A Mid 19th Century Oak Inlaid Marble Topped Table in the English Style With Central Bird and Butterfly Design.This table is very much in the English mid Victorian style and probably made for an English patron. However there are certain aspects of the piece that suggest that it was most likely made on the continent, most likely in Italy. The table base has four scrolling legs with carved paterae and a central boss under the column. The tapering baluster column is also quite typical of English pieces but the frieze, with its book-matched veneers and parquetry diamonds, would be a very unusual feature on an English piece of this date. The table top is of inlaid marble work and is certainly Italian in origin and given that Italian furniture workshops were renowned for their parquetry work, it seems likely that this whole piece was acquired by a wealthy English grand tourist on their travels around Italy and then transported to its new home in Britain.The table top is centred on a m...