SALON TABLE Louis XV style, made of veneer and gilt bronze, pink marble top. Rich ornamentation of chased bronze flowers on the corner falls and faces flanked by horns of plenty on the belt. It opens with a drawer in the belt. Circa 1900 Good condition, a chip in the marble to be noted, a brass fillet to be reclasped. H. 76 W. 59 D. 43 cm

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