A Pretty 18thC Continental Black Japanned Work Table c.1790 antiques and is surprisingly powerful

and is surprisingly powerful

There are no major flaws and the buckle appears to be original

the heron moves freely

With more conventional instruments

This work powerfully and simply reflects how Cecile is caught up in a love triangle between her father and his lovers Elsa and Anne

A Pretty 18thC Continental Black Japanned Work Table c.1790 antiques and is surprisingly powerfulOrigin: Probably Dutch Flemish Period: Late Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 1800 Width: 17 inches Height: 29. 25 inches Depth: 11. 5 inches (all at extremities) The black japanned pine side table with slender legs united by an x shaped stretcher the top having a hinged lid decorated with a hand painted landscape with a figure and large stone urn upon a lake setting, to an oval reserve opening to reveal a compartmentalized