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Swedish Empire Console Table

Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Table, Birch and ebonised wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Table, Birch and ebonised wood

Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Table, Birch and ebonised wood

Located in Dresden, DE

Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Table made of ebonised wood and birch wood, with column

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Birch

20th Century Swedish Empire Console in Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood
20th Century Swedish Empire Console in Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood

20th Century Swedish Empire Console in Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood

Located in Miami, FL

Swedish Empire console table in carved, polychrome and gilt wood, early 20th century. Rectangular

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Swedish Console Table, Empire with Gilt Griffon
Swedish Console Table, Empire with Gilt Griffon

Swedish Console Table, Empire with Gilt Griffon

$16,589

H 31.5 in W 28.35 in D 15.75 in

Swedish Console Table, Empire with Gilt Griffon

Located in SE

Empire Console table made in Sweden in early 19th Century. In original gilt with a wooden top made

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Swedish Giltwood Early 19th Century Empire Console Table
Swedish Giltwood Early 19th Century Empire Console Table

Swedish Giltwood Early 19th Century Empire Console Table

$5,806

H 33.47 in W 38.19 in D 17.33 in

Swedish Giltwood Early 19th Century Empire Console Table

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

A fine, giltwood Swedish console table, possibly by the Stockholm master cabinet maker Lundelius

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood

19th century Swedish empire elm marble top console table
19th century Swedish empire elm marble top console table

19th century Swedish empire elm marble top console table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Mid 19th century Swedish elm marble top console table circa 1860. Fine quality console table of

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Antique 1860s Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table
Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table

Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table

$6,700

H 35.04 in W 32.68 in D 17.72 in

Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

 A stylish Early C19th Swedish console table, the original Carrara marble top above a giltwood base

Category

Antique 1820s Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century burr birch empire revival console table
19th Century burr birch empire revival console table

19th Century burr birch empire revival console table

$3,076

H 30.5 in W 39.75 in D 17.5 in

19th Century burr birch empire revival console table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th Century burr birch empire revival console table circa 1880. Good quality Swedish burr birch

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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Birch

Exceptional Console in alder veneer, Empire / Karl Johan, Sweden early 1800s
Exceptional Console in alder veneer, Empire / Karl Johan, Sweden early 1800s

Exceptional Console in alder veneer, Empire / Karl Johan, Sweden early 1800s

Located in Stockholm, SE

An exceptional console in alder veneer, early 1800s. Swedish Karl Johan / Empire. Beautiful

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Unusual Early 19th Century Swedish Carved Giltwood Console Table
Unusual Early 19th Century Swedish Carved Giltwood Console Table

Unusual Early 19th Century Swedish Carved Giltwood Console Table

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

A very decorative and unusual Swedish giltwood and ebonized console table with a white marble top

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century Swedish Empire Centre Console Table
19th Century Swedish Empire Centre Console Table

19th Century Swedish Empire Centre Console Table

$15,000

H 30.32 in W 44.49 in D 30.71 in

19th Century Swedish Empire Centre Console Table

Located in Allerum, SE

Fine and unusual 19th century Swedish Empire centre console table with Italian pink Calacatta

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Antique 19th Century European Empire Center Tables

Materials

Marble

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Swedish Empire Period Gilt Console
Swedish Empire Period Gilt Console

Swedish Empire Period Gilt Console

Unavailable

H 31.25 in W 40.25 in D 18.25 in

Swedish Empire Period Gilt Console

Located in Corona del Mar, CA

Highly decorative Swedish Empire period console with original marble top and gilt carved dolphin

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Antique Early 1800s Swedish Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Empire Console Table, Johan Frisk Art
Empire Console Table, Johan Frisk Art

Empire Console Table, Johan Frisk Art

Unavailable

H 43.31 in W 27.56 in D 21.66 in

Empire Console Table, Johan Frisk Art

Located in Malmo, SE

Console table, Johan Frisk art, Empire. Original top.

Category

Antique 1810s Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Swedish Empire  Console in Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood
19th Century Swedish Empire  Console in Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood

19th Century Swedish Empire Console in Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood

Located in Madrid, ES

Swedish Empire console table in carved, polychrome and gilt wood, early 19th century. Rectangular

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Swedish 19th Century Empire Lyre Console
Swedish 19th Century Empire Lyre Console

Swedish 19th Century Empire Lyre Console

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H 27.56 in W 33.08 in D 11.82 in

Swedish 19th Century Empire Lyre Console

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

A decorative 19th century Swedish Empire console table as a large carved wooden gilt lyre. This

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Swedish Empire Gilded and Patinated Wood Console Table with a Marble Top
Swedish Empire Gilded and Patinated Wood Console Table with a Marble Top

Swedish Empire Gilded and Patinated Wood Console Table with a Marble Top

By Jonas Frisk

Located in Stockholm, SE

Swedish empire console table a with a marble top of an unusual model attributed to Jonas Frisk

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Swedish Giltwood Empire Console Table Circa 1820
Swedish Giltwood Empire Console Table Circa 1820

Swedish Giltwood Empire Console Table Circa 1820

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H 31.7 in W 33.47 in D 16.54 in

Swedish Giltwood Empire Console Table Circa 1820

Located in Stockholm, SE

A Swedish empire demi lune console table with a grey marble top. Carved giltwood, part of the

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Swedish Empire Console with Carved Dolphins
Swedish Empire Console with Carved Dolphins

Swedish Empire Console with Carved Dolphins

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H 36.5 in W 33.75 in D 19 in

Swedish Empire Console with Carved Dolphins

Located in Manhasset, NY

A magnificent period, Swedish Empire console with full-bodied carved dolphins. The finely detailed

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

19th Century Empire Console Table
19th Century Empire Console Table

19th Century Empire Console Table

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H 33.86 in W 23.43 in D 13.39 in

19th Century Empire Console Table

Located in Allerum, SE

Fine 19th century Empire demilune console table, finely decorated with led flowers with Carrara

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

A Swedish Empire Gilt wood Console Table, Marble Top, Early 19th Century
A Swedish Empire Gilt wood Console Table, Marble Top, Early 19th Century

A Swedish Empire Gilt wood Console Table, Marble Top, Early 19th Century

By Jonas Frisk

Located in Stockholm, SE

An impressive and very rare Swedish late gustavian/early empire eight leg gilt wood console/side

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Antique 1810s Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Swedish Empire Neoclassical Console with Marble Top
Swedish Empire Neoclassical Console with Marble Top

Swedish Empire Neoclassical Console with Marble Top

Located in South Salem, NY

Stunning Gustavian style console table dating to the early 19th century Empire period. Painted

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

Materials

Marble

19th Century Empire Console Table
19th Century Empire Console Table

19th Century Empire Console Table

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H 33 in W 40 in D 18.5 in

19th Century Empire Console Table

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful Late Empire Console Table, CA 1810. Sweden Very good condition.

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table
Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table

Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table

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H 31.5 in W 26.38 in D 12.6 in

Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

A vibrant early 19th Century Swedish giltwood console pier table. The Carrara marble top with

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Antique 1830s Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Swedish Empire Console with Gilt Griffins Beneath a Marble Top
Swedish Empire Console with Gilt Griffins Beneath a Marble Top

Swedish Empire Console with Gilt Griffins Beneath a Marble Top

Located in Queens, NY

Early 19th century continental Swedish Empire gilt console having a pair of carved stylized winged

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Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Swedish Birch Single Drawer Console Table, circa 19th Century
Swedish Birch Single Drawer Console Table, circa 19th Century

Swedish Birch Single Drawer Console Table, circa 19th Century

Located in London, England

Swedish Birch single drawer console table, circa 19th century. The surface features Tiger like

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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Birch

Highly Decorative, Early 19th Century Gustavian, Swedish Console Table
Highly Decorative, Early 19th Century Gustavian, Swedish Console Table

Highly Decorative, Early 19th Century Gustavian, Swedish Console Table

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

A fine Swedish early 19th century carved giltwood dolphin console table, retaining the original

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Swedish Elm Marble-Top Console Table
Mid-19th Century Swedish Elm Marble-Top Console Table

Mid-19th Century Swedish Elm Marble-Top Console Table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Mid-19th century Swedish elm marble top console table, circa 1860. Fine quality console table of

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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Mid 19th century Swedish elm marble top console table
Mid 19th century Swedish elm marble top console table

Mid 19th century Swedish elm marble top console table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Mid 19th century Swedish elm marble top console table circa 1860. Fine quality console table of

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

A Fine Swedish Empire Marble-top
A Fine Swedish Empire Marble-top

A Fine Swedish Empire Marble-top

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H 31 in W 46.75 in D 28 in

A Fine Swedish Empire Marble-top

Located in Sheffield, MA

The rectangular surface over frieze with faux patinated carvings of grapevines and flowerheads, square tapered legs with fluting and faux patinated carved sphinx monopodia, with X-fo...

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

A Pair Of Baltic Consoles & Matching Pier Mirrors
A Pair Of Baltic Consoles & Matching Pier Mirrors

A Pair Of Baltic Consoles & Matching Pier Mirrors

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H 90.95 in W 19.69 in D 14.18 in

A Pair Of Baltic Consoles & Matching Pier Mirrors

Located in Kent, Dover

A pair of Baltic monopodia console tables comprising an ebonised winged beast upon faux porphyry

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Petite Biedermeier Empire Style Console with Gilt Swans
Petite Biedermeier Empire Style Console with Gilt Swans

Petite Biedermeier Empire Style Console with Gilt Swans

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Petite Biedermeier Empire Style Demi-lune Pier Table in Fruitwood with Gilt-wood Swans, 1 Drawer

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Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Swedish 19th Century Demi Lune Consoles
Pair of Swedish 19th Century Demi Lune Consoles

Pair of Swedish 19th Century Demi Lune Consoles

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H 29.93 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in

Pair of Swedish 19th Century Demi Lune Consoles

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Elegant pair of early 19th century Swedish console tables. These tables are of demi lune form

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Pine, Paint

Swedish Empire Console Table with Marble Top, Gothenburg circa 1820
Swedish Empire Console Table with Marble Top, Gothenburg circa 1820

Swedish Empire Console Table with Marble Top, Gothenburg circa 1820

By Pehr Gustaf Bylander

Located in Stockholm, SE

A fine Swedish carved giltwood console table made circa 1820 by Petter Gustaf Bylander (1777-1859

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Swedish Empire Mahogany Console Table
Swedish Empire Mahogany Console Table

Swedish Empire Mahogany Console Table

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H 32.29 in W 31.11 in D 17.72 in

Swedish Empire Mahogany Console Table

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A Scandinavian mahogany early 19th Century Empire table or console. This antique Swedish

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Antique 1820s Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Empire Caryatid White Marble Boxwood Console Table Sweden
Antique Empire Caryatid White Marble Boxwood Console Table Sweden

Antique Empire Caryatid White Marble Boxwood Console Table Sweden

Located in Munich, DE

Elegant and rare console table with carved caryatids, executed in Sweden by a master craftsman

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Antique 1810s Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique Swedish Empire Burl Olive-Ash Console with Carrara Marble, circa 1810
Antique Swedish Empire Burl Olive-Ash Console with Carrara Marble, circa 1810

Antique Swedish Empire Burl Olive-Ash Console with Carrara Marble, circa 1810

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

An Empire or Biedermeier Console in burl olive-ash with white Carrara marble top. Offers a drawer

Category

Antique 1810s Scandinavian Biedermeier Console Tables

Materials

Birch

A Swedish Empire Console Table circa 1800
A Swedish Empire Console Table circa 1800

A Swedish Empire Console Table circa 1800

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H 31.7 in W 36.93 in D 18.39 in

A Swedish Empire Console Table circa 1800

Located in London, GB

A Swedish Empire Console Table with Marble Top circa 1800

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

Materials

Marble

An Exceptional Swedish Empire Console Table Circa 1810
An Exceptional Swedish Empire Console Table Circa 1810

An Exceptional Swedish Empire Console Table Circa 1810

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H 33.51 in W 27.76 in D 17.26 in

An Exceptional Swedish Empire Console Table Circa 1810

Located in London, GB

An Exceptional Swedish Empire Console Table with Traces of Original Gold Leaf and Bronze Paint and

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Antique 19th Century Console Tables

Swedish Empire Console Table and Mirror with Original Mirror Plate
Swedish Empire Console Table and Mirror with Original Mirror Plate

Swedish Empire Console Table and Mirror with Original Mirror Plate

Located in London, GB

A Swedish Empire Gilt Wood Console Table and Mirror with Original Mirror Plate and Marble Top NB

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Empire Console, Stockholm, Sweden, 1800s
Empire Console, Stockholm, Sweden, 1800s

Empire Console, Stockholm, Sweden, 1800s

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H 32.29 in W 31.89 in D 15.75 in

Empire Console, Stockholm, Sweden, 1800s

Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein

Empire Console, Stockholm, Sweden, 1800s. Elaborately designed furniture with rich gilding with

Category

Antique Early 1800s Swedish Empire Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Wood

A Swedish Empire Giltwood Console Table Circa 1800
A Swedish Empire Giltwood Console Table Circa 1800

A Swedish Empire Giltwood Console Table Circa 1800

Located in London, GB

A Swedish Empire Giltwood Console Table Circa 1800 in Original Condition Including the Marble Top

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

Materials

Marble

A Swedish Empire Griffin Gilt Console Table ca. 1800

A Swedish Empire Griffin Gilt Console Table ca. 1800

Located in London, GB

A Swedish Empire Griffin Gilt Console Table ca. 1800

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

An Empire Period Italian Gilded Console Table
An Empire Period Italian Gilded Console Table

An Empire Period Italian Gilded Console Table

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H 34.65 in W 48.04 in D 15.36 in

An Empire Period Italian Gilded Console Table

Located in London, GB

An Empire Period Italian Gilded Console Table circa 1830 with Swedish Oland Marble Top and

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

A Large Pair of Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables circa 1900
A Large Pair of Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables circa 1900

A Large Pair of Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables circa 1900

Located in London, GB

A Large Pair of Swedish Empire Style Demi Lune Console Tables with Applied Neo Classical Decoration

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Dining Room Tables

Swedish Empire Silverleafed Dolphin Console Table circa 1820
Swedish Empire Silverleafed Dolphin Console Table circa 1820

Swedish Empire Silverleafed Dolphin Console Table circa 1820

Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire

A Swedish Empire console table with acanthus, beaded and scale frieze supported by two dolphins

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Console Tables

Materials

Marble

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Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

The grey marble top with a moulded edge above a pierced frieze carved with foliage, flowers and C-scrolls, centred by a male head on channelled cabriole legs, joined by a pierced roc...

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Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

A very unusual and superb Rococo console table from the mid-18th century. On four carved legs with an X-shaped stretcher, overall with scrolls and dolphin-like sea creatures. This ex...

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Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Console Tables

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Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB

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Very Decorative Early 19th Century Gustavian Swedish Console Table with Lyre
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H 32.68 in W 34.65 in D 17.33 in

Very Decorative Early 19th Century Gustavian Swedish Console Table with Lyre

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

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Monumental Italian Carved Giltwood Console and Mirror

Located in Tarzana, CA

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H 37 in W 97 in D 23.5 in

Maison Jansen, Louis XV Style, Large Console, Beige Carved Wood, Marble

By Maison Jansen

Located in Manhasset, NY

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Swedish Empire Console Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Swedish empire console table for your home. Frequently made of wood, marble and stone, every Swedish empire console table was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a Swedish empire console table — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Swedish empire console table, designed in the Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Pehr Gustaf Bylander each produced at least one beautiful Swedish empire console table that is worth considering.

How Much is a Swedish Empire Console Table?

Prices for a Swedish empire console table start at $1,878 and top out at $62,000 with the average selling for $8,495.

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.