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Red Lacquer Console

Red Chinoiserie Demilune Console Table, 19th Century, China
Red Chinoiserie Demilune Console Table, 19th Century, China

Red Chinoiserie Demilune Console Table, 19th Century, China

Located in Atlanta, GA

Red Chinoiserie Demilune Console Table, 19th century, China.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Wood

Ming Dynasty Style 19th Century Red Rose Console Cabinet with Everted Flanges
Ming Dynasty Style 19th Century Red Rose Console Cabinet with Everted Flanges

Ming Dynasty Style 19th Century Red Rose Console Cabinet with Everted Flanges

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Ming Dynasty style red rose butterfly console cabinet from the 19th century, with everted flanges, double doors and carved panels.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Credenzas

Materials

Bronze

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Red Lacquer Console For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the red lacquer console you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and hardwood, every red lacquer console was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a red lacquer console, we have 252 options in-stock, while there are 31 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a red lacquer console — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A red lacquer console, designed in the mid-century modern, modern or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made red lacquer console over the years, but those crafted by Cara e Davide, Greenapple and Kazuhide Takahama are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Red Lacquer Console?

A red lacquer console can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,900, while the lowest priced sells for $190 and the highest can go for as much as $140,000.

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.