Large half-moon console table... - Lot 278 - Coutau-Bégarie Large half-moon console table in white and gold lacquered wood, the belt decorated with a stylised post frieze, the uprights formed of openwork lyres with attributes of music and two masks from the Comedia dell'arte. Resting on a brace edged with a gadrooned frieze. Top and base in red Languedoc marble. Napoleon III period The decoration on the jambs is a direct reference to the ornamental repertoire on the façade of the Garnier Opera House in Paris, which uses the same type of sculpted masks from the Comedia dell'arte to flank the oculi featuring busts of the great composers, including Mozart. Height : 87 cm 87 cm - Width : - 305 cm - Depth : 52 cm ( Restoration to the marble, accident and missing marble base) Provenance Former Bernard Steinitz collection