A MATCHED PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS-INLAID, RED TORTOISESHELL, EBONY AND EBONISED 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY CARD TABLES

A MATCHED PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS-INLAID, RED TORTOISESHELL, EBONY AND EBONISED 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY CARD TABLES
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each decorated overall in première partie marquetry with strapwork and scrolling foliage, the hinged swiveling serpentine-fronted top enclosing a green baize-lined playing surface, above a waved panelled frieze centred by a female mask, on cabriole legs headed by espagnolettes terminating in shell and acanthus-cast sabots
One: 30 in. (76 cm.) high; 34 in. (87 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep
One: 29½ in. (75 cm.) high; 35 in. (89 cm.) wide; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep (2)