Lot Essay
A related etagère with similar pierced gallery is illustrated in A. Chenevière, Russian Furniture: The Golden Age, London 1988, fig. 92, while a related lozenge-centred panelled frieze is displayed on a triangular gaming-table in the 'Collection A la Vieille Russia', illustrated in A. Chenerière op.cit., p. 137, fig. 130