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.