A PAIR OF NORTH GERMAN NEOCLASSICAL BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY ELLIPTICAL CONSOLE TABLES possibly Baltic, circa 1820

the later black marble top above a draw slide over a drawer, inlaid with ribbon-tied brass fruiting garland motif on C-scroll supports similarly decorated; the armorial with inscription Ave Maria.

Marble tops of later date. Brass inlaid engraving faded. Some lifting of brass inlay. Some losses of brass lining and cracking of veneer.
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Although the armorial panel definitely is of a bishop, without any colors it is impossible to identify.