Louis XVI-Directoire-style game table with its stopper in veneered wood inlaid with various species of wood (rosewood, pearwood, ash). The top is flanked by two drawers and two flaps in wood veneer with geometric "straw" marquetry, each separated by gilded bronzes with candelabra motifs, and opening with circular handles topped with fleurons. The top is covered in brown leather. This remarkable table bouillotte still has its modular stopper, featuring a chess grid on one side and a tea scene on the other, depicting a woman petting her dog, a maid serving tea and a man engrossed in his reading, all in a Louis XVI-style décor. Each detail is enhanced by a clever use of different cuts of wood (burr, end wood, quarter wood...) and stained sycamore. The ensemble rests on four tapered legs finished with gilded bronze sabots.
Stamped "Me N.M".
Circa: 1880
Dim: L: 71cm, P: 71cm, H: 75cm.
Dim: W: 28in, D: 28in, H: 29,5in.
Condition report: In good condition. light wear to the leather. At the belt, two slight indentations in the wood visible despite restoration.
The "Table Bouillotte"
Takes its name from "la bouillotte", a late 18th-century form of poker. These tables were lightweight, round and had drawers in the waistband; sometimes a stopper was added to play different games (cards, chess...). Today, it's rare to find a poker table with a stopper.
- Reference :
- 3269
- Width :
- 71 (cm)
- Height :
- 75 (cm)
- Depth :
- 71 (cm)
- Period::
- 19th century
- Style ::
- Louis XVI
- Materials::
- Wood and leather inlays
- Identifier Exists:
- False
