A
French Napoleon III marquetry and gilt bronze mounted writing table. The top
of bowed and broken outline, centered by an ebonized panel with a vase of
flowers with lambrequin canopy, birds and drapery with butterflies. The frieze
with similar marquetry containing a drawer with C scroll inlay on fluted tapering
legs joined by curved cross stretchers centered by an urn finial terminating
in turned feet. Dimensions: 139 cm, 79 cm, 75 cm high.