FRENCH EMPIRE MAHOGANY AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED WRITING TABLE,19th century. Superstructure with projecting frieze; caryatid mounts; recessed enameled clock face flanked by three small drawers above inset leather writing surface; five-drawer facade; on square tapering legs ending in capped animal paw feet - 51 in. x 58 in x 27 1/2 in. Estimate $800-1,200
PROVENANCE: Wayside Inn, Middletown, VA
Poor to fair condition, with scattered small losses of wood, gilt-metal, and leather; large
