Rare 1850 Folding 'Billiards' Pool table

Updated September 11, 2026

Circa 1850 Walnut folding bagatelle table that opens to reveal a felt covered and bumpered playing table, with Kingwood inlaid rectangular scoring runs on the sides. Two carved legs supported by a turned and carved stretcher includes cue and balls. The game of Bagatelle is a pub game of skill that is closely related to the games of Billiards, Pool and Snooker. From 1770 to 1850, Bagatelle was just as popular as Billiards throughout France & England until 1845 when "the game joined the long list of restricted and banned games" when a Gaming Act decreed that there should be "no play on a public billiard table or bagatelle table from 1 am to 8 am and on Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday" Measures approx. 31" x 28" x 44" when closed and 84" wide when open

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