Louis XVI Style Walnut Games Table

With hinged serpentine top with carved edge opening to a baize lined game surface and conforming frieze raised on square legs with carved spandrels. Swing leg.

With rectangular top with drop leaves and sliding game board opening to a backgammon surface over a false and working drawers, raised on square tapered legs. Casters.

Rectangular desk top with reversible green baize on the reverse. The recessed backgammon playing surface. Chip drawer on either side. Square tapered legs and casters.

With removable rectangular top with inset leather and wood border, the reverse in green baize. All opens to a backgammon table with ebony playing surface. Each side with a small draw...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime fully restored one of a kind Louis XVI circa 1780 period Tric Trac games table in Walnut, Hardwood and brown leather An image of Marie-Antoinette’s games room, the ‘Salon de la Paix’ at Versailles showing no fewer than four Tric Trac tables. Games tables were highly fashionable at Versailles and the queen organised gambling evenings several times a week losing huge amounts of money. She had to ask for the king’s financial support which he usually offered happily, despite the royal ban on gaming! The Salon de la Paix was was located on the first floor of the chateau next to the queens bedchamber. This is an exceptional piece of art furniture, dating to the late 18th century its French with a walnut frame, hardwood backgammon table, hand dyed brown leather chess board leather...

Late 18th century Swiss or German games table. Elegant form. Concertina action, ideal for seating while in use. Candle wells. Walnut. Quartered veneer panel with wide herringbone ban...

Louis XV style Italian walnut game table with flip top and side pull out extensions. One side of top is plain and the other side is inlaid chess board.

An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany console/games table. The table is raised by four square tapered legs with finely mottled sabots and top caps. The straight apron...