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French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with White Marble Top
French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with White Marble Top

French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with White Marble Top

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegant 19th-century French Louis XV style demi-lune console table, circa 1860-1880. The carved wood frame features flowing cabriole legs with elaborate foliate, scroll, and shell ca...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Princess Diana's Spencer House Important Pair of Marble Topped Console Tables
Princess Diana's Spencer House Important Pair of Marble Topped Console Tables

Princess Diana's Spencer House Important Pair of Marble Topped Console Tables

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of large marble topped console tables from Spencer House which was built for the Spencer family between 1756-1766 for John, t...

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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Console Tables

Materials

Marble

18th Century Console Table in Rechampi Giltwood and Marble Top, Italy
18th Century Console Table in Rechampi Giltwood and Marble Top, Italy

18th Century Console Table in Rechampi Giltwood and Marble Top, Italy

Located in NICE, FR

We present you this rare 18th century console table, designed in the Louis XVI style, crafted from painted (known as 'réchampi' in French) and gilded wood.

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood

English Regency Mahogany Marble Top Console, Circa 1790
English Regency Mahogany Marble Top Console, Circa 1790

English Regency Mahogany Marble Top Console, Circa 1790

Located in Charleston, SC

English Regency mahogany marble-top console with flanking Phoenix heads, original ormolu mounts, ebonized tapered legs, centered gilt urn and terminating on rectangular molded edge b...

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Antique 1790s English Regency Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Gold

Italian Antique Console Table, Faux Marble Top, Louis XV Style
Italian Antique Console Table, Faux Marble Top, Louis XV Style

Italian Antique Console Table, Faux Marble Top, Louis XV Style

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

M/531 - Italian antique console table with rare painted top in faux marble; it's from 19th century Louis Philippe period, but in Louis XV style.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Regence Painted Serpentine Console Table
French Regence Painted Serpentine Console Table

French Regence Painted Serpentine Console Table

Located in Queens, NY

French Regence (18/19th Century) light blue & white painted serpentine shaped console table with white marble top and festoon design and stretcher.

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Antique 18th Century French Régence Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Italian Painted Serpentine Console Table
Italian Painted Serpentine Console Table

Italian Painted Serpentine Console Table

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Pretty 19th century Italian painted serpentine carved console table with a faux marble top. 1890.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Console Tables

Materials

Beech

Italian Neo-Classic Console Table with Green Faux Marble Top
Italian Neo-Classic Console Table with Green Faux Marble Top

Italian Neo-Classic Console Table with Green Faux Marble Top

Located in Queens, NY

Italian neo-classic-style (modern) rectangular console table combining a white-painted, distressed base carved with a central face sitting above a torch crossed with a caduceus at th...

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20th Century Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Regency Chinoiserie and Marble Console Table
Regency Chinoiserie and Marble Console Table

Regency Chinoiserie and Marble Console Table

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

 An early 19th Century black and gilt chinoiserie marble top side/console table. The Greek green marble top above a cushion frame frieze with exaggerated cabriole legs and stylised ...

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Antique 1820s English Chinoiserie Console Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Distressed Demilune Marble Top Console Table
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Distressed Demilune Marble Top Console Table

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Distressed Demilune Marble Top Console Table

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

The table features a graceful demilune form surmounted by an impressive rouge style marble top showcasing dramatic natural veining and rich tonal variation throughout.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Italian Rococo Brown Marble Console Table
Italian Rococo Brown Marble Console Table

Italian Rococo Brown Marble Console Table

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Rococo (18th Century) grey painted bracket console table with gilt trim and open carving with floral design and brown marble top Needs to be secured to a wall.

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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Egyptian-Style Console Table with Figural Base and Faux Marble Top
Egyptian-Style Console Table with Figural Base and Faux Marble Top

Egyptian-Style Console Table with Figural Base and Faux Marble Top

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Egyptian-style (English Victorian) painted and decorated console tables with Egyptian figural base and shaped faux marble top

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Antique 19th Century English Egyptian Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

20th Century Lacquered and Gold Wood Marble Top Italian Console Table, 1960s
20th Century Lacquered and Gold Wood Marble Top Italian Console Table, 1960s

20th Century Lacquered and Gold Wood Marble Top Italian Console Table, 1960s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Italian console from the mid-20th century. Furniture with beautiful lines and pleasant furnishings in carved, lacquered, gilded and hand-painted wood with very pleasant floral decora...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble

'Vintage Italian Hand-Crafted Wall-Mounted Console Table with Faux Marble Top"
'Vintage Italian Hand-Crafted Wall-Mounted Console Table with Faux Marble Top"

'Vintage Italian Hand-Crafted Wall-Mounted Console Table with Faux Marble Top"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Italian Wall Mounted Console Table, originally an over the Door Console Table or Shelf, Handcrafted and Hand Painted Scalloped Edge with newly added Faux Marble Top Console T...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Paint

Venetian-Style Console Table with White Finish, Gilt Trim, Marble Top
Venetian-Style Console Table with White Finish, Gilt Trim, Marble Top

Venetian-Style Console Table with White Finish, Gilt Trim, Marble Top

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian-style (19th Century) white painted and gilt trimmed console table with square fluted legs and swag design with rectangular yellow Siena marble top.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fine French Empire Creme and Gilded Figural Marble Top Console Sofa Table
Fine French Empire Creme and Gilded Figural Marble Top Console Sofa Table

Fine French Empire Creme and Gilded Figural Marble Top Console Sofa Table

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a beautifully carved and decorated gilt and creme painted French Empire style console or sofa table.

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Vintage 1940s French Empire Revival Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Faux Marble Paint Decorated French Regency Console Table in Creme Paint and Gilt
Faux Marble Paint Decorated French Regency Console Table in Creme Paint and Gilt

Faux Marble Paint Decorated French Regency Console Table in Creme Paint and Gilt

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This elegant French Regency style console table showcases timeless sophistication with its faux marble painted top, cream paint finish, and gilt accents that highlight the refined ne...

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Vintage 1940s French Regency Revival Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Shabby Chic Antique Wood Console Tables, Faux Marble Painted Tops, a Pair
Shabby Chic Antique Wood Console Tables, Faux Marble Painted Tops, a Pair

Shabby Chic Antique Wood Console Tables, Faux Marble Painted Tops, a Pair

Located in Miami, FL

Shabby Chic Antique Wood Console Tables, Faux Marble Painted Tops, a Pair Offered for sale is a decorative pair of antique shabby chic console tables with faux marble painted tops.

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Early 20th Century Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of French Louis XVI 18th Century Painted Console Tables with Marble Tops
Pair of French Louis XVI 18th Century Painted Console Tables with Marble Tops

Pair of French Louis XVI 18th Century Painted Console Tables with Marble Tops

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of French Louis XVI period antique white painted console tables from the 18th century with marble tops, carved stacked coin style frieze and fluted legs.

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top
19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top

19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

A 19th century Louis XV style wall console table with marble top. Probably from the Napoleon III epoch.

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Antique 19th Century European Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Original Painted French Console Table
Original Painted French Console Table

Original Painted French Console Table

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Small 19th Century French marble top console table with orignial gilt and paint finish.

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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Pine

"18th Century Venetian Console, Hand-Carved Wood with Marble Top"
"18th Century Venetian Console, Hand-Carved Wood with Marble Top"

"18th Century Venetian Console, Hand-Carved Wood with Marble Top"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

18th Century Hand Carved and Handcrafted Venetian Console with Original Painted with Gilded Finish and Blue, Grey and White Marble Top, Available: Matching Pair

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Antique 1730s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

A Pair French, 19th C. Baroque Style Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables Marble Top
A Pair French, 19th C. Baroque Style Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables Marble Top

A Pair French, 19th C. Baroque Style Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables Marble Top

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A rare pair of French, 19th century free-standing wrought iron wall console tables. The slender wrought iron bodies surmounted with leave and flower ornaments on an architectural fra...

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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Swedish Painted Console Table and Mirror
Swedish Painted Console Table and Mirror

Swedish Painted Console Table and Mirror

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Stunning late 19th C Swedish painted marble top console table and mirror. 1890.

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

Materials

Marble

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 HAND CARVED WiTH GRIFFIN'S, CARRARA MARBLE TOP CONSOLE TABLe
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 HAND CARVED WiTH GRIFFIN'S, CARRARA MARBLE TOP CONSOLE TABLe

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 HAND CARVED WiTH GRIFFIN'S, CARRARA MARBLE TOP CONSOLE TABLe

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique circa 1880, hand carved and painted low console table sideboard with Italian Marble top ...

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Antique 1880s European Egyptian Revival Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of Swedish Painted Console Tables
Pair of Swedish Painted Console Tables

Pair of Swedish Painted Console Tables

Located in Westwood, NJ

Swedish Painted Console Table, a Neo Classic demilune hall table, with an inset polished Cararra white marble top, a soft grey painted finish with gold leaf trim details around the f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

SUPER RARE METAL ANTiQUE BAROQUE RAMS & MAIDEN HEAD MARBLE TOPPED CONSOLE TABLE
SUPER RARE METAL ANTiQUE BAROQUE RAMS & MAIDEN HEAD MARBLE TOPPED CONSOLE TABLE

SUPER RARE METAL ANTiQUE BAROQUE RAMS & MAIDEN HEAD MARBLE TOPPED CONSOLE TABLE

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, antique metal framed Baroque / Rococo French console table with the original distre...

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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Painted Consoles with Marble Tops
Pair of 18th Century Italian Painted Consoles with Marble Tops

Pair of 18th Century Italian Painted Consoles with Marble Tops

Located in Atlanta, GA

Topped with white marble slabs veined in gray, they balance decorative presence with strong utility.

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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Marble

French 19th century Louis XV Console with Marble Top
French 19th century Louis XV Console with Marble Top

French 19th century Louis XV Console with Marble Top

Located in New Orleans, LA

French 19th century Louis XV beautifully carved and painted console with marble top. The piece is a beautiful depiction of the Louis XV style with fantastic details in the apron as w...

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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Baker Furniture Faux Marble Paint Decorated French Louis XV Console Table
Baker Furniture Faux Marble Paint Decorated French Louis XV Console Table

Baker Furniture Faux Marble Paint Decorated French Louis XV Console Table

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

The table features a beautifully shaped top with a faux marble painted finish, giving it the luxurious appearance of genuine stone while maintaining a versatile decorative appeal.

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Vintage 1970s American Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Edo Console with Top in Marble and Metal Legs
Edo Console with Top in Marble and Metal Legs

Edo Console with Top in Marble and Metal Legs

By Casa Casati

Located in Milan, MI

The four slim metal legs are tapering to a delicate foot, available in three versions: Gold and Silver Chromes or in Black Nickel (see pictures). The EDO console can be accessorized...

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2010s Italian Modern Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

French Carved Louis XV Style Console with Marble Top
French Carved Louis XV Style Console with Marble Top

French Carved Louis XV Style Console with Marble Top

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French carved Louis XV style console in a distressed painted finish. The marble top is 2" thick in a soft green coloration. Single ogee and bullnose edge detail.

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Vintage 1940s French Rococo Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Creme Painted Console Table
Louis XVI Style Creme Painted Console Table

Louis XVI Style Creme Painted Console Table

Located in Essex, MA

With a serpentine brown and grey marble top and conforming fluted frieze. Circular tapered fluted legs with an X form stretcher with central finial.

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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Marble

French Louis XVI Style White Painted and Parcel-Gilt Violet Marble Console Table
French Louis XVI Style White Painted and Parcel-Gilt Violet Marble Console Table

French Louis XVI Style White Painted and Parcel-Gilt Violet Marble Console Table

Located in Shippensburg, PA

FRENCH LOUIS XVI CARVED WHITE-PAINTED PARCEL-GILT CONSOLE TABLE WITH VIOLET MARBLE TOP Circa late 19th century Item # 306YPZ14Q A wonderful late 19th century carved console, the tab...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Marble Top Consoles
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Marble Top Consoles

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Marble Top Consoles

Located in New Orleans, LA

This pair of 19th century Louis XVI carved and painted consoles features, most notably, a top of gorgeous breche de violette marble. The hand carved bottoms offer details in plenty; ...

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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique Neoclassical Style Stone Top Console Table
Antique Neoclassical Style Stone Top Console Table

Antique Neoclassical Style Stone Top Console Table

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An exceptional Console with carved, painted and gilt Sphinx supports and veined green marble top. In an unexpected and fine lighter wood with gilt mounts on the apron front. The Wing...

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Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique Neoclassic Painted Console Table
Antique Neoclassic Painted Console Table

Antique Neoclassic Painted Console Table

Located in New York, NY

Carved and painted neoclassic style console table with original finish and patina.

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Antique 19th Century Console Tables

1950's restored Balcony Rail Console Table and Italian white Dolomite Marble top
1950's restored Balcony Rail Console Table and Italian white Dolomite Marble top

1950's restored Balcony Rail Console Table and Italian white Dolomite Marble top

Located in London, GB

The wrought iron has been treated with anti rust/ corrosion paint and then very carefully powder coated in a very smart antique white finish to compliment the top The top is cut and...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron, Wrought Iron

Reproduction Louis XVI-Style Demi-Lune Console Table & Trompe-L'œil Marble Top
Reproduction Louis XVI-Style Demi-Lune Console Table & Trompe-L'œil Marble Top

Reproduction Louis XVI-Style Demi-Lune Console Table & Trompe-L'œil Marble Top

Located in Toronto, ON

Louis XVI-Style Demi-Lune Console Table — This elegant demi-lune console table is executed in the Louis XVI taste, showcasing the refined symmetry and neoclassical ornament that defi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Wood

A Very Good Louis XV Style Marble Topped Wrought Iron Console Table, Circa 1900
A Very Good Louis XV Style Marble Topped Wrought Iron Console Table, Circa 1900

A Very Good Louis XV Style Marble Topped Wrought Iron Console Table, Circa 1900

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome 'Belle Epoque' Period wrought iron console table in the Louis XV style. The original curvilinear shaped ‘breche violette’ marble top having a molded edge, resting upo...

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

1800s Antique Spanish Mirror, 2 Chairs, Marble-Top Gilt Console Table, Set of 4!
1800s Antique Spanish Mirror, 2 Chairs, Marble-Top Gilt Console Table, Set of 4!

1800s Antique Spanish Mirror, 2 Chairs, Marble-Top Gilt Console Table, Set of 4!

Located in Austin, TX

Gorgeous 1800s Antique Spanish Mirror, 2 Chairs, Marble-Top Gilt Console Table, Set of 4! Antique Console Table/Mirror, Spanish, Marble-top Gilt, 2 & 2 side chairs, 1800s, 19th Cen...

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Antique 19th Century Spanish Other Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique French Louis XVI Gilded Marble Top Console with Trumeau
Antique French Louis XVI Gilded Marble Top Console with Trumeau

Antique French Louis XVI Gilded Marble Top Console with Trumeau

Located in Dallas, TX

Antique French Louis XVI Gilded Marble Top Console with Trumeau is the perfect selection for a tall yet narrow space, perhaps between windows or next to openings and doorways. Desig...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Marble

An 18th Century French Painted Console Table
An 18th Century French Painted Console Table

An 18th Century French Painted Console Table

Located in London, GB

A late 18th century painted French console table, with fluted legs, the pierced foliate frieze with garlands of oakleaves and acorns.

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Antique 18th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Demi-Lune Wrought Iron & Marble Console Table
Demi-Lune Wrought Iron & Marble Console Table

Demi-Lune Wrought Iron & Marble Console Table

Located in Sherborne, GB

19th Century demi-lune wrought iron and marble topped console table of good scale. This attractive console has a white aged marble top resting on a slightly distressed painted base.

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Antique 19th Century Victorian Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

A Venetian 18th century Giltwood and faux painted marble console
A Venetian 18th century Giltwood and faux painted marble console

A Venetian 18th century Giltwood and faux painted marble console

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stately and most elegant Venetian 18th century Giltwood and faux painted marble console. This unique freestanding console is raised on wonderful bell shaped feet below the double s...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique Venetian Rococo Painted Console Table
Antique Venetian Rococo Painted Console Table

Antique Venetian Rococo Painted Console Table

Located in Sheffield, MA

The color of the legs and frame is light brown and the top is painted faux marble in shades of brown and ocre yellow.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Swedish Console Table with Gallery Edge and Contrasting Painted Top, circa 1880
Swedish Console Table with Gallery Edge and Contrasting Painted Top, circa 1880

Swedish Console Table with Gallery Edge and Contrasting Painted Top, circa 1880

Located in Atlanta, GA

The rectangular top is painted in a soft taupe with subtle marbling, framed by a shallow gallery edge that adds refinement and functionality.

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

Materials

Pine

1940s  John Tavis Classical Mirrored Back Console With Marble Top
1940s  John Tavis Classical Mirrored Back Console With Marble Top

1940s John Tavis Classical Mirrored Back Console With Marble Top

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1940s John Tavis Hollywood Regency hand painted mirrored back console with beveled marble top. Wood and gold area needs refinishing.

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Vintage 1940s Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Faux Marble Paint Decorated Console Table in the French Louis XVI Manner
Faux Marble Paint Decorated Console Table in the French Louis XVI Manner

Faux Marble Paint Decorated Console Table in the French Louis XVI Manner

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This exquisite faux marble paint decorated console table in the French Louis XVI manner beautifully captures the elegance and refinement of neoclassical design.

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Vintage 1960s French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Rococo Style Painted Console Table
Italian Rococo Style Painted Console Table

Italian Rococo Style Painted Console Table

Located in Essex, MA

With a serpentine faux marble top over a carved and painted support joined by a shaped footed base. Provenance; William Hodgins Interior design.

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Antique Mid-18th Century European Rococo Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Italian Venetian Faux Marble Topped Scroll Form Carved Console Tables
Pair of Italian Venetian Faux Marble Topped Scroll Form Carved Console Tables

Pair of Italian Venetian Faux Marble Topped Scroll Form Carved Console Tables

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Italian Venetian (19th Century) console tables with trapezoidal tops and stretcher (modern) painted in a golden faux marble texture, resting on 4 scroll form leg supports con...

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Antique 19th Century Console Tables

Materials

Gesso, Wood

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Painted Console Table Marble Top For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal painted console table marble top for your home. Frequently made of wood, stone and marble, every painted console table marble top was constructed with great care. Find 345 options for an antique or vintage painted console table marble top now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a painted console table marble top — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right painted console table marble top, those designed in Louis XVI, Neoclassical and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest. Maison Jansen, sicis and Ethan Allen each produced at least one beautiful painted console table marble top that is worth considering.

How Much is a Painted Console Table Marble Top?

Prices for a painted console table marble top can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $575 and can go as high as $99,800, while the average can fetch as much as $4,725.

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.