Chinese Modern Mahogany Console 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...

A refined and elegant Chinese hardwood console table, also known as a scroll table, dating to circa 1900. With its restrained proportions, subtle curves and finely worked details, th...

English Chinese Chippendale-style (Late 19th Century) mahogany console table with green marble top and fretwork carved frieze centered with a floral garland tablet.

Chinese (19th Century) hardwood narrow rectangular console table with open apron featuring interlocking circular design.

Chinese hardwood altar / console table accented with ornately carved and pierced spandrels and recessed legs and topped with a surface bearing gently sloping sides.

A Chinese Hard Rosewood Demilune Console Table. Measures 36" in width, 18" in depth, 30" in height.

Mahogany console table, the large rectangular well-figured top above a fluted and paterae applied apron having a central drawer. All raised on six square tapered and fluted legs. Dim...

A George III period mahogany side table in the neo-classical Adam style. The moulded serpentine top raised over a carved frieze of classical decoration, the long central drawer finel...

This decorative console table is made in mahogany with the bowed legs in champagne colored silver leaf. The foot as well as the tabletop have several curved layers and are made with ...

Carved mahogany altar or console style table. China, mid 20th century. Recently re-finished.