A Rare Etched Coconut Powder Flask Center and Dining tables Standing on tapering

Standing on tapering

The 10' length is rare for a table of this period and form

and Plantarum rariorum Horti Caesarei Schoenbrunnensis

The two side drawers retain their original iron locks and the keyholes are surrounded by a full plate escutcheon above their handles (an unusual feature)

Circa 1810

A Rare Etched Coconut Powder Flask Center and Dining tables Standing on taperingThe shell is finely etched throughout in a pattern of floral sprays around a central medallion depicting a bouquet below two facing birds. The silvered spout is sealed with a cork suspended from a chain. The longer carrying chain is held by delicate silvered rings. Circa 1780 Origin French Stock# 13939 Diameter 3" Height 6"