An Empire gueridon
This table from the Empire period (reign of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte) is performed in a mahogany variant, the Acajou de Cuba moucheté.
Attributed to the studio of Jacob Desmalter.
The original blade is made of blue turquin marble, a Carrara variant that was considered a luxury in this period.
The gilded bronze work of high quality as that of Thomire's studio.
Dimensions: H 74 cm, leaf diameter 97 cm. Paris, approx. 1805
See Richard Redding, collection 861.