Antique Middle Victorian Table Bronze Papier Maché England XIX Century

Tray table, England, second half of the 19th century. Made of finely chased and gilded bronze with a papier maché top. Four uprights in the shape of a winged dragon with a goat's foot, connected to each other by a crosspiece with a pinnacle, support a top embellished with gilded bronze applications in the rocaille style. The tray is signed 'Jennet & Bettridge London' surmounted by a crown. This is one of the most important manufacturers of furniture and objects made of papier maché, a company that has exhibited at the most important universal exhibitions of the 19th century. On the cover of the book 'japanned papier maché and tinware' there is a drawing of the Universal Exhibition of 1851, depicting the Jennens & Bettridge stand. Coffee tables, ancient coffee table.