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a napoleon iii ormolu-mounted, ebony, brass-inlaid and tortoisehell boulle work-table
Inlaid overall with acanthus-wrapped scrolling foliage and interlaced strapwork, the shaped rectangular hinged top centred by a maiden within an oval, enclosing a plain interior with a sliding frieze drawer, above a secret work-basket, on cabriole legs headed by maiden masks and terminating in rockwork sabots
72cm. high x 60cm. wide x 44cm. deep
Inlaid overall with acanthus-wrapped scrolling foliage and interlaced strapwork, the shaped rectangular hinged top centred by a maiden within an oval, enclosing a plain interior with a sliding frieze drawer, above a secret work-basket, on cabriole legs headed by maiden masks and terminating in rockwork sabots
72cm. high x 60cm. wide x 44cm. deep