
Louis period hot water bottle table XVI in mahogany and mahogany veneer opening with two drawers, one with compartments and two pulls – opposing belt drawers. The table rests on four tapered and fluted legs ending in sabots. The white Carrara marble top is surrounded by an openwork gallery. The gilding of the bronzes is original with mercury. Very beautiful Parisian work from the Louis period XVI.
XVIIIth century.
France.
Together with the bouillotte lamp, the bouillotte table was born thanks to
in the hot water bottle game. Hot water bottle is a card game that appeared in
XVIIIth century whose regulations are based on three of a kind, a card game
based on player bets appeared in XVIIth century. The game is
considered one of the games that influenced variations of poker.