Japanese-style Kidney-shaped Table – Black-lacquered Wood With Gold Decoration – Napoleon III Period

An elegant kidney-shaped table, crafted from black lacquered wood and adorned with rich Far Eastern-inspireddecoration.

The scroll-cut tabletop features a lovely Japanese-style gilded decoration, depicting a lively landscape with a pavilion, foliage, and branches.

It is accented by a thin brass border.

The base opens at the front with a drawer, fitted with a gilded bronze handle.

It is adorned with frames and foliage motifs in gilded bronze or brass.

The piece rests on four curved legs, joined at the bottom by a crossbar that echoes the undulating shape of the top.

The legs are topped with small, gilded decorative feet.

An elegant and decorative piece of furniture, characteristic of the taste for Japanese- and Asian-inspired motifs in French interiors of the late 19th century

Period: late 19th century
Style: Napoleon III / Japanese-inspired.
Black lacquered wood, gilded decoration, and brass or gilded bronze hardware.

In good overall condition with wear and minor signs of use consistent with its age, visible in the photographs.