ANTIQUE 20thC VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BAGATELLE TABLE c.1900
Antique early 20th Century Victorian mahogany bagatelle folding table game, with 18 original balls, cue and rule book. This table is supported by a beautifully carved wooden base, with a turned wooden support beams. The tabletop folds in half allowing easy storage and to be used as a practical side table, the interior is upholstered in a fine green felt fabric allowing smooth motion of the balls. The origins of bagatelle are even less clear than most similar games, since the name is French, the most obvious guess is its of French origin.
Reference Number: E9030
DESCRIPTION
Antique early 20th Century Victorian mahogany bagatelle folding table game, with 18 original balls, cue and rule book. This table is supported by a beautifully carved wooden base, with a turned wooden support beams. The tabletop folds in half allowing easy storage and to be used as a practical side table, the interior is upholstered in a fine green felt fabric allowing smooth motion of the balls. The origins of bagatelle are even less clear than most similar games, since the name is French, the most obvious guess is its of French origin.
Table games involving sticks and balls evolved from efforts to bring outdoor games like ground billiards, croquet, and bowling inside for play during inclement weather. They are attested in general by the 15th century, although the 19th-century idea that bagatelle itself derived from the English "shovel-board" described in Charles Cotton's 1674 Compleat Gamester has since been disregarded and since has left many puzzled by the origin of this fine game. Regardless, from 1770 to 1850, it seems that the bagatelle was just as popular as billiards throughout Britain.
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CONDITION
In Good Condition - Some wear as expected with age.
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SIZE
WHEN CLOSED
Height: 94cm
Width: 107cm
Depth: 70cm