IN THE FASHION OF Gabriel VIARDOT (1830-1904) - PRESENTATION FURNITURE in carved and engraved stained wood with applied bone and mother-of-pearl decoration of a bird on a flowering branch, topped by a one-sided and one-leaf display case darkened with beveled glass and flanked by two shelves of two sizes, topped by two shelves and one leaf. Four cambered legs with crotch shelf Cornice adorned with a dragon, openwork crosspieces with sinister motifs Ornamentation of keyhole and bronze falls with foliate decoration 183 x 67 x 31.5 cm (Damaged dragon tail, glued back in place)

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