maison forest Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and fruitwood marquetry center table Paris, circa 1900

one frieze drawer with inset metalic label inscribed Maison FOREST / H Bezier Suc^{s / 3 rue Cambacérès Paris}.

Overall good condition and presentation; some tarnishing to gilt-bronze, the fruitwood foliate marquetry top in very good condition; overall with the usual chips, nicks and dents consistent with age and use mostly around legs; one tapering leg with a small loss to veneer approximately 3/4 in x 1/4 in.; slight lifting to veneers to legs; the drawer with a 1/2 in square loss to the veneer and some minor restorations.
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