A Very Fine 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Side Table Or Ladies Work Box

A very fine 19th Century kingwood side table or ladies work box. This fabulous piece is of exceptional quality, beautifully hand carved, fitted with finely cast ormolu mounts with stunning foliate motif detail and is quarter veneered throughout with beautifully rich patination and fine grain. The well figured serpentine line inlaid and quarter veneered ormolu framed top of rectangular form with centred diamond parquetry detail to the central reserve opens upwards to reveal a mirror glass plate set within a reeded border. The fitted section below features a removable tray with fret cut carrying handles to each side above a storage compartment. Raised over an elegantly simple serpentine frieze with centred ormolu mounts and fitted with single pull out work drawer with decorative ormolu escutcheon and key. Supported on slender, gracefully tapering cabriole leg with featuring further ormolu mounts to the knee and foliate cast sabot foot.