A PORTUGUESE KINGWOOD, GONCALO ALVES AND MARQUETRY CENTRE TABLE
CIRCA 1870
The tilt-top inlaid with scrolling foliage and a ribbon-suspended basket of flowers headed by the inscription "FUNCHAL MADEIRA", all within a border of parquetry stars and chequerbanding, the block underneath enclosing a fold-out writing surface, small drawers and pen-and-ink compartments
29½ in. (75 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) diameter
A PORTUGUESE KINGWOOD, GONCALO ALVES AND MARQUETRY CENTRE TABLE
CIRCA 1870
The tilt-top inlaid with scrolling foliage and a ribbon-suspended basket of flowers headed by the inscription "FUNCHAL MADEIRA", all within a border of parquetry stars and chequerbanding, the block underneath enclosing a fold-out writing surface, small drawers and pen-and-ink compartments
29½ in. (75 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) diameter
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