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What is the difference between a bracket and a corbel?

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What is the difference between a bracket and a corbel?
The difference between a bracket and corbels is the width - corbels are usually thicker than brackets. The difference between a bracket and corbels is the width - corbels are usually thicker than brackets. Corbels are also a type of bracket — both corbels and brackets support some weight. However, corbels tend to have a decorative appearance as compared to brackets.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
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Pair Indonesian Carved Figural Wall Console Brackets
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair Indonesian carved figural wall console brackets. Pair Indonesian carved Figural wall brackets
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20th Century Indonesian Console Tables

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Wood

Pair Vintage Louis XV Rococo Carved Giltwood Wall Consoles / Brackets
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Vintage Louis XV style Carved Giltwood Wall Brackets/ Wall Consoles. These are beautiful and
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Vintage 1950s Rococo Wall Brackets

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Wood

Pair of Carved Oak Wall Console Bracket Shelves, circa 1890
Located in Evergreen, CO
This beautiful pair of wall-mounted consoles is crafted from solid oak and finished with a rich
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Oak

Pair of Giltwood Consoles, Wall Brackets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shaped plateau and stiff leaf frieze on a C- scroll and flowerhead shaped support
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Wall Brackets

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Giltwood

Louis XVI Gilt-Wood Console 'as Wall Bracket'
Located in Huntington, NY
This fine & rare gilt-wood Louis XVI bracket, in the form of a console table.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Wall Brackets

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Wood

18th Century Italian Hand Carved Giltwood Display Wall Bracket Console
Located in Dallas, TX
large gilt wood wall bracket features hand carved scroll and acanthus leaf motifs throughout. The tall
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Brackets

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Giltwood

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