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A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted red tortoiseshell and boulle brass-inlaid ebony side cabinet
Inlaid overall with foliate strapwork and acanthus scrolls, the serpentine-fronted white marble top above a frieze flanked by paterae, above a door centred by an oval, centred by a vase under a canapy, decorated with conforming marquetry to the corners, the angles headed by maiden's masks, above a waved apron, on short hipped feet, losses
105cm. high x 109cm. wide x 44cm. deep
Inlaid overall with foliate strapwork and acanthus scrolls, the serpentine-fronted white marble top above a frieze flanked by paterae, above a door centred by an oval, centred by a vase under a canapy, decorated with conforming marquetry to the corners, the angles headed by maiden's masks, above a waved apron, on short hipped feet, losses
105cm. high x 109cm. wide x 44cm. deep