Decorative table in neo-empire style

Walnut, 81.3 x 200.5 x 100 cm.
France (?), early 20th century.
Rectangular, carved, gilded and veneered, with marble top, supported by a frame and four massive columns resting on spheres and held together by a double Y binding, on which in the center two large acatnu leaves provide additional support for the top. Marble in mazaje in gray, cream and brick color , profiled on the edge. The escutcheon at the top and bottom with blackened moldings, in the middle carved with palmettoes and lily pads, joined by a vise, gilded. Corinthian capitals and column bases with lotus leaves also carved and gilded, framed by blackened rims. The columns' shafts in wood color, the joint surface veneered with a blackened strip at the bottom, but its rim carved with palmettoes and gilded, like acanthus leaves in the middle.