Louis XVI Walnut Tric Trac Games Table

Louis XVI style gilt bronze and pleated silk chandelier with six interior lights; drum form frame suspended by heavy chain from ribbon form shaft, the silk frame modelled as two ribb...

The Louis XVI style giltwood case with ribboned crest flanked by trailing garlands above the wood cased painted wheel barometer

Louis XVI period carved painted and parcel giltwood wall mirror with pediment centered by urn and cascading flowers.

This large fixture has 12 candle arms and 10 further lights within the open hemispherical basket, From a corona formed as bronze eagles graduated cut beads drape to the lower basket.

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.

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...

A superb French 18th century Louis XVI period mahogany "tric trac" games table. The table is raised by elegant slender circular fluted tapered legs finished with ormolu casters. The ...

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu Mounted Amboyna Wood Tric Trac or Gaming Table, having a removable top with inset leather panel to top and underside surfaces, interior with...