Pair Chippendale Console Tables Ball and Claw

Fine top quality pair of mahogany console tables this pair date to the George III period around 1790 They have been refinished to a very high standard and they sit on the original Ge...

- Gorgeous pair of art deco side tables - Round tops with gilt perimeter - Clean and minimal design perfect for contemporary interiors - Offered in great shape ready for home use - W...

Antique A Pair of Venetian Demilune Console Tables with inlay patterns, 19th Century Single: 30" H x 32" W x 16" D Pair: 30" H x 32" Diameter

A Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Demilune Satinwood and Inlaid Side or Console Tables in the Neoclassical Style Attributed to Edwards and Roberts This fine pair of neoclassical-style tables are of demilune, or semicircular, shape and veneered principally in satinwood. Large-scale panels of satinwood have been laid on the carcass of the frieze to give a segmented effect, which is very attractive. The tapering square-sectioned legs and contrasting spade toes are all classic Sheraton design features, being reused here a century later. The most impressive parts of the tables are undoubtedly the beautiful tops, with the central feature being an inlaid fan-shaped patera, centered by a smaller example of the same form with additional penwork foliage on it. This, in turn, centers on a semicircular feathered boss. Around the edge of the tabletops is a wide crossbanding upon which a repeating neoclassical design featuring penwork scrolling foliage and urns is delicately executed and highly attractive. Footnote: The quality of the present tables indicates that they would have been produced in one of the leading workshops of the period. On stylistic grounds, the most likely maker is Edwards and Roberts. Particularly adept at producing furniture in the inlaid Sheraton style, the firm had an elite clientele and, as such, was able to make the finest furniture without cutting corners. For an example of a Carlton House table...