A Louis XVI Period (1774 - 1793) Bouillotte Table.
A Louis XVI period mahagony bouillotte table opening with two drawers and two pull outs, one drawer with four compartments. Fluted tapering legs. White Carrare marble top decorated with a pierced gallery. Original bronze gilding on mercury. Very nice Louis XVI period Parisian work.
18th century.
France.
Dimensions : Hauteur : 74 cm ; Diameter : 54 cm.
Together with the bouillotte lamp, the bouillotte table is born thanks to the bouillotte game. The bouillotte game is a card game appeared in the 18th century, its rules are based on the "brelan", a card game based on the players bets appeared in the 17th century. The bouillotte game is considered as one of the games that had influenced the variations of the poker.
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