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Console Tables For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Late 18th Century
Vintage French Walnut and Brass Console Table by Pierre Vandel Paris
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage French walnut and brass console table by Pierre Vandel Paris. This was made in France, it dates from the 1970’s.
It is of lovely quality with a beautiful design, ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Brass
1995 Neo Classic Biedermeier Style Thomasville Grand Classic Console Sofa Table
By Thomasville
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous 1995 Biedermeier Neoclassic Revival & Empire Style Thomasville Grand Classics line console or sofa table comprised of a maple frame, black painted column legs w/brass detail...
Category
1990s American Biedermeier Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Carrara Marble Console for Skipper, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Carrara marble console table by Angelo Mangiarotti. Timeless style and simplicity as well as beautiful raw materials...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Lane Chinese Chippendale Banded Mahogany Ball and Claw Console Sofa Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lane Chinese Chippendale banded mahogany ball and claw console sofa hall table. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, n...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fabianart Lucite Console Tale 1980s Italy
By Fabianart
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Lucite console table. New glass top. Very nice chunky console table.
signed Fabianart Roma Italy. Normal wear and tear.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Lucite
Phyllis Morris Signed Hollywood Regency Swan Console Table Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous pair of American mid-century sculptural paint decorated wooden console tables by the iconic luxury designer Phyllis Morris (United States; 1925-1988)
Executed in timeless mid-20th century glitz and glam Hollywood Regency Moderne taste, the rare, possibly custom one-of-a-kind design, having a demi-lune red lacquered top, over conforming fluted apron, rising on elegant carved figural swan form legs, terminating in claw and ball feet, finished in parcel gilt antiqued cream paint finish. Bold, large scale, statement pieces, these extraordinary tables are sure to add a touch of sophisticated whimsical elegance, warmth, opulence, and comfort to any space! circa 1970
Signed, "Phyllis Morris" to the rear support in typical stylized font (under later metal wall mount brackets)
Provenance / Acquisition:
From an important Guadalajara, Mexico Estate
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas.
Dimensions: (approx)
31" High, 49" Wide, 24.75" Deep (each)
Phyllis Morris was one of the design industry’s first multitaskers. She wore many hats: furniture designer, businesswoman, civic leader, legendary hostess, humanitarian, wife and mother.
Phyllis Morris is known for them all, but mostly that last one.
The legendary interior designer of the 1950s and ’60s wrote her own rules and lived a life as large and colorful as the designs she favored.
Morris began her design career in 1953 in Los Angeles, California by creating the "Poodle Lamp," a sculpture of her own poodle topped with a little flared shade. Dubbed “The Marilyn Monroe of the furniture industry” — she took charge of her destiny with her famous poodle lamp.
After sculpting the original, based on her own pink-dyed pup, Morris left it on consignment in a Beverly Hills shop. She had friends place orders for it; the shop asked for a dozen models, and Morris was in business. “I knew I was not a homemaker,” she said.
What transformed Morris from lamp designer to “designer to the stars” may have been her instinct for publicity. She reportedly delivered two of the lamps to Liberace, her first big-name customer, in a pink Cadillac convertible, while wearing a mink cape.
Morris was a pro at offering provocative quips or outrageous photo-ops, which often made headlines around the globe.
“My mom was a marketing genius,” says Morris’ daughter Jamie Adler, who now runs the brand and reintroduced the poodle lamp for Currey & Company last year. “She understood branding and how to get press. She was so brave and fearless as a woman in a male-dominated industry.”
At a time when most women stayed home, Morris was a furniture designer, businesswoman, civic leader, legendary hostess, humanitarian, wife and mother. “She was multitasking long before the word was invented,” Adler says.
With her colorful and eclectic interiors and over-the-top furnishings, Morris turned the interior design world upside-down, and celebrities came calling. She designed hotel suites frequented by Frank Sinatra, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Elvis. Her opulent canopied beds became a status symbol for the likes of Cher and Sonny Bono, the Who’s Keith Moon, Gladys Knight and Jerry Vale, according to a 1978 People magazine story.
A typical Morris room setting during the mid-1960s would find Pop art accessories...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Chinoiserie Motif Hand Painted Drexel Black Lacquer Console Table with Drawer
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exceptional Nineteen-Laties (late 20th Century) Chinoiserie console table by Drexel. Winged tips flanking the ends and the brass medallion drawer pull are classic Chinese elements along with the uniform silhouette. In the West we call it a Parsons leg, truth be told, the Chinese did it first. Here we can see how Drexel understands the parallel between Asian and Modern aesthetics. The black lacquer surface is enlivened with painted scenes featuring figures interacting amongst a backdrop of nature and architecture. This piece is finished in the round. The back side has painted panels throughout. An ever-useful, inconspicuous, drawer can be found at center. This table comes with a sheet of glass to protect the decorative top. The table was not photographed with the glass on… but it is included with purchase. Consider pairing this piece with our Maddox black lacquer Chinoiserie secretary...
Category
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer, Paint
Campaign Style Console Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dashing mid-century two tiered console crafted in mahogany in an unusual form with influences from neoclassic and British colonial. The brass campaign style hardware has a bronze lik...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Art Deco Cherry Wood and Siena Marble Console By Paolo Buffa, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Meda, MB
This Art Deco hanging console was produced in Italy in the 1940s by Paolo Buffa.
It is completely made of cherry wood with a Siena marble top.
The matching mirror is also available.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-century Arne Vodder Bar Server/Console c.1960
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A mid-century Teak bar server or console. The top features a raised lip on the back and a circular black laminate insert for an ice bucket and cocktail glasses to prevent wate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Teak
Art Deco French Console in Macassar
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful and elegant Art Deco French console made out of Macassar wood. Top displays wood grain and elevated by the 2 semi-circular legs that are connected in the middle. Supported ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Macassar
20th c. Burnished Bamboo Chinoiserie Table
Located in Clermont, FL
Burnished bamboo with tightly woven rattan surface.
Dimensions: 25" h x 17.5" d x 23.5" w
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo
French Art Deco Console
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Classic French Art Deco wooden carved console in green patina. Polygonal top shape in predominately geometric motifs with fine carving details. The console features a beautiful mat...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Alfonso Marina Ebanista English Georgian Inlaid Cedar Sideboard Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Alfonso Marina Ebanista Georgiano sideboard or console, finished in White Cedar (Frutal 02).
A distinctive oval-shaped, matched-booked...
Category
Late 20th Century Georgian Console Tables
Materials
Cedar
1940s Neoclassical Style Carved Mahogany Huntboard / Console Table / Server
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a statement piece! This is a 1940s carved mahogany hunt board with a sculpted top and a single drawer with dovetail construction. It has a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Console Table, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
The console table boasts a walnut veneered tabletop complemented by an ebonized frame, mirroring the design of the drawer front. With one drawer for added functionality, this piece h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair Large Art Deco Gilt Wrought Iron and Marble Wall-Mount Consoles
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very large Art Deco period parcel gilt wrought iron console tables with verdigris green patina and variegated light blue/grey marble tops. In the style of Gilbert Poillerat.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Sculptural Console Table Bronze Finish In the Manner of Diego Giacometti, c1970s
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Elevate your living space with this exquisite vintage mid-century console table, reminiscent of the masterful artistry of Diego Giacometti. Crafted in the 1970s, this piece embodies ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum, Metal
Console with Drawers by Paolo Buffa, Italy, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable console by Paolo Buffa
Elegant piece featuring two side openings and two central drawers. Brass details and classic Buffa decorations...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Spanish Style Forged Iron Mahogany Console Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
Studio forged iron console table with solid Mahogany breadboard top, turned inlay vase shape center, distinctly Spanish in style. Beautifully maintained of substantial construction; ...
Category
20th Century Italian Spanish Colonial Console Tables
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Walnut "X" Base Console Table W/ Inlay Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Art Deco walnut "X" base console table with three-tone inlay top.
30" in H x 46" in W x 22" in L
USA, circa 1930
MARCSS
Category
1930s Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Incredible Carved Walnut Grotto Shell Style Glass Top Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful carved walnut Italian-made console table. The table features a clear glass top above a gorgeous, large shell motif. The table is in good condition with minor and ...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Italian Designer Demilune Bamboo Rattan Console, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching bamboo and rattan arched console table with. In the style of Franco Albini, Bonacina, Crespi and Vivai del Sud. Italy, 1960s.
This co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Postmodern Birdseye Console, Pace Collection Attributed
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Postmodern Birdseye Console Pace Collection Attributed
Offered for sale is a vintage 1980s Postmodern console with two slender drawers. The console is crafted with Birdseye ...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Lacquer
Matteo Grassi Modern Italian Leather Wall-Mounted Console
Located in Roma, IT
Sleek wall-mounted console table of green leather with 2 drawers by Matteo Grassi.
Original Italian wall hung green leather clad console table with black interiors.
Totally upholste...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Horses and Marble bases Console Table, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful console table depicting sculptures of a pair of rampant horses in solid brass, the bases are in black marble and the top in thick glass. Italia...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Wooden Art Deco Console Table with Chrome Legs and Shellac Finish, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
This exquisite Art Deco console table is a celebration of sculptural elegance and refined contrasts. With a width of 100 cm (39.4”), a height of 75 cm (29.5”), and a depth of 34 cm (...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Karl Springer Style Sculptural Console Sofa Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
Karl Springer Style Sculptural Polyresin Console Sofa Table
Very well made and heavy piece of fine furn...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Resin
One-Off American Studio Surreal Console Table in Maple by Andrew J Willner, 1976
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A one-off, fantastical table by American craftsman, Andrew J Willner, executed in rare, spalted wormy maple, its five individual sections sculpted by hand and constructed with pegged mortise and tenon joinery. A dramatic pair of legs that are an amalgam of human and avian forms supports a top surface riddled with worm holes and whose outline serves as reference to a bird's beak and plumage. Made as a gift for Willner's parents, the underside bears a carved inscription: "'Mortgage Table' Thanks mom and dad, Love Andy & Diana, AJW April 76". A quintessential example of 1970s fantasy studio furniture. Well-preserved, in all original condition.
Literature: Meilach, D. Z. (1975). Creating modern furniture (pp. 288–289). New York: Crown Publishers.
*width of base = 86 inches
*depth of base = 17 inches
Andrew Willner...
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Maple
Carved Walnut Brass Cane Mirror Brass Hooks Coat Rack Umbrella Stand Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved Walnut Brass Cane Mirror Brass Hooks Coat Rack Umbrella Stand Console Table MINT!
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
French vintage Brutalist Tree Trunk Elm Wood Side Table- Coffee Table-50s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Massive French Vintage Elm Wood Tree Trunk Side Table from the 50s
Spectacular Cross-Section through the Centuries-old Wood of the Field Elm.
Heavy- sturdy-Design in its purest Form....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Hammered Copper Console by Angelo Bragalini 1955
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian Sculptor, Angelo Bragalini, hammers beautiful pieces out of copper, including mirrors and consoles. This piece was made in 1955 and is the perfect size for many hallways or salon walls.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Copper
French Provincial Style Beige Painted Foyer / Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial Louis XV-style bleached wood white table desk with wrapped and painted canvas top, hidden center drawer, carved apron and serpentine legs
Condition: Good; Wear con...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Console Tables
Materials
Oak
1990s Gordons Fine Furniture Asian Design Fruitwood Burl Console Sofa Table
Located in Germantown, MD
1990s Gordons Fine Furniture Asian design fruitwood burl console table/ sofa table.
A pair Asian design fruitwood burl side tables by Gordon's F...
Category
1990s North American Chinese Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Console Table with Beveled Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
Two-tone gray and tan tessellated stone with brass banding console table by Maitland Smith circa 1980s. The glass top is 3/4" thick with a 1/2" bevel.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Stone
Pair of Italian Demilune Marble Top Consoles
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of northern Italian, probably Turin, neoclassical console tables, the original shaped marble tops over carved apron, the legs with lion mask carvings over turned and stop f...
Category
1770s Antique Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Victorian Mahogany Tiered Console Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Mahogany Tiered Console Table. Measures 29" in width, 15" in depth and 29" in height. Tier clearance is 18".
Category
Mid-20th Century Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Karl Springer Exceptional Lacquered Goatskin Console Table 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional console table in lacquered goatskin with 3 drawers, each with an artisan brass pull, by Karl Springer, American 1980's. ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Style Demi-Lune Console Table
Located in Plainview, NY
A late 20th-century Art Deco style Demilune, or 'half-moon', wood console table, a sophisticated creation by the esteemed Bombay Company, proudly marked on its base. Embellished with...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Rattan & Bamboo Wall Shelf or Console Att. Franco Albini, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular wall shelf or console in rattan and bamboo attributed to Franco Albini.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Signed Romeo Rega Console or Desk in Chrome and Brown Plexiglass, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning desk or console table in chromed steel with a brown plexiglass top. This incredibly rare piece is signed by Romeo Rega and was designed in Rome,Italy during the 1970s.
This...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Solid Plank Elm Wood Console Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
UNIQUE ELM WOOD ITEM
Vintage Antique Elm Wood Console Table, one of our favorite pieces to hit the showroom. The plank top is thick, and has so much charac...
Category
20th Century Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Vintage Serge Roche Designer Palm Console
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vintage Serge Roche, or "after" Serge Roche Console. Difficult to determine the exact age and designer/maker of the table. No markings or labels. It is vintage 20th century. Probab...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Composition
Mid-Century Modern Cabinet Console Record Player attributed to Ico Parisi design
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Cabinet Console of the 1930s in burr walnut and walnut flame applied veneered. Cabinet with two shelves, the upper with central flap drawer with internal turntable Record...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
LOVELY BLACK FRENCH BAROQUE STYLE CONSOLE TABLE SiDEBOARD
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Black French Baroque Console Table.
Discover Unique Treasures from a Luxurious Cobham Showroom Mansion!
Explore our thoughtfully se...
Category
20th Century British Console Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Grundig Type HIFI Studio 400
By Grundig
Located in Catania, IT
For model Hi-Fi-Studio 400 PW= 1212, Grundig (Radio-Vertrieb, RVF, Radiowerke)
Paese: Germania
Produttore / Marca: Grundig (Radio-Vertrieb, RVF, Radiowerke)
alternative name
...
Category
1960s German Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Composition, Steel
Italian "Skinny" Console Table w/New Quartzite Top, 3.5 Ft Wide
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian slender console table with new stone top. This vintage table from Italy has a new rectangular-shaped quartzite top with beveled edges, atop an apron which is embellished i...
Category
20th Century Italian Console Tables
Materials
Stone
Distressed Painted Egyptian Revival Style Console Table with Inset Glass
Located in Miami, FL
Distressed Painted Egyptian Revival Style Console Table with Inset Glass
Offered for sale is a painted and distressed console table in the E...
Category
Late 20th Century American Egyptian Revival Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Hollywood Regency Scallop Shell Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage painted Hollywood Regency console tables manufactured by Grosfeld House, each rectangular top with bowed front, on a painted scallop shell table base...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Console Table Marble & Giltwood Italian by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page.
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Henredon Italian...
Category
1970s Neoclassical Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Marble
PAUL KISS French Art Deco Wrought-iron Console, 1920
By Paul Kiss
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco wall console by Paul Kiss, France, ca.1920. Height: 30.3"(77cm), Width: 36.8"(93.5cm), Depth: 12.4"(31.5cm). Signed "Kiss" on the belt
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Vintage Elm Wood Console Table 67" with rustic branch stretchers
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage elm wood console table. Crafted from authentic elm wood, this console table boasts a beautiful original natural wood patina that adds character and charm to any room. Embraci...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Ettore Sottsass Consolle Demilune Mod. "Demistella" Etichetta Originale UP&UP
By Ettore Sottsass, Up&Up
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Ettore Sottsass Consolle Demilune Mod. "Demistella" Etichetta Originale UP&UP.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Copley Place Demilune Console Table by Hekman Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
Copley Place Demi Lune Console Table by Hekman Furniture
Mahogany with Yew-wood border. Swirl mahogany inset on top and drawer front. Ebony inlay. Brass hardware.
Overall
29'' H X...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ettore Sottsass Tartar console table for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in Chicago, IL
Tartar table designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1985.
Memphis Milano label.
The Tartar table encapsulates Ettore Sottsass’s distinctive style, his focus on geometric forms, and the patter...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Laminate
Refinished B12 Side Table by Marcel Breuer, 1940s
Located in Żory, PL
This console table (mod. B12), was designed by Marcel Breuer in the 1930s. It features two shelfs supported by a chrome tubular steel frame. The wooden elements have been restored, ...
Category
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Console Tables
Materials
Steel
Parquetry Top Cabriole Leg Decorative Italian Modern Walnut Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Parquetry Top Cabriole Leg Decorative Italian Modern Walnut Console sofa table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Wrought Iron Wall-Mounting Console with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style wrought iron wall-mounting console with marble-top. The scrolled serpentine iron frame with voluted front support legs with tapered feet, fitted with a veined...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Vintage, New and Antique Console Tables
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.