Semi circular table, Munich 1794 - 1796

Unknown artist

PaperWoodIronMetalBrass
79 cm, ø 57 cm
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• About the artwork
  The table rests on three splayed feet joined by a concave-sided triangular undertier.
  The upper side of the legs with polychrome lion masks, supports the projecting rim of the table. The lower part of the legs ends in claw-feet.
  The lower part of the table is veneered with rosewood fleur-de-lys and lines ending on the underside of the hemisphere in a polychrome pineapple.
  The projecting rim of the table is veneered in rosewood garlands of ivy. The hinged top has a chequered rim and the top part is veneered, both inside and out, with a double-fan pattern in the centre and a thin band of rosewood.
  The inside of the table is covered in blue paper with a painted triton within a lozenge at the bottom.
  
  Originally the function of a worktable was to store everything necessary for needlework and embroidery: the embroidery hoop, the canvas or linen, silk threads and needles.
• About the artist

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