Louis XVI Tric Trac Table Stamped, Paris Louis XVI Period.

A great classic of the Louis XVI period, this living room table is made of mahogany and mahogany veneer, with an antique architecture, we find there in the manner of columns and entablatures fluted tapered legs topped with fluted masses connecting belt crosspieces with rectangular reserves in low relief. The piece of furniture is presented with a removable top offering one side that can be used as a desk with black leather with gold vignette, on the other side a green felt is placed for card games, if we remove the top we access the game of tric-trac. The belt opens with two drawers for tokens arranged in opposition. This games table is stamped under the leveling of a side crosspiece JMSCHILER for Jean Martin Schûler, cabinetmaker from Alsace born in 1753, he will join Paris, will start as a free opener, on June 27, 1781 then aged 28, he will be received at the mastery, the main of his production will be Louis XVI, some marquetry furniture but above all mahogany furniture "with well-balanced lines" like our backgammon table. The Palace of Fontainebleau preserves "a large Louis XVI dining room table, round in shape, in mahogany, resting on six fluted tapered legs and fitted with extensions. »Elegant and refined living room furniture, devoid of bronze except for the small lens-shaped buttons placed for the drawers, the rods which frame the removable top are removable in order to be able to restore the top more easily and change the felt, these rods are held by screws and luckily they are still the screws of the time clearly recognizable by their threads, brought down with a file, giving them this shape called "pigtail". Furniture in very good condition, the felt and the leather are later and in very good condition. Sources: "French furniture of the 18th century" by Pierre Kjellberg at "éditions de l'amateur" Dimensions: Height: 73 cm Width: 112.5 cm Depth: 58.5 cm Leg opening height: 61 cm