Napoleon III side table with pietra dura top Wood, carved, moulded and gilded as well as elaborate inlays of various types of agate and marble in shades of red, beige and green as well as lapis lazuli and malachite. Straight frame with raised rosette motifs in relief and stylised drapery work on slender, multi-jointed, fluted baluster legs, connected below by a storage compartment with concave indentations on all sides. Profile-framed cover plate with elaborately inlaid, naturalistically designed rose branch with parakeet and butterflies on a dark background. Manufacturer's label below. H. 77 cm. 67 cm x 50 cm. An Italian gilt wood Napoleon III side table with Pietra Dura top. Manufacturer's mark. Italy. Florence. G. Ugolini. Circa 1900.