maison forest A Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany and fruitwood marquetry center table Paris, circa 1890

Sarrancolin opéra marble top, the lockplate stamped FOREST/A/PARIS within an oval.

Overall with the usual marks, nicks and scratches to the veneers consistent with use and age, tarnishing and pitting to gilt-bronze with minor oxidation to paw feet; the marble top with light scratches to the surface and minor chips to edges; some new screws and nails in places to the mounts; molding to one canted corner loose but present and available in the parts bag.
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