A Louis XV style tulipwood table coiffeuse, circa 1890 the central hinged top raising on a ratchet mechanism to create a reading slope, flanked by lids opening to reveal shaped wells, with a frieze drawer, the upper section lifting off to form a separate tray and revealing the Japanese lacquer panel surmounting the lower section of the table which also has a single frieze drawer, supported on slender cabriole legs terminating in ormolu sabots 70 cm high, 63 cm wide, 36 cm deep. Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE