One of the things I love about Victorian furniture is that you can study it for 15 years, and still be totally surprised by something out of left field.
Take this table, for instance. I bought it at an estate sale here in the U.S. Midwest this weekend; it came from a 6,000 square foot Italianate mansion, the best of the best as far as I'm concerned. I was drawn by the craftsmanship, but knew nothing about the style. I bought it anyway, and it wasn't cheap, especially here in the age of brown furniture depression.
It was refinished about 25 years ago, and that's all I heard about it. Nothing about age, no provenance of any sort. The carving is accomplished and very robust. Somehow, doing research on the internet, I came across French Hunting Tables as a type. Ca. 1870s-80s.....very....robust! The only difference is that mine is a round parlor type with a marble insert, 32" wide. Most French Hunting Tables are much larger, like 45" wide, and some have leaves. They're meant to be dining tables, that's the "hunt" connection.
So do I have a unique specimen here? I'm satisfied that it's French in the style of Hunt Tables ca. 1875 Those are dragons, incidentally, around the pedestal. Here's a Hunt Table that is not dissimilar (though larger) on E-Betray, if you're willing to clickey:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313598227650?hash=item4903e934c2:g:hpkAAOSw2kJg6PN2