6371437 A Russian ormolu-mounted white marble and mahogany bonheur du jour, c.1790 (ormolu, marble & mahogany) by Russian School (18th century); 152x76x53.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: With pierced galleried eared rectangular marble top fitted with a jardiniere above a dentil frieze and beaded ormolu panels crisply cast with frolicking putti above a pair of later mirrored cupboard doors enclosing shelves and a spring-operated drawer, the table fitted with a leather-lined writing slide and reading support, the frieze fitted with a drawer with a rising mirror and two wells, on canted circular tapering legs headed by leaf-tip cast capitals and joined by stretchers centering a circular galleried undertier, ending in stiff leaf sabots and ball feet, underside of drawer inscribed 223, later veneer to back, some replacements to mounts, platform to underside of upper section replaced.); Photo by Christie\'s Images.