Chinese Beveled Leg Incense Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow console table from the late 19th century was originally used as an offering table for burning incense or as the dressing table in a woman's personal quarters.
Elm
Antique Lacquered Asian Console Table & Mirror with Hand Carved Lacquer Figures
Located in Topeka, KS
The set is comprised of a tall narrow and shallow console table and tall narrow mirror. Which is just right for a small entry!
Wood
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Finest Quality French Directoire Steel and Glass Shallow Depth Console Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Functional yet decorative, this Directoire console table is versatile enough to serve as a hall table, sofa table, or display stand.
Steel
Pair of Painted Roman Scenery Shallow Depth Side Cabinets Console Tables
By Karges Furniture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Their compact proportions allow them to function as side cabinets, console tables, or accent pieces in both traditional and eclectic interiors.
Walnut
19th Century Galleried Hunt Board or Serving Dresser
Located in London, GB
This table is made to a good functional serving height and would also work very well as a shallow console or display table.
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H 36.5 in W 76 in D 16 in
Early 19th Century Tuscan Walnut Veneered and Marble-Top Shallow Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Highly functional for serving as this piece is tall in height and lean in depth with an easily maintainable marble top. Elegant in style this piece is from the early 19th century.
Marble
Chinese Cinnabar Incense Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the early 20th century, this shallow console table was originally used for general storage or as an altar for burning incense during ancestor worship.
Elm
Antique Chinese Shallow Scrolled Ribbon Console Table
Located in New York, NY
This Alter Table is so perfect for that long entrance way or long hallway or even as a sofa table. I usually never carry 19th century pieces but this Alter table was so special and s...
Cedar
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H 30.25 in W 325 in D 13.75 in
Sophisticated Shallow Depth French Directoire Paint Decorated Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous paint decorated console table is perfect for shallow hallways or spaces that just can't take a deep console.
Walnut
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H 30 in W 21 in D 59 in
French Ornately-Carved Console Table W/Marble Top & Shallow Breakfront Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and painted wood console table with original marble top. This vintage table from France features a rectangular black marble top with white and rust veining (just shy ...
Marble
Shallow Three-Drawer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Shallow red lacquered altar table from Northern China
Chinese Shallow Altar Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century altar table is crafted of northern elm (yumu) sourced from the forests of China’s Shanxi province. In a provincial Chinese home, this narrow table would have served...
Elm
Chinese Shallow Offering Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Made for serving food and spirits, this narrow wine table once gathered together convivial imbibers who engaged in group toasts and lively conversation. Dated to the 19th century, th...
Lacquer, Elm
Pair of Italian Rococo Styled Paint and Gilt Shallow Consoles
Located in Nashville, TN
Dirty cream ground with profuse floral / foliate carvings as well as rocaille shells .All highlighted in gilt . Exceptionally well done reliefs. Most likely Italian but possibly of S...
Marble
19th Century Chinese Shallow Duban Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant and simple altar table from Northern China. This 19th century piece is made of Chinese Northern Elmwood. Pagoda Red Collection # BJC069
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H 39.38 in W 60.24 in
Shallow Polished Dark Wood Console Attributed to Paolo Buffa, Italy, circa 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Highly polished long, high and shallow wooden console, most probably by Paolo Buffa, Italy, circa 1940s. Total height 100cm (approximately 39 inches) Shelve height 93cm (approximatel...
Brass
19th Century Chinese Shallow Black Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese black lacquer elmwood altar table with stretchers and Ming inspired horse hoof feet.
Pagoda Red Collection #: CAH023
Key...
Elm
19th Century Chinese Shallow Altar Table with Inset Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
A shallow Chinese Northern Elmwood altar table from Henan Province, China with inset legs, double stretchers, and simple spandrels. Pagoda Red Collection # DVE004
Elm
Walnut Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century provincial Chinese petite shallow walnut console table with curved apron and highly carved feet.
19th Century Chinese Four-Drawer Shallow Table with Hoof Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
A lacquered elmwood table from Jiangsu province, China with four drawers with brass hardware and legs ending in hoof feet, circa 1850.
Swedish Modern Console Table, 1950s
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Elegant Swedish Modern console table or shallow desk, made from walnut. Three drawers, lovely details and beautiful woodgrain.
Walnut
White lucite glass top console table.
Located in New York, NY
Shallow white lucite console table with beveled glass top insert.
Lucite, Glass
MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE W/ GREY MARBLE TOP
Located in New York, NY
SHALLOW, WALL HALL ENTRY CONSOLE TABLE
Continental Neoclassical Fruitwood Console Table, circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A shallow continental neoclassical console table in fruitwood with rectangular top with molded edge, center drawer with brass pull in frieze and tapered legs.
Brass
Chinese Four Drawer Inlaid Altar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow console table was crafted over 150 years ago in China's Fujian province, and was originally used as an altar table storing incense and other offerings.
Wood
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H 38.25 in W 60 in D 17.5 in
French Louis Philippe Period Shallow Walnut Marble-Top Console Table, 19th Cent
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a grey and white veined marble top with rounded front corners atop a conforming case with front curved supports above an upper shelf, the lower portion with two locking doors ...
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H 34 in W 56.5 in D 15 in
Antique French Console Table or Hall Table Very Shallow Fruitwood Early 1800's
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique and Unique Barely Twist Console Table or Entry Hall Table from the city of Brest in France. The Console Table was made in the Renaissance Style and probably dates to the earl...
Fruitwood
Italian Late Baroque Style Walnut Shallow Console, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top housing one-drawer with a decoratively carved apron, with turned front legs and flat rear legs, the lower cabinet with secret access from the rear, flattened...
Chinese Shallow Offering Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This offering table from China's Shanxi province dates to the early 19th century and was originally used to display an ancestor shrine in a provincial household. Incense, candles, an...
Elm
Chinese Shallow Wine Table, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Made for sharing and offering wine and spirits, this small table once gathered together convivial imbibers who engaged in group toasts and robust consumption. Dated to the 19th centu...
Elm
Spanish Cherrywood Console Table, Mid-19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Spanish cherrywood console table with shallow rectangular top and wrought iron cross stretcher below.
Wrought Iron
Louis XV Style Green Painted Console Table, France 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shallow 19th century green painted console table on cabriole legs in the Louis XV style, France.
Wood
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.
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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.