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Jean Potarange, maître in 1767.
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STAMPED J. POTARANGE JME, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MAHOGANY TRIC-TRAC TABLE
STAMPED J. POTARANGE JME, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The crossbanded reversible top with gilt tooled leather inset and reversing to a mustard baize lining and revealing a backgammon board above a plain frieze with applied rosettes and box drawers and reversible checquered slide, on square tapering legs ending in sabots, alterations to top, possibly originally incorporating gameboard, mounts to top later
28¾ in. (70 cm.) high, 44½ in. (133 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep
STAMPED J. POTARANGE JME, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The crossbanded reversible top with gilt tooled leather inset and reversing to a mustard baize lining and revealing a backgammon board above a plain frieze with applied rosettes and box drawers and reversible checquered slide, on square tapering legs ending in sabots, alterations to top, possibly originally incorporating gameboard, mounts to top later
28¾ in. (70 cm.) high, 44½ in. (133 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep