Louis XV Gilded Salon Table with Scagliola Top, France, 1860s

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Octagonal table frame with rich, partially openwork carved Louis XV style rocaille decoration on four curved and tapering legs with … Read more Octagonal table frame with rich, partially openwork carved Louis XV style rocaille decoration on four curved and tapering legs with volute feet and rocaille motifs below the table top. The octagonal black scagliola top with a central bouquet of flowers and fruit accompanied by individual hyacinth, daisy, carnation and rose branches rests loosely on an interior ledge and can be easily removed for transport. In the lower part of the table, the dainty legs are connected by S-shaped curved intersecting struts, the intersection accented by a fully sculptural rocaille. Highly decorative small salon table or center table from the time of Napoleon III with excellent wood carving and an intricately decorated rare scagliola top. Scagliola was a particularly elaborate type of stucco lustro, in which dyed calcium sulfate masses were worked into stone slabs previously prepared with bas-reliefs, creating richly decorated scenes or floral ornamentation. Condition: very good. min. signs of age and wear, min. abrasion, gilding partially refreshed. See less