Napoleon III game console table in blackened wood, mother-of-pearl marquetry.

Elegant and refined, this superb console forming a game table in the Napoléon III style captivates with its blackened wood, delicate mother-of-pearl inlays, and sumptuous golden ornaments. It features a magnificent top with curved contours, enhanced by decorative brass marquetry and a remarkable central medallion depicting birds among floral arabesques, delicately highlighted with mother-of-pearl. Its slender base, composed of four tapered and fluted legs adorned with golden rings, gives it a particularly elegant silhouette. A piece as decorative as it is functional: its top unfolds to transform this console into a true game table, revealing an interior dressed in green felt. When closed, it naturally finds its place in a refined entryway, a Haussmannian living room, or a boudoir. When opened, it becomes a charming game table, ideal for creating a convivial space with old-world charm. Features: • Materials: blackened wood, brass decoration, and mother-of-pearl inlays. • Ornamentation: floral patterns, birds, fillets, and golden fittings. • Folding top with a green felt playing surface. • Closed dimensions: L 90 × D 45 × H 77 cm. • Open dimensions: approximately 90 × 90 cm. Condition: very good condition, with an antique patina, signs of use, and some wear on the decoration, particularly on certain golden fillets. These marks testify to the history of this piece of furniture.