The upper tier atop scrolled supports, square tapered legs with chamfered edges and tipped in ormolu sabots
37 in. (94 cm.) high, 16³⁄₄ in. (42.5 cm.) wide, 13¹⁄₄ in. (33.7 cm.) deep

Acquired from Maison Barbe, Paris in the 1960s.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Paris, 19 December 2007, lot 324.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

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Lot Essay

This slender and delicate table, with its double top, flared uprights and the openwork gallery exemplify the fanciful style of Viennese furniture of this period, blending curved and rectilinear lines, reminiscent here of the balustrades of pagodas. The stark, sharp lines of ebony and amaranth allow the ormolu mounts to shine, a feature that can also be found in a writing table sold Christie's, London, 6 July 2006, lot 70).