Moorish mother-of-pearl inlaid hardwood side table

This side table is hexagonal in its shape, and stands on six feet. These legs are intricately carved with stylised vegetal motifs, and inlaid with mother-of-pearl six-point stars and diamonds. Negative profiles of domes with three-petalled flower finials decorate the space between the legs. One level above the legs, there is an openwork band of turned spindle forms, which are stained a darker colour than the rest of body. The table features a lower shelf, which is carved with a diaper-work border, and its surface inscribed with circles and geometric motifs, centred by a mother-of-pearl star. The heavily-carved legs continue upwards, with the space between them left open. They are topped by shaped arches, with central flower drop-finials, and spandrels decorated with scrolling vegetal motifs and six-point mother-of-pearl stars. The various levels of the table are articulated by bands of diaper-work.

The table supports a hexagonal table top, which is covered with high-relief carvings. These take the form of three four-lobed shapes, which enclose, and are surrounded by, stylised vegetal motifs. A six-point mother-of-pearl star decorates the centre of the top, accompanied by three more, arranged in a triangular design. The table top carvings are contained within a diaper-work border.