A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BAGATELLE BOARD

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A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BAGATELLE BOARD
the removable rectangular top with one rounded end and enclosing a racheted baize-lined playing surface with pins and numbered wells, on turned tapering legs -- 61¼in. (165.5cm.) wide, 25in. (62.5cm.) deep, 37in. (94cm.) high

Provenance:
Raby Castle
Bagatelle is a variant of the game troumadan and designs for tables appear in the Gillow Records throughout the second half of the 18th century. A table of very similar form to this one, and removable legs is in the Albert Hall, Kendal. It is by Gillows and dated
1773

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