Pair Of Late 18th Century English Console / Side Tables Of Serpentine Shape

A fine pair of late 18th century Irish George III card tables, constructed in mahogany with crossbanded in satinwood, shaped in demilune outline with moulded frieze and fluted and ri...

A stunning pair of Regency turnover card / games tables with rounded front corners enclosing a green baize lined interior. Each frieze with a rectangular gadrooned panel on a cylindr...

A fine and elegant George II period mahogany lowboy, displaying excellent color and patination, with refined proportions and crisp carving throughout. The top is of rectangular form ...

An exceptional and unusual early Regency mahogany and ebony banded serving / console table, with brass gallery back above a rectangular top with breakfront reeded edge and bowed ends...

An incredibly fine pair of antique Georgian period console tables. They were made in England, they date from around the 1790-1810 period. The quality is outstanding, the are beautif...

Pair of English Georgian-style (19th Century) satinwood demilune shaped console tables with mahogany banding inlaid with scrolling design over a gilt & applied floral carved apron & ...

Pair of English mahogany demilune tables with intricate carvings. Edge features swag and the freize features floral motif with framed urns above each leg. Table stands on tapered l...

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...