French 19th C Louis XV Marquetry Single Drawer Buffet with Cabriolet Legs and Wraparound Foliate Ormolu Sabots.

Pink-topped writing table with gold trim and rather elegant legs.

This Louis XV style marquetry single-drawer buffet with cabriolet legs and ormolu sabots is from France, and dates to the 20th century. Marquetry is the craft of assembling thin veneers of contrasting woods into pictures or patterns, which are then glued to the surface of a piece of furniture. Low table with a rose-pink and cream veined top, a bowed front with three drawers, and chevron patterned panels. Gold-colored handles, a keyhole escutcheon and foot mounts decorate the curving legs. It is 53.5 inches long, 17 deep and 33.5 high.

Fancy from top to toe, and proud of every curl.