Roche Bobois Grand Hotel Console Table by Pierre Dubois & Aimé Cécil

Console table with black lacquered wood frame with crystal top, brass profiles and mother-of-pearl details at corners. the console measure: Width 130 cm Depth 40 cm Height ...

Elegant vintage travertine console with inlaid brass strips by Roche Bobois Beautiful timeless look. Good condition. 1970s - France Dimensions: Height: 77cm Width: 140cm Depth: 4...

An elegant and luxurious console table with 2 trays, of Japanese inspiration, Post-Modern, Memphis, Constructivist, sophisticated geometric structure in lacquered wood, two separate ...

Roche Bobois Minimalist console table in steel with floating Travertine top. The Steel has a black & bronze finish and the beige Travertine Top is...

A finely carved and simulated cork decorated large console or centre table with a thick glass top.

Among the most beautiful examples of hardstone artistry that have ever entered our collection, these important Grand Ducal pietre dure console tables are in a class all their own. Their powerful architectural elegance, impressive size and rarity make them two of the finest hardstone masterpieces ever created and quite possibly the greatest pair of pietre dure tables in existence. With their naturalistically rendered flowers and birds, these tabletop panels showcase the particularly fine quality craftsmanship of the Grand Ducal workshops in Florence during the first quarter of the 17th century. Grand Duke Ferdinando I de Medici, one of the most important personages in the annals of art history, established the Grand Ducal Workshop in 1588. The workshop specialized in the art of pietre dure developed from the ancient art of opus sectile, giving rise to the most luxurious and detailed examples of hardstone artistry ever produced. Its patrons were the Popes and Royals of Europe, and the quality of the objects produced in the workshop is without equal. Typically, because of the high level of workmanship the art form requires, pietre dure plaques were crafted in small sizes. The great majority of known examples of pietre dure are a fraction of the size of our grand tables. The combination of pietre dure and extensive use of other rare decorative hardstones such as lapis lazuli and pietra paesina or “ruin marble” meant that these tabletops were surely produced for a wealthy collector. The tables are further distinguished by their superbly carved bases by Andrea Brustolon, known as the “Michelangelo of wood.” Brustolon was a Venetian wood sculptor known for his exuberant and intricate Baroque furniture. His high Baroque style was influenced by his years studying in Rome, where he was exposed to the sculpture of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Crafted in the early 18th century, these bases display Brusolon’s unmatched talent for both figural and foliate work, combining cupids, masks and oversized scrolling vines for a grand, ornate effect. Similar furnishings by Brustolon are held in museums worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Museum of Scotland and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the Ca' Rezzonico Museum in Venice features an entire room dedicated to the sculptor. For approximately 150 years, these tables were part of the famed Stoneleigh Abbey collection owned by the Lord Leigh family. This renowned English country estate inspired Jane Austen to write Mansfield Park. Lord Leigh eventually sold the tables at Christie’s London in 1962, and the pair have stayed in the collection of the same Florentine family who purchased them from Christie's until we recently acquired them. Our tables are prominently pictured in the important Saul Levy book Il Mobile Veneziano del Settencento. The pietre dure plaques date circa 1625-1650. The decorative tops likely would have originally been sold with a pair of plain stone columns to display them, and Lord Leigh would have commissioned the custom bases from Brustolon circa 1714 when he added the impressive four-story fifteen-bay Baroque West Wing to Stoneleigh Abbey. A similar single Grand Ducal tabletop is in the United Kingdom’s National Trust Collection, and a smaller tabletop resides in Buckingham Palace. The flower and bird panels in our examples relate to the famous Badminton Cabinet...

Pair of “R.Dubois” model consoles. Patinated and degraded brass tray. Bright varnish finish, shiny gun barrel finish steel, brushed and varnished brass sabots. Dimensions: H 76 x W ...

An exclusive coffee table by Pierre Cardin in black piano lacquer. The table features dazzling brass rods, which are incorporated into two sides and the tabletop. The corners of the ...

Inspired by the timeless elegance of Serge Roche’s iconic designs, this vintage Regency console table makes a bold statement with its sculptural plaster frond base. The exquisite cra...

Sculptural Hollywood Regency wood and glass top sofa console table in the style of Serge Roche. This Palm Regency style table features a dimensional and incredibly detailed carved pa...