Title
Occasional Table
Object Type
Date
ca. 1790
Description
A Russian Neoclassical table with an eared rectangular top with blue stained ivory inlay centered by a veneer panel of fruitwood. The circular corners are inlaid with the monogram of Catherine the Great and the frieze is carved with leaves. This all sits on tapering legs inset with silver and ivory joined by a strapwork x-shaped stretched with an urn in the center.
Cultural Origin
Russian
Medium
ivory, silver, fruitwood
Extent
Overall: 29 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 17 in. (74.9 x 49.5 x 43.2 cm)
Collection
Source
Purchased by Doris Duke in Paris, 1938
Identifier
1999.894.1-.2
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