Rectangular console table in mahogany and mahogany veneer, opening to a drawer in the waistband, with scrolled console front jambs terminating in claws and pilaster back jambs joined by a crotch shelf. Gilt bronze ornamentation, black marble top spotted with white. 19th century. Height. 91 cm; Length: 130 cm; Depth: 49 cm. (Accidents, one back leg missing).

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