A 19th Century Chinese Carved Rosewood Centre Table, with inset Rose Marble Top

The powerful rosewood base, carved with waisted and knopped square, on a quatrefoil base on bun feet, supports a magnificent circular specimen marble top; extensive Grand Tour marble...

Carved to exceptional naturalistic effect, the base of the present console table takes the shape of a pear tree entwined with vines, its roots firmly planted in a grassy knoll, lush with vegetation. With shaped Breccia Capitolina marble top. The fashion for such tables had been initiated in seventeenth-century Italy by the preeminent artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), who – whilst primarily celebrated as a sculptor – was also active as a painter and as a furniture designer. As observed by scholar Alvar González-Palacios, it is amply recorded that “Bernini took punctilious care with the supports of his statues”, including for the pedestal of his renowned Apollo and Daphne in Rome’s Villa Borghese. In about 1617, Bernini carved a Carrara marble figure of the martyred Saint Lawrence that is considered by many a masterpiece of his early career, visible today in Florence’s Palazzo...

With cut corners, on turned tapering column and trefoil base. In the manner of Gillows.

A William IV Specimen Marble Top Table The circular top inlaid with a variety of intricate marble specimens, with a central inlaid ‘Trinacria’ tablet resting within a burr oak band,...

Stunning and rare Chinese pedestal table. Striking Chinese design from the 1920s. hand carved "Hongmu" wood (Chinese hardwood) base with original multicolored top. Rare because of its height of 92 cm or 36.22 in. This wonderful Chinese pedestal table is in very good condition with minor wear consist with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. A real eye-catcher in your Asian interior...

Chinese Export, Carved Hardwood, Marble, Low Pedestal, China, 1930s A Low Pedestal or End Table of Teak wood with a Marble top. Chinese. Perfect for a plant table or pedestal, Would...

Add elegance with this Chinese Carved Rosewood Pink Marble Table. Hand-carved rosewood base showcases intricate traditional craftsmanship, complemented by a luxurious smooth pink mar...

A good quality Chinese, 19th century hardwood centre table. having an inset marble top. Carved foliate decoration to the frieze. Raised on a central pedestal with carved Chinese figu...