Bijouterie table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Rosewood, inlay, brass, glass
Measurements
73.5 x 79 x 49 cm
Place of origin
France
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 882786
Summary
A rosewood, foliate marquetry and brass-mounted bijouterie table, French, circa 1890. With a rectangular hinged glass top, friezes with scrolling foliage detail and square tapering supports united by flat curved stretchers and with toupie feet.
Provenance
Acquired on transfer of the house to the National Trust in 1953. This cabinet is to be seen in a black and white photograph of the Long Gallery in the 1940s.