Antique Victorian Black Lacquer and Papier-Mache Tilt-Top Side Table with Inlay

Item Details

An antique Victorian black lacquer and papier-mache tilt-top side table with inlay, circa third quarter of the 19th century. The frame features an oval, scalloped top painted with a central, floral bouquet and inlaid with mother-of-pearl fragments. The top tilts on a graduated, cylindrical standard decorated with gilt-foliate motifs and ending in a scalloped base with applied, metal feet.

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Condition

- scattered scratches, scuffs, and nicks; some fading and losses to painted decoration; top with repairs to edges; later support block added below top, it is stack on original block which has former pest damage (worming) and associated losses; some later inscriptions to undersides; minor oxidation/rust to metal feet.

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Item #

17DCC306-295