Circular Side Table with Caryatid Base Atop Paw Feet

A pierced brass gallery rings the top, keeping teacups from wandering off.

This circular side table with a caryatid base atop paw feet dates to the 20th century. It is parquetry work mahogany, pierced brass, all atop cast iron. Gueridon tables with galleried tops and sculptural cast bases were a favorite of French and Neoclassical design, generally used for serving or display. The round top is laid with mahogany veneers in a radiating pattern, framed by a pierced brass gallery. Below, a dark cast iron column with acanthus and a figural capital rises from a tripod base on large lion paw feet. It is 22.25 inches high and 26 in diameter.

Elegant on top, and a lion underneath.