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Napoleon III centre table with Royal Vienna porcelain plaques, France, c. 1870 - Carved wood gilded with gold leaf, with enamelled and glazed porcelain plaques. Measurements: 78 × 64 × 76 cm. Elegant French centre table from the Napoleon III period, made of richly carved and gold-leaf-gilded wood, raised on cabriole legs joined by a shaped stretcher. The top is lavishly decorated with enamelled and glazed porcelain plaques from the Austrian Royal Vienna manufactory, set within elaborate ornamental surrounds. The large central plaque depicts a gallant interior scene and is signed Seller, while the smaller plaques feature figures, scenes and landscapes painted in polychrome. The piece is distinguished by the richness of its decoration, the combination of gilded carving and painted porcelain, and the strong decorative character typical of historicist furniture from the second half of the 19th century. Marked to the underside. Condition: good overall, with signs of age and use consistent with the period.