A Louis XVI Period (1774 - 1793) Tric - Trac Table. 18th century.

A mahagony, ebony and ivory tric-trac game table on the tapered and fluted legs finishing with bronze feet and wheels. The table opens with two drawers. The table has its double face plate furnished with leather and felt. The table has a full set of 30 chips, two leather cups, a set of game of dice, two candle holders.

Stamped "Macret". The cabinetmaker Pierre Macret was received master in 1756.

France.

18th century.

Museums: Meuble d'entre-deux Louis XVI, Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris; Commode transition à deux vantaux en tôle laquée, Château de Versailles

Bibliography :

Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème Siècle, Les Editions de l'Amateur, 2008

Comte François de Salverte, Les ébénistes du XVIIIe siècle,  Les éditions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1934

Jean Nicolay, L'Art et la Manière des Maîtres ébénistes Français au XVIIIe siècle, Pygmalion, 1976