Primary Description:
Colorless lead glass; blown, pressed, cut, assembled. A) Large, rectangular table, 4 legs, with stretcher; on metal frame; inset flat, rectangular cream-colored sheet of polished marble set into top; rectangular glass panels with raised molded gadrooning fastened to metal table rim; skirt with rectangular plaques molded in series of bull's-eyes; legs with ball knops with swirled heavy ribbing alternating with annulated knops, slipped over metal legs; ball feet with spiral ribbing; square molded, cut capitals; stretcher with 2 U-shaped ends and straight bar joining the U-shaped ends; ends covered with curved, hollow bars of square cross-section, with molded bull's eyes on sides, stylized foliage on top and bottom; large cut finials mounted at side and on top of cubical boxes at centers of U-shaped arms; large cut finial on top, with spiral ribbing on large ball knop at bottom, small ball knop above, ribbed ovoid top finial; disk base with cut concentric rings. B) Ship on waves, with ormolu mounts and figures; hull of ship formed as large, blown, cut ovoid form, open at top; sides elaborately cut; faceted cross-cut band below; bottom covered with field of diamond facets; prow mounted with ormolu point and rippling sides, surmounted by hippocamp with lion's head, and figure of standing nude child fluttering drapery, holding one hand up, as if shading his eyes for better vision; stern mounted with ormolu structure of elaborate scrollwork, with molded top bar; oval openings at rear; flat, elaborately-cut rudder mounted at rear; hull resting in molded and cut glass waves, with undulating, irregular tops and cut grooves on bottom.