Venetian Demilune Console, Hand Carved Solid Mahogany, Restored
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Venetian Liberty console, demilune table, Eugenio Quarti designer attributable in hand carved solid mahogany, restored and wax-polished, circa 1900s. From Hungaria Palace Hot...
Mahogany
Large Rectangular Console in richly carved and gilded wood, 18th century
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large rectangular console in richly carved and gilded wood. Wide belt decorated with dagrafes, rosettes, stylized shells and foliage. The uprights and legs are highly agitated with a...
Marble
pair of Roman mid 18th century Mecca and faux painted marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive pair of Roman mid 18th century late Baroque Period Mecca and faux painted marble consoles. Each stunning freestanding console is raised on four scrolle...
Giltwood, Paint
Gilt console table with marble top - Veneto, mid-19th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant carved and gilded wooden console, of Venetian manufacture, datable to the mid-19th century, in the transitional period between Louis Philippe and Charles X. The cabinet has a...
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Venetian Console Carved Walnut by Meroni e Fossati, Lissone
By Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Venetian console of the early 20th century , baroque revival, in carved walnut and with the top inlaid on burl walnut. Excellent conditions and patina, polished to wax By Mer...
Walnut, Burl
18th Century Venetian Polychrome Tabernacle Element
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking 18th Century Venetian polychrome tabernacle or altar cabinet element. The richly modelled form conceived in the Baroque taste and retaining an evocative, timeworn painted...
Marble
Pair Of Italian Baroque Period Patinated Wood Consoles/Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and elaborately decorated pair of Italian early 18th century Baroque Period patinated wood consoles/center table.
Wood
1650 Italy Solid Baroque Walnut Dining Table or Console
Located in Brescia, IT
This magnificent dining table showcases the exquisite craftmanship in its remarekable and intricate details of the lyre-shaped legs. This large dining table or console was created i...
Walnut
Italian Baroque Walnut Demi-Lune Console Tables, Pair, Circa 1680
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Period Baroque Walnut Demi-Lune Console Tables, circa 1680 With a sobriety and a serenity of line, these tables are perhaps the most authentic form of Italian Baroq...
Walnut
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Painted Demilune Console Tables
Located in Troy, NY
Pair of Italian 18th Century Baroque Painted Demilune Console Tables.
Wood
Italian Walnut Library Table, Console Table With Carvings
Located in Viterbo, VT
Small table hand-crafted in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut. This table is an absolutely stunning antique piece with typical Italian lines and decorations. The top is made of a s...
Walnut
Early 20th Century Venetian Baroque Vanity, Mirrored Console, Dressing Table
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1920s a Testolini & Salviati Venetian Baroque vanity or mirrored console or dressing table, in solid carved walnut and walnut veneer. Carving parts with copper leaf applied. Origin...
Mirror, Walnut
Italian Walnut Inlaid Center Table / Console Table With Turned Legs
Located in Viterbo, VT
Stunning Italian console table hand-crafted in norther Italy in the late 1600s using walnut and decorated with walnut inlay. The table has six hand-turned legs sitting on a block joi...
Wrought Iron
Pair of 18th Century Italian Walnut Demi-Lune 'Fratino' Console Tables
Located in London, GB
Pair of 18th Century Italian Walnut Fratino Demi-Lune Tables. Made to a very useful scale, working equally well as as centre table when placed together, or a pair of demi-lune conso...
Walnut
1930s Venetian Baroque Console Vanity by Testolini-Salviati Jesurum
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Venetian Baroque mirrored console or vanity, of the period 1930s, by Testolini-Salviati Jesurum. Mirror and other parts in solid wood, in hand-carved walnut with gold leaf finish. Ca...
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
Italian Console Table of Hand Carved Walnut from the Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
The Fratino table is a type of refectory or console table with a distinctive trestle base, with a design inspired by the Baroque style in Italy and Spain.
Wood, Walnut
Large Italian Baroque Style 18th Century Walnut Demilune Table with Carved Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Italian Baroque style dark walnut demi lune console table from the 18th century, with semi-circular top, carved legs and cross stretcher.
Walnut
17th Century Italian Baroque Period Walnut Demilune Table with Carved Lyre Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque period walnut console table from the 17th century with carved lyre-shaped base.
Walnut
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Grand Ducal Pietre Dure Console Tables
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in New Orleans, LA
Among the most beautiful examples of hardstone artistry that have ever entered our collection, these important Grand Ducal pietre dure console tables are in a class all their own. Th...
Wood
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
Minimal 18th century Tuscan Walnut desk, dining table or console
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A beautiful desk, library table or console table. Great sculptural presence, works wonderfully in a contemporary or classic interior. We are particularly fond of this design in its ...
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
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.