Antique Mission Catalina Monterrey California Tile Top Walnut Coffee Table 1930 Drawings & Prints : René Lalique

: René Lalique

5 cm X 19 cm

the clock plinth is fitted with a rectangular 'Sevres' plaque

the latter trained as an artist but never reached the critical acclaim of his father

Antique Mission Catalina Monterrey California Tile Top Walnut Coffee Table 1930 Drawings & Prints : René LaliqueAn unusual antique California Monterey Catalina tile topped walnut coffee side table, circa 1930. A wonderful walnut table inlaid with brightly glazed tiles from the Catalina Tile Company and dating to the late 1920s. The brightly glazed frieze of six tiles portrays the 18th Century Venetian philanderer and adventurer Casanova, the masked lothario is outstretching his arm to a beautiful young lady in 18th century dress. The table has just been