
Louis period hot water bottle table XVI in mahogany and Cuban mahogany veneer opening with two drawers and two opposing belt pulls. The table rests on four tapered and fluted legs ending in sabots. The white marble top is surrounded by an openwork gallery. The table has its double-sided cap trimmed with leather and green felt.
In very good condition.
France.
XVIIIth century.
Together with the hot water bottle lamp, the hot water bottle table was born thanks to the hot water bottle game. Hot water bottle is a card game that appeared in
XVIIIcentury whose regulations are based on three of a kind, a card game based on players' bets that appeared in XVIIth century. The game is
considered one of the games that influenced variations of poker.