FRANCE, Second Empire (1852-1870) A blackened wood veneer and brass marquetry piece of furniture, decorated with scrolls and interlacing or fillets, with chamfered front jambs, resting on a scalloped plinth. The front opens with a glass door with a cut-out top, onto a mahogany veneered interior with two brass shelves. Ornaments in gilded bronzes, such as frieze of foliage, gadrooned mouldings, falls, rosettes, mask... Anthracite marble top, with cut angles, probably reported. 109 x 87 x 44 cm. Some scratches, especially on marble, some accidents, lifting and splinters.