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ATTRIBUTED TO THOMIRE, TABLE PSYCHE, EMPIRE PERIOD circular; in mahogany, mahogany veneer and gilt bronze. The molded base, bordered by a frieze of twisted gadroons, opens with a drawer and supports a portico; flat uprights topped by a console perched on a swan, holding a mirror curved at the top and bordered by a frieze of rai-de-coeur. A table psychee attributed to Thomire, First Empire period, 19th century HEIGHT. 42 - WIDTH. 32,20 - PROF. 10.40 CM - H. 16.5 - W. 12,7 - D. 4,1 IN.

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ATTRIBUTED TO THOMIRE, TABLE PSYCHE, EMPIRE PERIOD circular; in mahogany, mahogany veneer and gilt bronze. The molded base, bordered by a frieze of twisted gadroons, opens with a drawer and supports a portico; flat uprights topped by a console perched on a swan, holding a mirror curved at the top and bordered by a frieze of rai-de-coeur. A table psychee attributed to Thomire, First Empire period, 19th century HEIGHT. 42 - WIDTH. 32,20 - PROF. 10.40 CM - H. 16.5 - W. 12,7 - D. 4,1 IN.

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