PIECE OF FURNITURE In blackened wood decorated with gilt bronze. Opening through two glass-framed doors (one missing). The lower crosspiece is slightly cut out and has a large bronze grotesque face in the centre. On the sides, the corners have spandrels and a Victory face in the centre. The black marble top rests on a gallery decorated with a frieze of chased bronze palmettes. Stamped HYPPOLITE-EDME PRETOT (1812-1855) Napoleon III period 94 x 110 x 38 cm