Napoleon III ebonised and marquetry three-tier jardiniere 19th century the circular top lid inlaid with exotic birds and flowers, enclosing a tin interior and further surrounded by a pierced gallery, above a deep apron decorated with sprays of flowers, with two shelves below, raised on three legs with gilded mounts, height 103 cm. Provenance: Shapiro, SH43, The Collection of Bernard Smith, September 2008, lot 677. Private Collection, Sydney.