Antique French Louis XIV Style Console in Blonde Walnut and Marble, Circa 1880

Topped by a beautiful striated Flandres Rouge marble, this giltwood console from circa 1860 was hand-carved with Louis XVI style motifs. The one inch thick red, pink, beige, brown, and gray marble has a chamfered edge. It has been carved with two rectangular protrusions that align with the fluted legs below. The legs are adorned on the lower half by a leaf stalk with a curled tip above lanceolate cup feet, separated by a rectangular joint with a floret. A curvaceous molding of imbricated quatrefoils connects both feet. In the center is pot au feu...

Console tables are beautiful, graceful tables that also serve a practical purpose. These tables are aligned against a wall, often between two windows and/or placed beneath a mirror. You might find accessories or artwork resting on the marble or wooden tops. During the Regence period, these tables would often be painted to match the colors of the wood paneling of the walls, indicating that this console table came from an opulent room. Hand-carved in Italy during the 1700’s, the wood has a lacquered white finish with gilded highlights. The rouge royal marble from Belgium has white and gray veining and light inclusions with a quarter round finish on three sides (like most consoles, the backside is typically left unpainted or raw – as this is the side that abuts the wall). Beneath the thick marble are four cabriole legs with pied-de-biche (deer’s foot...

Louis XV style console in gilded and carved wood, restored marble, almost invisible break in its center (see photos)

France / 1970 / console / wood, marble /Louis XV / baroque / mid-century A large gilted Louis XV style carved console table with beautiful green marble sculpted top. Crafted in France around 1970. Under the marble top, elaborate rich carvings of rocailles and shell motifs. The console rest on four double-curved legs joint by a decorated spacer. A timeless statement piece with French elegance...