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French Empire Mahogany Console Table
French Empire Mahogany Console Table

French Empire Mahogany Console Table

Located in Kirkland, WA

It has two full columns in the front with the original bronzes. The console table stands on a plinth that is also book matched mahogany veneer.

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Pair of Mahogany, Bronze and Marble Louis XVI Consoles, France, 18th Century
Pair of Mahogany, Bronze and Marble Louis XVI Consoles, France, 18th Century

Pair of Mahogany, Bronze and Marble Louis XVI Consoles, France, 18th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

A pair of mahogany, bronze and marble Louis XVI consoles, France, 18th century.

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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Empire Console in Walnut Root with Legs Decorated in Bronze Finely Chiseled
Empire Console in Walnut Root with Legs Decorated in Bronze Finely Chiseled

Empire Console in Walnut Root with Legs Decorated in Bronze Finely Chiseled

Located in Arezzo, IT

Empire console in blond walnut root with legs decorated in bronze finely chiseled and gilded at the base and in the capital. The top is in black marble top. 19th century (1820) to be...

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1820s Italian Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Marble Topped Consoles
Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Marble Topped Consoles

Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Marble Topped Consoles

Located in Dallas, TX

A pair of Empire gilt bronze-mounted consoles with black marble tops and mirrored backs, each with a central drawer running the length of the front with lock and key, supported on tw...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble

Amazing Modernist Donald Deskey U Design Nickeled Bronze/Steel Console
Amazing Modernist Donald Deskey U Design Nickeled Bronze/Steel Console

Amazing Modernist Donald Deskey U Design Nickeled Bronze/Steel Console

By Donald Deskey

Located in Mount Penn, PA

Great Modernist Design Flat band U-shaped console table with Clear Glass Top made by Iconic NYC Radio City Music Hall Interior Art Deco Designer Donald Deskey. Raised upon Rectangu...

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1920s American Art Deco Antique Bronze Console Table

Late Gustavian Swedish Console Table, circa 1800
Late Gustavian Swedish Console Table, circa 1800

Late Gustavian Swedish Console Table, circa 1800

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A fine quality late Gustavian, gilded, bronzed and dark patinated console table, with a replacement marble top, that will work well in most settings, circa 1800, Sweden.

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Early 1800s Scandinavian Gustavian Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Console and Mirror Silvered and Bronzed Wrought Iron, circa 1930
Art Deco Console and Mirror Silvered and Bronzed Wrought Iron, circa 1930

Art Deco Console and Mirror Silvered and Bronzed Wrought Iron, circa 1930

Located in Paddock Wood, Kent

Art Deco console and mirror silvered and bronzed wrought iron, circa 1930 This original Art Deco console table and mirror is from France in 1925.

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

French Empire Console
French Empire Console

French Empire Console

Unavailable|$11,850

French Empire Console

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a very fine example of a Napoleon III Empire Console in Mahogany. It features beautiful ormulu castings along with very statuesque bronze figures. The variegated green marble...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze and Mirror-Backed Console with a Marble Top

Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze and Mirror-Backed Console with a Marble Top

Located in Dallas, TX

A Fine Empire mahogany gilt bronze-mounted console with a mirror back and marble top. The half oval shaped console, with a black marble top resting on an apron with gilt bronze mount...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Console
19th Century French Empire Console

19th Century French Empire Console

Located in New Orleans, LA

Very elegant walnut 19th century French Empire console with white marble top. The console has one long draw and one shelf. Carefully restored.

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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

19th Century White Painted and Parcel Gilt French Empire Style Console Table
19th Century White Painted and Parcel Gilt French Empire Style Console Table

19th Century White Painted and Parcel Gilt French Empire Style Console Table

Located in Madrid, ES

A 19th century white painted parcel gilt and bronze French empire style console table. The rectangular black marble top a bove a plain frieze and mirrored backplate on caryatid suppo...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble

Empire Console/ Server with Two Drawers, Circa 1900
Empire Console/ Server with Two Drawers, Circa 1900

Empire Console/ Server with Two Drawers, Circa 1900

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Empire Console/ Server with Two Drawers; hand crafted in figured walnut with bronze mounts on the columns; excellent working surface, original restored finish Originally $ 7,400.00

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Early 20th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Mahogany Center Table with Marble Top
Mahogany Center Table with Marble Top

Mahogany Center Table with Marble Top

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The octagonal base culminates in eight melon-shaped feet of gilt bronze. This table is a work of art that would create the perfect backdrop for a collection of treasures, or a flo...

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1830s French Biedermeier Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Neoclassical Marble-Top Mahogany Pier Table, Coxe Family, Philadelphia
Neoclassical Marble-Top Mahogany Pier Table, Coxe Family, Philadelphia

Neoclassical Marble-Top Mahogany Pier Table, Coxe Family, Philadelphia

Located in Andover, MA

A Philadelphia Empire crotch mahogany veneered marble-top pier table with carved paint and gilt decorated winged lion supports. The Carrara marble top over a frieze of bookmatched cr...

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1820s American Neoclassical Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Paar Wand-Konsol-Tische, Frankreich, Napoleon III, 1852-73
Paar Wand-Konsol-Tische, Frankreich, Napoleon III, 1852-73

Paar Wand-Konsol-Tische, Frankreich, Napoleon III, 1852-73

Located in Mönchengladbach, NW

Paar Wand-Konsol-Tische, Boulle-Technik mit Messingintarsien, feuervergoldeten Bronzen, Frankreich, Napoleon III, 1852-73 Alte Restaurierung H 77 cm, B 66 cm, T 34 cm

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19th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Console Table and Mirror, 1800s
French Console Table and Mirror, 1800s

French Console Table and Mirror, 1800s

Located in Cervia, IT

Console with lacquered and golden carved mirror. Empire period with original brass, never restored. Mercury mirror. Coming from a rich French family. Mirror: Depth: 15 cm Width: 1...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Lovely French Antique Side Table With Bronze, Bedside, Louis XV
Lovely French Antique Side Table With Bronze, Bedside, Louis XV

Lovely French Antique Side Table With Bronze, Bedside, Louis XV

Located in Lingfield, West Sussex


Here we have a lovely french console table with bronze decoration. Can be used in any room, perfect for a hallway.

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19th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Console Table, circa 1815
French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Console Table, circa 1815

French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Console Table, circa 1815

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A French Empire ormolu-mounted mahogany console table with portor marble top, circa 1815.

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19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Grande French Empire Dessert Table or Console, circa 1830-1840
Grande French Empire Dessert Table or Console, circa 1830-1840

Grande French Empire Dessert Table or Console, circa 1830-1840

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Round pilasters support two inset shelves and the frieze which is mounted with gilt bronze mounts in chinoiserie figures. This unique piece would be a versatile serving table in a di...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Console Tables
Pair of Bronze Console Tables

Pair of Bronze Console Tables

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Pair of console tables, using 19th century reclaimed verdigris bronze legs, formerly balustrades, cast to appear as trees.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

19th Century Light-Grey Swedish Gustavian Pinewood, Bronze Console Table
19th Century Light-Grey Swedish Gustavian Pinewood, Bronze Console Table

19th Century Light-Grey Swedish Gustavian Pinewood, Bronze Console Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The Scandinavian side, end table is particularized in the Neoclassical Greek style with the original bronze hardware and key.

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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Metal, Bronze

18th Century French Polished Wrought Iron & Bronze Console Table with Marble Top
18th Century French Polished Wrought Iron & Bronze Console Table with Marble Top

18th Century French Polished Wrought Iron & Bronze Console Table with Marble Top

Located in Dallas, TX

Crafted in France circa 1780, the antique console table features intricate forged cathedral shaped columns on all three sides embellished with decorative bronze rings at the top and ...

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Mid-18th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Wrought Iron

19th Century French Bronze Console Table or Vanity with White Marble Top and Cre
19th Century French Bronze Console Table or Vanity with White Marble Top and Cre

19th Century French Bronze Console Table or Vanity with White Marble Top and Cre

Located in Miami, FL

The white matble top with rounded corners mounted with an oval foliate decorated swivel bronze surmounted by a floral wreath and ribbon knot, raised on reeded legs joined by an inter...

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19th Century French Baroque Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Pair of Boulle Inlaid Console Tables
Pair of Boulle Inlaid Console Tables

Pair of Boulle Inlaid Console Tables

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of Boulle inlaid console tables. A pair of late 18th century or early 19th century Boulle marquetry and gilt bronze console tables.

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1790s French Louis XIV Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Marble-Top Console
19th Century French Louis XVI Marble-Top Console

19th Century French Louis XVI Marble-Top Console

By Paul Sormani

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century French Louis XVI parquetry and gilt bronze console table with mechanical drawer. Breche Violette marble-top.

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Gilt Metal

Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Console Bases
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Console Bases

Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Console Bases

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is an unusual pair of French Bronze console table bases that date to circa 1870.

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Mid-19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Bronze-Mounted Console Table
Empire Style Bronze-Mounted Console Table

Empire Style Bronze-Mounted Console Table

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Empire style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany console table with a green marble top, circa 1920.

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1920s French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Empire Bronze-Mounted Rosewood Console Table
Empire Bronze-Mounted Rosewood Console Table

Empire Bronze-Mounted Rosewood Console Table

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Empire bronze-mounted rosewood console table with a faux marble (wood painted to look like marble) top, circa 1820.

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1820s European Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Marble Top French Bronze Console Server Table
Marble Top French Bronze Console Server Table

Marble Top French Bronze Console Server Table

Located in Toledo, OH

Beautiful French bronze console, server, or hall table with original green marble top, ram's head accents, and hoof feet.

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Early 20th Century Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Console Table
Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Console Table

Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Console Table

Located in Berlin, DE

A mahogany console table with a grey fossil marble top above a frieze drawer with a gilt-bronze escutcheon composed of a pair outward facing swans, on front column supports, joined ...

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1810s French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Marble-Top Console Table
French Gilt Bronze Marble-Top Console Table

French Gilt Bronze Marble-Top Console Table

Located in New York, NY

French gilt bronze marble-top console table of very fine casting with great details.

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19th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

Very Fine Quality French Bronze Marble-Top Demilune Console Table
Very Fine Quality French Bronze Marble-Top Demilune Console Table

Very Fine Quality French Bronze Marble-Top Demilune Console Table

Located in New York, NY

Very fine quality French late 19th-early 20th century bronze marble-top demilune console table.   

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze-Mounted Satinwood and Mahogany Console Table
Louis XVI Gilt Bronze-Mounted Satinwood and Mahogany Console Table

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze-Mounted Satinwood and Mahogany Console Table

By Claude Charles Saunier

Located in Berlin, DE

A fine Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted satinwood and mahogany console table in the manner of Claude-Charles Saunier (1735-1807).

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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Marble Top Wall Mounting Console Table
Antique French Gilt Bronze Marble Top Wall Mounting Console Table

Antique French Gilt Bronze Marble Top Wall Mounting Console Table

Located in London, GB

A stunning antique French wall mounting side table in gilt bronze with a marble top, dating from around the 1890-1900 period. The quality is absolutely superb, the metal work is f...

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1890s Louis XV Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

European Neoclassic Rosewood and Bronze Mounted Console Table
European Neoclassic Rosewood and Bronze Mounted Console Table

European Neoclassic Rosewood and Bronze Mounted Console Table

Located in Essex, MA

With rectangular St Anne marble top oner a frieze with a large ormolu bronze twin swan, supported on two columns with gilt metal mounts and mirror back, plinth base with rosettes.

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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Rosewood

Mahogany Russian Empire Bronze Mounted Console Sofa Table, circa 1890
Mahogany Russian Empire Bronze Mounted Console Sofa Table, circa 1890

Mahogany Russian Empire Bronze Mounted Console Sofa Table, circa 1890

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a rather rare Russian sofa table. It dates to the late 1800s and is solid mahogany and features fantastic bronze ormolu. The table is in as-found condition and has had some o...

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1870s Baltic Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

American Art Deco Bronze and Marble Bank Console Table
American Art Deco Bronze and Marble Bank Console Table

American Art Deco Bronze and Marble Bank Console Table

Located in Queens, NY

American Art Deco-style bronze bank console with a rectangular marble top on a frame featuring cross stretcher supports and bank deposit slip slots (console comes with 2 different ma...

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1920s Art Deco Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble

Pair of Rare Bronze Mounted Ebonized Greek Key Similar Demilune Console Tables
Pair of Rare Bronze Mounted Ebonized Greek Key Similar Demilune Console Tables

Pair of Rare Bronze Mounted Ebonized Greek Key Similar Demilune Console Tables

By Maison Jansen

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Measures 40.25 wide x 20.25 deep x 28.5 tall **Keywords:** Maison Jansen console tables, French Louis XVI demilune tables, bronze Greek key furniture, ebonized mahogany consoles, n...

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1920s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Substantial Empire Rosewood Doré Bronze Mirrored Console Pier Table, circa 1820
Substantial Empire Rosewood Doré Bronze Mirrored Console Pier Table, circa 1820

Substantial Empire Rosewood Doré Bronze Mirrored Console Pier Table, circa 1820

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A remarkable piece for it’s stature and presence despite utilizing the typical footprint for console dimensions. Much of it’s presence is owed to the substantial columns that support...

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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze

French Late Empire Period Marble Top Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Console Table
French Late Empire Period Marble Top Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Console Table

French Late Empire Period Marble Top Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Console Table

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This fine French Empire figured mahogany console table features a rectangular marble top above a frieze with one long drawer with gilt bronze laurel wreath escutcheon flanked by lyre...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Console Table, Bronze, Marble
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Console Table, Bronze, Marble

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Console Table, Bronze, Marble

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This late 18th century French Louis XVI period mahogany console table features a Saint Anne marble top surrounded by a pierced bronze gallery.

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Console Table, Bronze, Mirror
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Console Table, Bronze, Mirror

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Console Table, Bronze, Mirror

Located in Fayetteville, AR

From the Faubourg Saint Antoine in Paris where it was created by a cabinet maker for a Paris apartment, this late 19th century Louis XVI mahogany console table features fluted column...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Antique France Console Table
Antique France Console Table

Antique France Console Table

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice elegant console table. France 1920-1930 cast iron with brass copper and bronze details.

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1920s French Louis XIII Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Empire Period Console Table
Empire Period Console Table

Empire Period Console Table

Located in Austin, TX

Empire period console table from France made of flamed Cuban mahogany.

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1840s French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Consoles
Pair of Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Consoles

Pair of Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Consoles

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of original marquetry and gilt bronze consoles, early 19th century. Measures: H: 25 cm, W: 31 cm, D: 19 cm.

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1870s European Napoleon III Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Petites Console Tables, circa 1890
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Petites Console Tables, circa 1890

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Petites Console Tables, circa 1890

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted petites console tables. French, circa 1890.

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Pietre Dure Console Tables
Pietre Dure Console Tables

Pietre Dure Console Tables

Located in New Orleans, LA

This incredible pair of pietre dure console tables can be counted among the most impressive pieces of hardstone artistry in the world.

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Late 18th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Mahogany Empire Style Console Table
Mahogany Empire Style Console Table

Mahogany Empire Style Console Table

Located in Stamford, CT

An Empire style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany console table. Possibly Russian.

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19th Century Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Painted, French Empire Console Table
Painted, French Empire Console Table

Painted, French Empire Console Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

French Empire console table, having distressed painted finish, single frieze drawer, bronze medallions on drawer and atop round legs; C-shaped stretcher, with casters.

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19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Console Table
19th Century French Console Table

19th Century French Console Table

Located in Charlottesville, VA

19th c. French Bronze Mounted Figured Mahogany Console or Hall Table, with heavy black stone top, single red velvet lined drawer, set on round column form legs, 34" high, 45" x 16 1/...

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19th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Boulle Style Console and Gilded Bronze, circa 1880
Boulle Style Console and Gilded Bronze, circa 1880

Boulle Style Console and Gilded Bronze, circa 1880

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Console in Boulle style marquetry and gilded bronze, all sides in marquetry in counterpart with copper background and inlay of red tortoiseshell with foliage, arabesque and fleuron m...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

American Empire Mirror Console Table
American Empire Mirror Console Table

American Empire Mirror Console Table

Located in Queens, NY

American Empire mahogany console table with mirror back and column sides supported by claw feet with 2 drawers have bronze lion head pulls and trim with a white marble top.

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19th Century American Empire Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Antique Continental Mahogany Console Table
Antique Continental Mahogany Console Table

Antique Continental Mahogany Console Table

Located in Dallas, TX

Superbly crafted circa 1900 Continental console table with a fine white Carrara marble top above a shaped frieze with superbly detailed bronze appliques and raised on curved legs and...

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Early 1900s French Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

French Bronze Mounted Faux Painted Consoles, 19th Century
French Bronze Mounted Faux Painted Consoles, 19th Century

French Bronze Mounted Faux Painted Consoles, 19th Century

Located in Cypress, CA

Unique pair of 19th century French gilt bronze-mounted four-legged black consoles. The faux porphyry painted tops over painted frieze flanked by large gilt bronze figures supported b...

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19th Century French Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Bronze

Spanish Console Table w/mirror
Spanish Console Table w/mirror

Spanish Console Table w/mirror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mahogany Console with Bronze, Original Marble Top and Original Mirror with hand carved top and side piaces

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19th Century Spanish Antique Bronze Console Table

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Antique Bronze Console Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique bronze console table for your home. Each antique bronze console table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and wood. There are many kinds of the antique bronze console table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique bronze console table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Louis XVI and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique bronze console table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Kriéger, Maison Jansen and Jacques Andrieux produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Bronze Console Table?

Prices for an antique bronze console table start at $240 and top out at $685,000 with the average selling for $6,871.

Finding the Right Console-tables for You

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.