A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONISED 'BOULLE' CENTRE TABLE
Third quarter 19th centuryDecorated overall in première partie, the serpentine tooled leather top with gilt central flower burst medallion, the drawer centred by a Bacchic mask, and Minerva masks to the sides, on cabriole legs headed by espagnolettes terminating in acanthus sabots, 110cm wide, 68cm deep, 76cm high (43in wide, 26 1/2in deep, 29 1/2in high).