Lot

73 x 114 x 59 cm

wood sculpture

"Tric-Trac" table Louis XVI reign, also serving as a desk, in mahogany wood. Rectangular in shape, its ribbon with ribbed bonding data rests on a base with four legs deeply ribbed and tapered, narrowed at the top and pinched at the base. A two-piece removable top covers the unit. This is flanked by a protruding flat strip with edges, one of the longitudinal edges slightly flattened on the main face. This is coated in Moroccan brandy leather, golden with "petit-fer" in a mahogany veneer frame to accentuate its function as a central desk. The reverse side is upholstered in soft green billiard fabric to shuffle cards and throw dice. Once the board is removed, the game holder and its side rails appear. The main houses the Tric-Trac set in a natural sycamore marquetry store dyed on mahogany. Secondaries were previously used to store cones, cards, letters and data. France, late 18th century. collection piece.