, DE

Antique console, chess and dice table France Cherrywood End of 18th century Dimensions: H x W: 72 x 75 cm Console table standing on curved legs made of solid cherrywood.

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Antique 18th Century French Game Tables

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18th Century French Louis XVI Game or Chess Table, Console, France, circa 1790
18th Century French Louis XVI Game or Chess Table, Console, France, circa 1790

18th Century French Louis XVI Game or Chess Table, Console, France, circa 1790

Located in Greven, DE

18th century game console table France Cherry, walnut and others Louis XVI, circa 1790 Dimensions: H x W x D 81 cm x 80 cm x 56 cm Conically tapered square legs, in the ...

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Game Tables

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Danish Rococo Chess Game Side Table
Danish Rococo Chess Game Side Table

Danish Rococo Chess Game Side Table

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H 28.5 in W 24 in D 15 in

Danish Rococo Chess Game Side Table

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Danish Rococo chess game table with some period chess pieces.

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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Game Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Style Games Table in Yew with Chess Board, Backgammon, Leather Top
18th Century Style Games Table in Yew with Chess Board, Backgammon, Leather Top

18th Century Style Games Table in Yew with Chess Board, Backgammon, Leather Top

By Bevan Funnell Ltd.

Located in Toronto, CA

A unique and versatile 18th Century style Games Table in Yew with chess board and backgammon as well as a reversible green leather top.

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20th Century English Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Game Table Swedish with Backgammon and Chess Baroque Period 1650-1750 Sweden
Game Table Swedish with Backgammon and Chess Baroque Period 1650-1750 Sweden

Game Table Swedish with Backgammon and Chess Baroque Period 1650-1750 Sweden

Located in New York, NY

Game table Swedish with backgammon and chess Baroque period 1650-1750 Sweden. A game table made during the Baroque period 1650-1750 in Sweden. Restored and repainted in Laserow black...

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Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Game Tables

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Swedish Game Table
Swedish Game Table

Swedish Game Table

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H 30 in W 40 in D 20 in

Swedish Game Table

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Late 18th century chess and backgammon game table, signature attributed to Stockholm work.

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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Game Tables

18th Century Tilt-Top Table Heavily Carved Chess Board Solid English Oak
18th Century Tilt-Top Table Heavily Carved Chess Board Solid English Oak

18th Century Tilt-Top Table Heavily Carved Chess Board Solid English Oak

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

Antique 18th century solid English oak tilt-top tri pod table dating to circa 1780, the heavily carved circular top featuring carved vines with acorns, hearts and chess board, the ca...

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Antique 1780s English Georgian Game Tables

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18th Century Chess Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century chess table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and cherry, every 18th century chess table was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century chess table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 18th Century. A 18th century chess table, designed in the Louis XVI, Baroque or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a 18th Century Chess Table?

The average selling price for a 18th century chess table at 1stDibs is $2,629, while they’re typically $1,946 on the low end and $6,435 for the highest priced.

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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    At the end of the 17th century, Europe went into a frenzy over porcelain. Asian porcelain was highly sought after, and spurred the foundation of the Meissen factory in France, where hard porcelain went on to be made. You’ll find a large collection of porcelain pieces from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.