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Louis XV Style Kingwood and Tulipwood Tric-Trac Table, Fourth Quarter 19th Century

H=29 ½, W=26, L=50

Tric-Trac is a rich, formal game that was immensely popular in French society prior to the revolution. The game was so closely associated with the courts of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI that during the revolution, most Trictrac boards were destroyed as symbols of the monarchy. The lift out top on this table is inlaid with ebony and ivory squares sided by parquetry. Many modern backgammon books refer to Trictrac simply as the French name for backgammon, however real Trictrac is quite a different game.

Trictrac was invented in France about 1500. Over the years, a several important changes were made to the rules. And by the time of Louis XIV, the game had evolved into two separate games, known as le Petit Trictrac and le Grand Trictrac. Trictrac remained popular in France until the middle of the nineteenth century.

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