This is a photograph of an ornate wooden table. The table features curved legs with gold accents, intricate floral marquetry, and a hinged decorative panel.

Writing and Toilet Table (table mécanique)

c. 1750/1755

Medium: veneered on oak with marquetry of tulipwood, kingwood, sycamore, ebony, boxwood, and other woods, some of them stained green and with traces of other colors; gilded bronze mounts
Classification: Decorative Art
Period: 1726 to 1750
Image size: 1322 × 1200px

Description

This is a photograph of an ornate wooden table. The table features curved legs with gold accents, intricate floral marquetry, and a hinged decorative panel.

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