Art nouveau guéridon, antique furniture, console.

Art nouveau guéridon, antique furniture, console. Tripod side table with two tiers and tapered legs. Triangular top with rounded corners. Central polychrome pyrographic decoration depicting two birds (probably stylised magpies or jays), with leaf motifs on the three branches of the design. Dimensions: 42.5 x h72 cm. It is over a hundred years old and shows signs of use: cracks, colourations and discolourations, a few stains, and a varnished finish that has worn in places. Lower top slightly curved. Keywords: art nouveau, japonisme, marquetry.