A Victorian wood and papier-mch work table

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A Victorian wood and papier-mch work table
Rectangular top with central collage of various metals laid on silvered metal sheet under a glass panel, the black ground border inlaid with mother-of-pearl to the painted flowers at each corner, fitted with a drawer, on scrolling shaped legs with stretcher
27in. (70cm.) wide

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Yvonne Jones, Georgian & Victorian Japanned Wares of hte West Midlands, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Museums 1982. Reference is made on page 16 to a patent (No. 11670) taken out by T H Jennens for the inlaying of pearls and other materials under glass which was then painted and gilded.

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