“Games in the 18th century were played on all levels of society, for all different reasons and age groups,” Charissa Bremer-David, curator of sculpture and decorative arts at the Getty Museum and the exhibition’s co-curator, told me. An elegant setting for gaming on display Paris: Life & Luxury: a card and writing table ( table à quadrille brisé) from about 1725, two armchairs ( fauteuils à la reine) from about 1735, and a pair of candlesticks ( flambeaux) from about 1680–90.
