"La Boule" Game of Chance"La Boule" Game of Chance
"La Boule" Game of Chance

France, c. 1925

maple, sycamore, mahogany, curled maple, rosewood, East Indian rosewood, zebrawood, ebony, brass, leather

Funnel-shaped table of the game "La Boule" displaying a steeplechase in elaborate marquetry of numerous precious woods.

Based on the principle of a simplified roulette this game was developed in the 1920s from its historical predecessor "Le jeu des petits chevaux".

Table:
DM 59 ⅞"
DM 152 cm

octagonal leather frame diagonal:
61 ⅜" / 66 ⅞"
156 cm / 170 cm

Nr.: DI4964