MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM - photo 1
MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM - photo 2
MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM - photo 3
MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM - photo 4

MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM

Lot 4
15.11.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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€ 5 500
AuctioneerVAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Event locationGermany, Köln
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Lot 4 | MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM
Estimate value
€ 4 000 – 5 000
MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD ROULETTE TABLE "THE KING'S TABLE" FOR SIR HIRAM MAXIM.

England.
Date: 1907-08.
Technique: Mahogany, boxwood. Inside green felt amongst others.
Description: Rectangular shape, the slender legs on castors. The top opens and underneath there is a
roulette wheel and small compartments for the tokens.
Measurement: Closed 79x93,5x56,5, opened 77x93,5x113cm.


Provenance:
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia, acquired at art dealer John Bly, London.

The roulette table was commissioned by King Edward VII in 1907 from the American inventor Sir Hiram Maxim. He was to develop a tamper-proof roulette table. The table in question was completed and put to the test in September 1908. Lord Rosslyn, a notorious London gambler sat down at the table with a £10,000 stake and lost it all in the course of ten days. The so-called King's Table remained in the possession of the inventor and was later passed on to his grandson, Colonel Maxim Joubert, who then passed it on to his doctor.
Place of origin:England
Auction house category:Furniture
Address of auction VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
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