11628 – 19th century Continental serpentine-shaped occasional table

19th century Continental serpentine-shaped occasional table fashioned from a range of different woods and with copious marquetry embellishment. The principal wood is merisier (cherrywood), with various fruitwoods like pearwood and boxwood used for the marquetry work. The table-top inlaid with a central shaped border containing a scene, delineated by sand-shading, of a classical triumphal procession with a crowned figure in a chariot drawn by horses and attended by helmeted soldiers. The panel is bordered with sawtooth banding and surrounded by scattered quatrefoil flowerhead inlays framed by a broad crossbanding in satinwood. The shaped frieze, which has a single drawer, carries matching flowerhead decoration as do all sides of the table. The table stands on elegant cabriole legs joined by a shaped undertier inlaid with a further classical figure.