A German Exhibition walnut stretcher based dressing table, circa 1880, with maker's mark of C. Prachtel, Berlin, Purveyor to the Empress, with a galleried upper section, a central mirror and three panelled and embellished drawers, the table with three drawers below, turned legs and decorative stretchers. Provenance: Part of the German entry Melbourne international Exhibition 1880, purchased by the Mayor of Melbourne, thence by descent. Height 155 cm. Width 115 cm. Depth 60 cm