REF NO : B76140

A Rare And Unusual Victorian Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Metamorphic Table

England, Circa 1850

£18,000

 

 

Dimensions

Height: 82 cm (33 in)
Width: 105 cm (42 in)
Depth: 58.4 cm (23 in)
REF NO : B76140

Description

A Rare And Unusual Victorian Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Metamorphic Table.

The serpentine shaped top with beautiful marquetry in precious woods depicting a flower-filled basket attended by song birds, within a bordered with strapwork flowerhead cartouches. The top lifts up by an ingenious weighted mechanism revealling two under tiers and converting into an etagere or tea table. The outswept legs joined by an ‘X’-shaped stretcher centred by an urn.

English, Circa 1850.

 

Date

Circa 1850

Origin

England

Medium

Marquetry

Provenance

 

 

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