18th Century Portuguese Chestnut Drop Leaf Dining Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
18th century Portuguese chestnut drop leaf dining table which may also serve as a console. This form includes a single drawer on each end, turned legs, 2 gate legs, and a trestle bas...
Chestnut
20th Dining or Console Table of Walnut with Lyre Legs and Heavy Top, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Dining table made of walnut with carved lyre legs and heavy top. The lyre legs are very thick. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 19th century.
Iron
20th Dining or Console Table of Walnut with Lyre Legs and Heavy Top, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Dining table made of walnut with carved lyre legs and heavy top. The lyre legs are very thick. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 19th century.
Iron
18th Dining or Console Table of Walnut with Lyre Legs and Heavy Top, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Dining table made of walnut with carved lyre legs and heavy top. The lyre legs are very thick. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 18th century.
Iron
$3,980Sale Price|20% Off
Catalan Spanish Lady Desk or Console Table in Carved Walnut and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Catalan Spanish lady desk or console table in carved walnut & iron stretcher with five up drawers and two in the base table. Very heavy and resistant, ready for use. ...
Iron
Dutch 18th century round Drop-Leaf Table or Demilune Console
Located in Troy, NY
Multi-functional occasional Drop-Leaf Table with a bold, strong look, can be used as a round table or as a Demi-lune console. The split back leg swings out to support the top. Beauti...
Oak
18th late Italian half Round console
Located in Ballard, CA
Italian Baroque style walnut demi lune console table from the 18th century, with semi-circular top, carved legs and cross stretcher.
Walnut
Rare 17th Century Tuscan desk or console with drawer
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A beautiful desk, library table or console table possibly having been used as a writing desk. Great sculptural presence, works wonderfully in a contemporary or classic interior. I...
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Console Table with Twisted Legs
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Striking Spanish console table from the late 19th century, crafted in solid walnut and inspired by traditional Baroque forms.
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Baroque Hand Carved Chest Trunk or Console Table
Located in Miami, FL
Nice 18th century chest in walnut. Hand carved facade panel with heads decorations. Plinth with brace decorations, dovetail assembly with wrought iron wardware. Add a real show stopp...
Iron
18th Century Baroque Bow Front Painted Console Side Table A Unique piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
18th Century Baroque Bow Front Painted Console Side Table A Unique piece, the table dates from around 1800, it is decorated in Harlequin, the table stands on chunky cabriole keg...
Paint
$8,181Sale Price|25% Off
Napoleon III Gilded Console Table with Marble Top, Circa 1860-1870
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant Napoleon III console and mirror set in richly carved and gilded wood, France, mid-19th century. The console features scrolling rocaille ornamentation and cabriole legs suppor...
Wood
$13,779Sale Price|20% Off
Monumental Antique French Silver Leaf Gilded Mirror with Console Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful mirror and console table are partially silver leaf gilt and also show the bone color of the gesso. It features rich carved ornaments around the frame and table, such a...
Silver Leaf
Few pieces of furniture are celebrated for their functionality as much as their decorative attributes in the way that console tables are. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years.
The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. The era’s outwardly sculptural examples of these small structures were paired with mirrors or matching stools and had tabletops of marble. They were most often half-moon-shaped and stood on two scrolled giltwood legs, and because they weren’t wholly supported on their two legs rather than the traditional four, their flat-backed supports were intended to hug the wall behind them and were commonly joined by an ornate stretcher. The legs were affixed or bolted to the wall with architectural brackets called console brackets — hence, the name we know them by today — which gave the impression that they were freestanding furnishings. While console tables introduced a dose of drama in the foyer of any given aristocrat — an embodiment of Rococo-style furniture — the table actually occupied minimal floor space (an attractive feature in home furniture). As demand grew and console tables made their way to other countries, they gained recognition as versatile additions to any home.
Contemporary console tables comprise many different materials and are characterized today by varying shapes and design styles. It is typical to find them made of marble, walnut or oak and metal. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. A narrow console table is a practical option if you need to save space — having outgrown their origins as purely ornamental, today’s console tables are home to treasured decorative objects, help fill empty foyers and, outfitted with drawers or a shelf, can provide a modest amount of storage as needed.
The rich collection of antique, new and vintage console tables on 1stDibs includes everything from 19th-century gems designed in the Empire style to unique rattan pieces and more.