I have to apologise at this stage for the quality of the pictures as I only had an automatic camera to hand!

Here's the side table after a light sanding to allow the paint to get a good grip.

Two coats of Aubusson Blue and gold paint to highlight the details.

I trace the serpent motif with pencil.

I paint the outlines in gold.

 Finally filling in the scales details with a chalk paint palette of greens and blues.

 After leaving the motif to dry, I coat the whole thing with dark wax and buff. How sweet is this?

Now in store.