A GILT BRONZE MOUNTED SATINWOOD, MAHOGANY AND PURPLEWOOD CIRCULAR CENTER TABLE Austria, circa 1890s

the tabletop fitted with a Royal Vienna style porcelain charger painted and signed by Franx Heidrich with a scene depicting Apollo and the muses on Mount Parnassus.

Overall in good condition. The charger in good condition with no breaks. Traces of re-gilding to oval cabochons. The one above the rectangular center image with visible diagonal scratches showing a red underglaze and the ceramic itself. The bronze with surface dirt and tarnishing with wear to gilding, especially to the laurel-cast gilt bronze border. The carcass and veneers with the usual minor scratches and nicks consistent with age and use.
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