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Italian Grotto Table

Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded top above a
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Gilt Grotto Table
Italian Gilt Grotto Table
$4,650 / item
H 33 in W 27.25 in D 17.25 in
Italian Grotto Console Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Grotto table, with a rectangular flame veneered mahogany top on a branching coral cast
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian Grotto Console Table
Italian Grotto Console Table
$5,760 / item
H 32 in W 48 in D 17 in
Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual pair of Grotto tables, the rounded 'D' shaped flame mahogany and rosewood crossbanded
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance Console Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
Pair of Italian Gilt Grotto Tables
$9,300 / item
H 33 in W 27.25 in D 17.25 in
Italian Mid-Century Grotto Style Sea Shell Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Grotto-style (1940s) console table with sea shell decoration and cabriole legs.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Romantic Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Venetian Gilded And Painted Grotto Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a scallop shell top and naturalistic tree limb support with coral and oyster shell three part legs.
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Antique 1850s Italian Grand Tour Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Venetian Gilded And Painted Grotto Table
Venetian Gilded And Painted Grotto Table
$6,800
H 29.75 in W 21 in D 21 in
Gilt and Silver Wood Venetian Grotto Style Table, Italy, circa 1890
By Pauly et Cie
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt and silver wood Venetian Grotto style table, Italy, circa 1890. Pauly et Cie manufacture.
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Antique 1890s Italian Rococo Revival Side Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Maitland Smith Italian Grotto Style Branch and Bird Figural Pedestal Side Table.
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith Italian Grotto Style Branch and Bird Figural Pedestal Side Table. Item features a
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Side Tables

Materials

Resin

19th Century Venetian Grotto Table with Fairy Tale Elf
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Venetian Grotto table with Fairy Tale Elf A gorgeous venetian grotto side table with
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Venetian Grotto Table with Fairy Tale Elf
19th Century Venetian Grotto Table with Fairy Tale Elf
$8,860
H 55.12 in W 43.31 in D 17.72 in
Seahorse Serpent Shell Grotto Black Gold Parcel Gilt Tall Pedestal Table(s)
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful patinated parcel gilt 20th century tall Venetian grotto occasional table featuring
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20th Century Italian Rococo Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Italian Hollywood Regency Shell Form Grotto Console Hall Table & Mirror - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Pair of Antique Italian Hollywood Regency Shell & Marble Grotto Console Hall Table & Mirror
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Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...

Materials

Marble

Pair of Italian Grotto Console Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of unusual Grotto console tables, with a rectangular flame veneered mahogany top on a
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of Italian Grotto Console Tables
Pair of Italian Grotto Console Tables
$11,520 / set
H 32 in W 48 in D 17 in

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Superb Rare Late 19th Century Italian Finely Carved Pine Grotto Work Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb rare late 19th century Italian finely carved pine Grotto work table. This unusual
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Tables

Materials

Pine

Italian Grotto Style Table with Polychrome Leather Top on Giltwood Base
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
This marvellous custom made table has a deeply carved wood base featuring a gilt-over-plaster
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Center Tables

Materials

Leather, Plaster, Giltwood

Dining Table c1910 Art Nouveau Art Deco, Rare Find Hollywood Italian Grotto
Located in France, FR
Carved dark walnut legs Italian inspiration from antique grotto shell furniture and reminiscent of early
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Antique Italian Carved Walnut Grotto Side Table
Located in New York, NY
A turn-of-the century Italian carved walnut two tiered Grotto side table, the square top with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Grotto Side Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Fantastical grotto table with a tripod base of carved dolphins with shell feet, the top is
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Vintage 1960s Italian End Tables

Materials

Wood, Shell

Grotto Side Table
Grotto Side Table
H 23.5 in Dm 20 in
Venetian Grotto Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Outlandish Venetian silver-gilt and carved wood table in the form of an open scallop, the legs
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Antique 19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Venetian Grotto Table
Venetian Grotto Table
H 26 in W 24 in D 19.5 in
Italian Venetian Grotto Style '19th Century' Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto style (19th Century) silver polychromed console table with carved sea shell
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Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Console Tables

Materials

Silver

Venetian Grotto Round Silvered Center Table
Located in New York, NY
A Venetian Grotto Round Silvered Center Table Stock Number: F11
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Early 20th Century Italian Center Tables

19th Century Carved Wood Grotto Table
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century Carved wood Grotto Side Table, Impressive intricate naturalistic carved
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

19th c. Venetian Grotto Silver Gilt End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Nineteenth century Venetian Grotto style end table from the Franco Zefferelli Collection. This
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Antique 19th Century Italian End Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

19th c. Polychromed Silver Venetian Grotto Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
19th century Venetian grotto console table composed of polychromed silver and featuring decorative
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Antique 19th Century Italian Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair Brass "Grotto" Consoles
Located in North Miami, FL
Fantasy or Grotto furniture. Detail is amazing
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Vintage 1960s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Venetia Grotto Pedestal Base Table with Silver Gilt Finish
Located in Queens, NY
Venetian Grotto (19th century) pedestal base table with silver gilt finish and carved seashell
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Antique 19th Century Italian End Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Marble Top Tables with Mermaids
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Unique pair of Italian marble top side or end tables made in the neoclassical Venetian grotto style
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Iron

Incredible Carved Walnut Grotto Shell Style Glass Top Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful carved walnut Italian-made console table. The table features a clear glass top
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Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Pair of Venetian Grotto Dolphin Pedestals
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of silver gilt carved Venetian grotto dolphin pedestals. Measures: 41" H.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Pedestals

Materials

Giltwood

Luigi Brusotti Round Dining Table with Illuminated Grotto Under Glass
Located in Hanover, MA
A most rare circular table with glass case top banded with brass over a fluted walnut single
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Dining Room Tables

Materials

Beech

Venetian Grotto Chair and Table Set
Located in Montreal, QC
Outlandish Venetian silver-gilt and carved wood chair and table both in the form of open scallops
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chairs

Italian Renaissance Style Venetian Grotto Dolphin Cast Stone Table & 4 Seat Set
Located in Encinitas, CA
From an enchanted era - a lovely Italian Garden table & four seat set - hand made from a local
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair of Italian Grotto Console Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of unusual Grotto console tables, with a rectangular flame veneered mahogany top on a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Console Tables

Italian Venetian Grotto Peacock Pedestal
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) carved silver gilt and red polychromed pedestal with peacock
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Antique 19th Century Italian Pedestals

Materials

Silver Leaf

Italian Venetian Grotto Peacock Pedestal
Italian Venetian Grotto Peacock Pedestal
H 48.5 in W 22.5 in D 20 in
20th Century Seahorse Grotto Table
Located in Houston, TX
Italian giltwood and patinated seahorse grotto table. Rich deep ebony coloring with silver and gold
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20th Century European Baroque Revival Side Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Grotto Style Pedestal
Located in Bridgeport, CT
than table. White marble top and the entire stand in very good overall condition, with expected wear on
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Pedestals

Materials

Carrara Marble

Venetian Carved Grotto Drinks Table with Dolphins
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting Venetian carved grotto style drink table featuring a tripod base of dolphins. This
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Regency Style Italian Mirrored and Gilt Cast Shell Grotto Form Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Hollywood Regency Era mirrored console table. The top is intentionally distressed mirror
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Plaster, Poplar

Venetian Silver-gilt And Carved Wood Grotto Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Venetian silver-gilt and carved wood grotto table in the form of open scallop, the legs carved in a
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Early 20th Century Italian Side Tables

Dining Table circa 1910 Art Nouveau Art Deco, Rare Find Hollywood Italian Grotto
Located in Labrit, Landes
edge Carved dark walnut legs Extending dining table Italian inspiration from antique grotto shell
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Venetian Giltwood Putti or Cherub Polychrome Grotto Console Table
Located in Nashville, TN
grotto rock and tree designed to incorporate the putto as the rock formation is adjusted to the position
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Console Tables

Italian Grotto Table
Located in Natchez, MS
Early 19th c Italian Walnut "grotto" table with rocaille decoration of shells and a sea monster
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Antique 19th Century Italian End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Grotto Table
Italian Grotto Table
H 32 in Dm 19 in
Excellent 19th Century Italian Fantasy Grotto Table
Located in Montecito, CA
Fantastic 19th Century Italian "Grotto" table. Silver gilt top open scallop. With fantasy sea
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Antique 19th Century Pedestals

Materials

Gold, Vermeil, Silver

Venician Grotto Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stupendous design in opulence, the "fantasy" shell top table should create quite a statement. The
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Early 20th Century Italian Tables

Materials

Wood

Venician Grotto Table
Venician Grotto Table
H 31 in Dm 32 in
Grotto Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
Grotto Style Realistic Carved and Painted Wooden Console Table Depicting Windsweep Cypress Trees in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Grotto Console Table
Grotto Console Table
H 35 in W 98 in D 18 in
Venetian Grotto Table
Located in Cologne, DE
Venetian Grotto table, 19 century, wood, carved, silver and gold in very beautiful condition
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Antique 19th Century Italian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Venetian Grotto Table
Venetian Grotto Table
H 29.14 in W 25.2 in D 25.2 in
Grotto Table Circa 1880
By Pauly & Co.
Located in London, GB
A carved, silvered and gilt-varnished green-painted grotto table. Comprising a centre table with a
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Antique 19th Century Italian Center Tables

Grotto Table  Circa 1880
Grotto Table  Circa 1880
H 29.5 in W 35.5 in D 24 in
MCM Italian Grotto Design Iron Marble Table Top Console
Located in Pasadena, CA
MCM Grotto Italian Design Vintage Iron Marble Table Top measures approx 50w x 19d x 32h
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Pair Italian Grotto Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
pair of silver & gold Italian style lamps shell or grotto design
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Venetian "Fantasy" Grotto Center Table
Located in Natchez, MS
19th century Venetian "fantasy" Grotto Center Table with shell motif and clam shell top with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Center Tables

An Italian Giltwood Grotto Form Console Table with Faux Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Gilt Wood Grotto Form Console Table Composed of 18th Century and Later Elements
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Plaster

Fantastic Moorish Grotto Checker Board Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare, over the top and in great shape. If you are looking for a character piece or collect original painted furniture it would be hard to find a better piece. This was expensive w...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Game Tables

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Glass

Carved "Grotto" Style Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Fantastic Piece of Italian Grotto Furniture, Elaborately Carved with a Shell Top, Seahorse
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Antique 19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Carved "Grotto" Style Stand
Carved "Grotto" Style Stand
H 37 in W 19 in D 16 in
Spectacular Pair of Carved and Gessoed Grotto Style Consoles
Located in Water Mill, NY
Spectacular pair of Italian carved and gessoed grotto sylye consoles with crossed dolphins and faux
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Vintage 1930s Italian Console Tables

Pair of Grotto Fish Consoles with Silver Gilt Tops
Located in Water Mill, NY
Beautiflly carved and finished pair of Italian grotto fish consoles with silver gilt tops. One is
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Antique 19th Century Italian Console Tables

Grotto Style Shell Decorated Console - One Of A Kind
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of a kind. Uniquely adorned with shells over iron. The table is fitted with a custom marble top
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Vintage 1960s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Italian Grotto Style Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Southampton, NY
Italian grotto style coffee table, fluted acanthus leaf, scroll legs with scallop shells supporting
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Mid-20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Venetian "Fantasy Furniture" Grotto Table
Located in Natchez, MS
19th c. Venetian "fantasy furniture" Grotto Table with shell form top and dolphin legs with shell
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Antique 19th Century Italian End Tables

Materials

Wood

*** 1stdibs Saturday Sale *** Venetian Carved Wood Grotto Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb Venetian Grotto table with elaborate carved seashell top resting on three legs intricately
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20th Century Italian End Tables

Materials

Wood

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V Brass Bench by Soraya Osorio
V Brass Bench by Soraya Osorio
$7,800 / item
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Globo Lucite and Nickel Fretwork Console
Globo Lucite and Nickel Fretwork Console
$1,920 Sale Price / item
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Italian Grotto Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Italian grotto table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and giltwood, every Italian grotto table was constructed with great care. Find 15 options for an antique or vintage Italian grotto table now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian grotto table — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An Italian grotto table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in neoclassical, Baroque and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Maitland Smith, Palladio and Pauly et Cie each produced at least one beautiful Italian grotto table that is worth considering.

How Much is an Italian Grotto Table?

Prices for an Italian grotto table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,516 and can go as high as $16,500, while the average can fetch as much as $6,500.

Finding the Right Tables for You

The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.

Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.

The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .