Boulle Game Tables

With rectangular top with drop leaves and sliding game board opening to a backgammon surface over a false and working drawers, raised on square tapered legs. Casters.

Very nice game table on high legs style Louis XV from the Napoleon 3 period of the 19th century. The wood is finely inlaid with floral and vegetal motifs. The legs are curved, the tips of the legs are in metal, while metal decorations are present on the tops of the legs. The table opens to the depth and rotates to the length. The game board, once opened, is held in place by a drawer that opens on the right side (also serving as storage for the games). The table top measures 116cm (45.6 inch) x 58cm (22.8 inch) Very fine and sophisticated work, this table will give elegance to any type of interior decoration. The Louis XIV style is a furnishing style covering more or less the period of the reign of Louis XIV (1661 to 1715). This style is characterized by the majesty and richness of its furnishings. The Louis XIV style follows the Louis XIII style. The furniture is increasingly luxurious, but unlike previous styles, it is almost no longer inspired by architecture. There are two kinds of furniture: ceremonial furniture richly decorated with veneers and inlays (especially with André-Charles Boulle), solid giltwood and bourgeois furniture in solid wood. The style is characterized above all by its absolute symmetry and an important and ostentatious Dimension. The Louis XIV style is of Italian and ancient inspiration. The style emerged with the advent of the reign of Louis XIV in 1661 and lasted until the end of the 17th century. In 1690, on the death of Lebrun, decorator to the King, the style declined and was gradually replaced by the Regency style. The Palace of Versailles is obviously extremely and lastingly marked by the Louis XIV style. His long reign made it possible to impose the unique style of the Grand...

Antique French Louis XV Style Rosewood and Satinwood Inlay Napkin Folding Card Game Table. Item features ornate bronze ormolu, 4 section "napkin" folding top, floral satinwood inlay,...

The rectangular hinged top with a rosette-carved edge, on a blind fretwork frieze and pierced brackets, raised on molded square legs.

Elegant and functional, this vintage French table à jeu was crafted in France circa 1960. Square in form, the table stands on slender cabriole legs adorned with floral and acanthus c...

A beautifully carved French Louis XV or Rococo-style walnut card table that can function as a narrow console table or open up to seat four people for games or card play. The top open...

English Edwardian mahogany napkin fold top games, circa 1910. With a mahogany napkin fold top with tulip wood crossbanding, each triangular section with inlaid cartouche, when opened...

This fine French games table from circa 1870 is a superb example of 19th-century craftsmanship, blending elegance, artistry, and functionality. Constructed in rich walnut, the table ...

Early 20th C. Louis XV style convertible games table with a floral and checkerboard inlaid tabletop with ormolu bound edge. The tabletop rotates and opens to a green felt lined squar...

20th Century French hand-carved walnut foldable game table in Louis XV style with leather top. Once the piece is folded the measurements are 100 per 50 cm. Good original condition wi...

This mid nineteenth century French Napoleon III period mahogany game table features bronze inlaid trim inset on all sides and on the top. A central bronze inlaid urn with intricately...

With hinged serpentine top with carved edge opening to a baize lined game surface and conforming frieze raised on square legs with carved spandrels. Swing leg.