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Pair of transitional oval marquetry tables signed Charles Topino. Each oval top has a mirror image composition depicting an elaborate bouquet in a basket surrounded by an engraved laurel frame. The frieze, marquetried with floral swags on a light ground has a single drawer with the inner sides veneered in citronnier. The oval stretcher shelf at the junction of the straight uprights and the delicate cabriole legs is veneered with a spiral composition of cornflowers. The table has pierced ormoulu galleries, satyr mascarons, and sabots. [Glass tops. Age related cracks.]
Height (ins.): 28.5 (73 cm)      Length/Width (ins.): 14 ( 36 cm)      Depth (ins.): 16.5 (42 cm)
Origin: France     Period: Transitional