Napoleon III étagère table, solid mahogany, veneered and richly appliquéd in gilt bronze. Straight frame with cranked corners and applied, scrolled foliate scrolls on tapered legs with all-round canted edges, joined below by curved crosspieces with basket finials. Slightly protruding, profile-framed top plate. Fully sculpted cherubs above as supports for the corresponding shelf with removable, glazed tray. H. 104 cm. 78 cm x 51 cm. Provenance: from the Michahelles Collection, Hamburg, which has grown over generations. A French mahogany veneered and gilt bronze Napoleon III tray table. France. Late 19th century.