A VICTORIAN BRASS-INLAID EBONY TANTALUS, inlaid overall with stylised floral trelliswork, the serpentine-fronted hinged rectangular top enclosing a fitted interior with foliate-cast ormolu-mounted removable grained tray with four decanters and four-tiers containing sixteen glasses, all with gilt star embellishment, on turned bun feet 12½in. (37cm.) wide