Roulette Wheel, circa 1900

About the Item

French Roulette Wheel Board Game circa 1900 For sale in this LOT is one of the most unique and highly decorative antique primitive French handmade roulette wheel board game we have been able to obtain. This is completely hand made from scratch. A very folk art piece of art in our opinion and the only type of its nature on the current market. The item comes with a working spinning wheel that can be detached, the numbers are hand carved across the wheel and inlayed with single panels. The pins are placed using old primitive nails. The main section of the board is made from a sectioned piece of solid wood and inlayed with an ebonised black piece of surface wood. The betting section of the board is detailed using hand painted numbers and sections. The board stands on a bespoke made set of 4 short square legs. This is a wonderful working and highly collectable decorative French gaming artifact, one thing is for sure, you won’t come across another of this type. Condition: Aged with wear and tear across the painted surface, a patina to the complete item with rust in places across the nail and hinged sections. Structurally secure and in one piece. No cracks, breaks or loose fitted sections to this item and can still be used as a game or ideally hung as a decorative display item. Photos and close ups are provided for your insight and viewing of this items condition. Size: H 30” x W 9.5” w D 5” Postage: Global shipping is possible for this item so please view all shipping details as explained below or get in touch for a quote dependent on your Global location. With items of this nature we always recommend recorded/tracked postage with the item insured for its full value. Our postage cost reflect this and may cost that much more, but at least you are covered from accidents that may take place whilst in transit especially as the items not replaceable. Disclaimer: We try our upmost to relay descriptions and the origin of items sold in our store. We also aim to visualise through pictorial reference the items detail that are for sale as best we can. The disclaimer is for the customer and makes sure assumptions that can sometimes be made are avoided. We always aim to make sure our customers are not disappointed or misinformed about items that are for sale in our store. For this reason we strongly recommend that relevant questions relating to the item are proposed to us directly via email or calling, additionally all photographs are used as reference and as part of the advertisement only. If you are unsure of the detail of an item we suggest calling or emailing us directly so one of our team can assist you further. Shipping: We aim to ship your purchased item in 2 to 3 working days. The item is packed well and shipped via Parcelforce or Royalmail from London at the buyers cost. We do our upmost to pack items very carefully and dispatch them as we would expect to receive them ourselves. Please take into consideration when buying fragile items that we are not responsible for any breaks or damaged caused whilst the item is in transit. If damage does take place whilst the item is in transit we will aim to seek compensation from the courier on your behalf and keep the buyer updated with progress made to reimburse the buyer with damage costs. We will not refund the costs of damaged and postage until the courier has resolved the damages claim we have proposed on the buyer behalf. Additional to this we use a few carefully selected couriers in the UK to deliver our most fragile or larger item. The courier option is applied at the buyers request and varies between prices which is dependent upon your UK location, so please get in touch with us directly for further information if this service is required. Our promise: We believe in what we do, deliver what we say we will deliver, and make sure that our unique items are presented and delivered as we would expect them to be presented and delivered to us. Customer service and satisfaction is as important as the item itself and we believe this is why our customers keep coming back to us. Cancellation: We are unable to refund any item which is purchased unless the item is different from what is described in the advert stated. We go to a lot of effect to insure our customers are happy with their items and purchases. Therefore we strongly suggest the customer consider the purchase/view all pictures and close ups and propose as many questions via email before a purchase is made. We do no refund our customers if they choose to change their mind about the purchase unfortunately, we will however offer a full refund of the item (excluding postage) if the item once received is not as described, this however can only take place within 48hr of the item being received by the customer. Once an item has been received and if a cancellation has been agreed by our management team, the customer is liable for the cost and insurance of postage if the item needs to be sent back to us in London.

Dimensions:

Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)

Style:

Folk Art (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Wood,Hand-Crafted

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

Early 20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1900