Table
| Accession Nr.: | 60.562.1 |
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| Date of production: |
late 18th century
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| Place of production: | France |
| Materials: | gilt bronze; mahogany; marble; oak |
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| Techniques: | veneered |
| Dimensions: |
height: 75,3 cm
diameter: 65 cm
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The table stands on four splayed, cylindrical, fluted legs, equipped with rolls. The flutes are enriched with embedded bronze garlands of leaves at the top. The curved shelf serves as a stretcher its edge is lined with bronze decoration. The round top is enframed by bronze strips, and covered with gray marble, with a round hole in the middle, which was made for holding the missing top structure. Under the top, the frieze is decorated by four rectangles of mounted strings of pearls.
Literature
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 1.25. (Vadászi Erzsébet)
