7ft Chinese Chippendale Console or Bar

Sherrill console table featuring a birds eye maple inlay border on the top. Chippendale style base with bowed front. Three drawers with brass pulls. Center drawer with lock. Measure...

Faux bamboo Chinese Chippendale cocktail table Unique wrought iron, brass and ash Chinese Chippendale coffee table. Finished in a pa...

A Chinese Chippendale English mahogany console with fret carved frieze in Greek key design. Beautiful hall table.

This English mahogany console table is a rare period example of the elaborate Chinese Chippendale style. A study in symmetry and balance, this table combines the restrained elegance of the Georgian period with the intricate artistry of the Orientalist aesthetic. Elaborate fretwork on the frieze and pierced supports are beautifully matched by fluted legs. As a whole, it represents a stunning marriage of Chippendale craftsmanship and Eastern design. Small, decorative tables such as this represented the great influence that China had in European decorative and Fine art beginning in the 1600s. Since the Restoration of the monarchy, there had been a growing interest in Chinese-style design forms in England. Called "chinoiserie" in French, this style had become extremely popular by the middle of the 18th century, and designers such as Thomas Chippendale eagerly adopted the elaborate Eastern designs. By the mid-1750s, the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were sporting "Chinese Pavilions...