A pair of German exhibition walnut bedside tables, circa 1880, made by C. Prachtel, Berlin, Purveyor to the Empress, the marble topped tables each with a small panelled drawer above an open compartment and a lower cupboard also panelled and embellished with burr timbers, cross and feather banding. Provenance: Part of the German entry, Melbourne international Exhibition 1880, purchased by the Mayor of Melbourne, thence by descent. Height 79 cm. Width 39 cm. Depth 37 cm