A NAPOLEON III EBONIZED AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED CENTRE TABLE, THE CIRCULAR HINGED TOP VENEERED IN SCARLET TORTOISESHELL AND INLAID WITH A MARQUETRY OF CUT BRASS IN PREMIèRE AND CONTRE-PARTIE, WITH DESIGN OF SCROLLING FOLIAGE, SCROLL CARTOUCHES, VASES OF FLOWERS, EXOTIC BIRDS AND ANGELS WITH A SIMILARLY DECORATED APRON ON A BALUSTER SHAFT MOUNTED WITH RIBBON-TIED FLOWER SWAGS WITH HIPPED TRIPOD SUPPORTS HEADED BY URNS AND TRAILING WITH ACANTHUS AND TERMINATING IN SCROLL FEET WITH CASTERS