Smooth White Bronze Half Moon Entry Table – Louise Demi Console
By Paul Mathieu (French)
Located in New York, NY
At 31 inches wide and 30 inches tall, the proportions are those of a practical entry console. The serpentine apron curves between the three legs, and the nail-head seam lines mark th...
Silver, Sheet Metal
Smooth Antq. White Bronze Half Moon Entry Table – Demi Console
By Paul Mathieu (French)
Located in New York, NY
At 31 inches wide and 30 inches tall, the proportions are those of a practical entry console. The serpentine apron curves between the three legs, and the nail-head seam lines mark th...
Silver, Sheet Metal
Antique Italian Venetian Style Paint And Gilt Decorated Wall Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exaggerated serpentine shaped wall console in the Venetian manner in cream paint with gilt details.
Wood
Rare Palatial Pair French 19th Century Baroque Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial Pair of French 19th Century Baroque Style Free-Standing Serpentine Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables with marble top.
Wrought Iron
Louis XVI French Marble Top Brass Mounted Two Tier Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Flanking the drawer are gracefully curved side panels that soften the overall silhouette while adding visual movement rarely found in traditional console tables. These serpentine sid...
Marble, Brass
Regence period Gilt-wood Console Table, France c. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
The marble top conforming with the serpentine outline of the console, above a pierced C-scroll, acanthus and guilloche-carved frieze with a central cartouche design.
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Irish George III Serving or Console Table
Located in Dublin, IE
Early 19th century Irish George III tall mahogany serpentine serving or console table, the moulded top raised over simple satinwood line inlaid frieze with three cockbeaded drawers w...
Brass
Adams Paint Decorated English Foliding Card Console Table, Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elegantly designed, the console features a serpentine-shaped top that opens to reveal a spacious surface ideal for use as a card or games table.
Walnut
A French Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style giltwood carved serpentine wall console table with marble top. The tall slender and freestanding giltwood carved frame centered with floral shell surmounted w...
Marble
An Exquisite 18th Century Italian Rococo Bombé Marble Top Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning Italian period Rococo bombe console, with shapely serpentine marble top, from the 18th century.
Marble
19th Century Italian Rococo Style Painted and Parcel Gilt Console Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
An elegant 19th century Italian Rococo style hand carved polychrome painted and parcel giltwood console table, circa 1850s. Handcrafted in Tuscany, this beautiful antique wall consol...
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Console d'Appliques, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Louis XV style giltwood console d'Appliques. French, circa 1910. Each console has a serpentine-shaped fleur de pêcher marble top over a pierced frieze carved with C-...
Giltwood
Louis XVI Neoclassical Console Table with Brèche d'Alep Marble, 1780s
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The Louis XVI console with a serpentine shaped Brèche d'Alep marble top above a conforming frieze carved with leaf tips and hung with laurel swag garlands centered by a rosette medal...
Beech
Pair of Rococo Style Giltwood Consoles with Marbleized Tops, 18th Century Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 18th century Italian serpentine-shaped giltwood console tables in the Rococo style featuring Rocaille designs and faux marbleized painted tops in blue & green hues.
Giltwood
A Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Tables with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Tables with Marble Top. The serpentine shaped free-standing wall consoles with the apron centered with an intricately carved pierc...
Marble
Pair of Carved & Gilt Console Tables with Breche Marble Tops Italian, circa 1780
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of remarkable carved and gilt serpentine shaped console tables with violet breche marble tops.
Marble
French Napoleon III Black Centre Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A French Napoleon III serpentine console table or salon table in ebonized wood with elaborate and fine ormolu details.
Ormolu
Rare Italian 19th-20th Century Polychrome Painted Carved Wood Console and Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Italian 19th-20th century polychrome painted and floral decorated carved wood console and mirror, the serpentine bombé form console decorated with parcel-gilt and colorful flo...
Mirror, Wood
Antique Mahogany Pair of Serpentine Serving Console Tables
Located in Suffolk, GB
A very elegant pair of antique mahogany serving console tables of exceptional quality featuring unusual serpentine shaped tops and finely carved neoclassical decoration throughout.
Mahogany
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Serpentine Front Mahogany Server or Console Table Late 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Serpentine front mahogany server or console table late 19th century.
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th C. American Federal Serpentine Mahogany Console Game Table
Located in Dayton, OH
This antique early 19th-century mahogany game table demonstrates its versatile, functional design when fully opened, transforming from a slim console table into a spacious, square pl...
Brass
Serpentine Front Federal 6' Long Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard Credenza Console MINT
By Baker Furniture Company, Drexel, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Serpentine Front Federal 6' Long Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard Credenza Console MINT
Brass
Vintage American Sheraton Painted Grain Serpentine Flip Top Console Game Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1940s painted grain game / card / parlor desk table featuring American Federal / Hepplewhite styling with serpentine bow front, large drawer with brass rosette hardware, and sq...
Hardwood
Federal Flame Mahogany Banded Serpentine Front 6 Legged Console Table MINT!
By Smith & Watson, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Federal Flame Mahogany Banded Serpentine Front 6 Legged Console Table MINT!
Walnut
Mid-Century French Provincial Serpentine Pink Marble Top Console Cabinet Rattan
Located in Dayton, OH
French Provincial console or cabinet, circa 1959. Features a serpentine pink marble top over rectangular base of two doors with inset rattan backing and cabriole scrolled feet.
Marble
Fine Inlaid Serpentine Front Federal Style Flip Top Console Sofa Table MINT
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Inlaid Serpentine Front Federal Style Flip Top Console Sofa Table MINT
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Serpentine Card Console Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique mahogany serpentine fold-over card table, circa 1880 in date. This splendid card table is made of the finest quality mahogany and features a hinged foldove...
Mahogany, Satinwood
George III Satinwood Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Fold Top Game Table 19th Century
Located in Germantown, MD
George III Satinwood Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Fold-Top Game Table Console Table. Measures 36" in width, 17.75" in depth folded, 35.5" in depth open and 31" in height.
Mahogany, Satinwood
Dramatic Napoleon III Ebonized and Dore Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made Console with a dramatic and Stately presence. A classic serpentine Napoleon III console table, ebonized with elaborate and fine dore details.
Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Boulle Style Console and Game Table
Located in Germantown, MD
This 19th century serpentine front fold top console and games table captures the essence of André Charles Boulle’s work perfectly; with classical designs in brass inlay to the top, ...
Bronze, Brass
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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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.