Long Chinoiserie Carved Console Table or Hall Table

Oriental Console Table This is a very attractive long table it has a drawer at each end and is set on long thin legs, it has a superb patina, which is slightly lighter on one side...

Carved oriental nest of four tables This is a very Good-looking set of tables, with attractive carved scenes on the top and sides, all 4 table...

Beautiful hand carved Chinese console table. 19th century or potentially earlier. Qing dynasty or Ming dynasty style. Likely haunghuali wood. Trapezoid 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...