{"product_id":"ancien-jeu-de-la-porte-du-diable-m-d-paris","title":"Formerly known as \"The Devil's Door Game\" - MD Paris","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"789\"\u003e An intriguing Belle Époque balancing game entitled \"Devil's Gate Game,\" published by MD in Paris. Presented in a cardboard box with a typographic label, this small puzzle is based on a simple yet demanding principle: simultaneously inserting a marble from each side of the inner gallery by delicately manipulating the box. The glass-fronted board reveals two symmetrical compartments in which the marbles roll, requiring skill and patience to reach the goal. This type of miniature dexterity game was a popular parlor pastime around 1900 and is still appreciated today for its ingenious mechanism and its typographic aesthetic so characteristic of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1076\"\u003e ✦ Origin: France, MD Paris \u003cbr data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"826\"\u003e✦ Period: Circa 1900\u003cbr data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"850\"\u003e ✦ Dimensions: approx. 10×6.5×3cm\u003cbr data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"879\"\u003e ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, signs of use. Two corners of the lid reinforced, two corners slightly open.\u003cbr data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"991\"\u003e ✦ Contents: Original box with double-gallery glass-topped game board and two marbles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003e A small puzzle of skill typical of the patience games of the Belle Époque - appreciated for its ingenious mechanism and evocative graphic theme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brocante Jolbro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53530118881613,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/1049\/5053\/files\/20260313_113904.jpg?v=1773409989","url":"https:\/\/brocantejolbro.com\/en\/products\/ancien-jeu-de-la-porte-du-diable-m-d-paris","provider":"Brocante Jolbro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}