DIEHL in PARIS (19, r. Michel-le-Comte) Rectangular book table with curved edges, decorated with brass inlays on a blackened wood base, numbered in the centre in a cartouche. The tilting top with a mirror back reveals compartments. Curved legs Gilt bronze ornaments Signed on the lock Napoleon III period, 19th century Height 72 cm - Width 59 cm - Depth 42 cm (Missing brass fillets, wool drawer missing) Charles-Guillaume DIEHL's workshop had 600 workers in 1870 and took part in many Exhibitions, including those of 1855, 1861 and 1867.