Code: 15099
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A Very Tall Antique French Mother of Pearl Table Stand used in Salon or Boudoir
These were Often Sold as “Ornaments,” “Fantaisie Objects,” or “Table Novelties”
This Striking and Unusual Mother of Pearl Egg Features Two Hinged, Shell-Form Panels in Luminous Mother of Pearl, Elegantly Mounted in Dore Bronze.
The Mother of Pearl Panels Open Symmetrically Around a Central Vertical Stem with Decorative Dore Bronze Scroll Form Mounts.
The Piece is Enriched with Fine Beaded Detailing To The Gilt Frames and is Topped with a Stylised Floral Finial.
It Rests on an Ebonised Circular Base.
Very Tall !!
CONDITION: Good, No Chips or Cracks












