A museum quality antique french bronze mounted writing table attributed to francois linke ( guaranteed over 125 years old all hand made in all original condition ) . Having exquisite exotic woods diamond design parquetry Marquetry inlay top with glorious gilded ormolu Dore bronze mounts and adornments. The precision bronze work is sharp and extremely crisp ( typical of the highest end of linke furniture ) and the wood is comparable to furniture at Buckingham Palace . Ingeniously crafted with a twist top and flip open feature to make the table into a card table measuring 33 inches by 33 inches suitable for a variety of uses Important note : A similar table by Sormani Paris was featured on the cover of a sotheby's London catalog of Important European antique furniture in 2006 see last image .