FRANCE, époque Napoléon III, seconde moitié du XIXème siècle Violin table in blackened wood, inlaid with brass and tortoiseshell (Chelonioidea spp) (pre Convention) with red background, resting on four arched legs. Gilded bronze trim, such as lingotières with friezes of ovals or water leaves, cartouches with women's heads, falls with busts of women holding flowers, sabots. Louis XV style. H. 76.5 cm - Length : 131 cm - Width : 79.5 cm. Lifts, accidents and lacks, some brass elements re-fixed with nails, especially on the tray; wear to the gilding, a fall to re-fix. Specimens in tortoiseshell Chelonioidea spp (I/A) pre-Convention, prior to June 1, 1947 and therefore in compliance with EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc. For a possible export, it will be up to the future buyer to inquire - prior to any purchase - with the customs of the country concerned, particularly if it is the United States. For an exit from the European Union, a CITES re-export will be necessary, this one being at the charge of the future buyer.