A Well-Carved 18th Century "Maie" Console/Trunk from Provence, France

This is a very fine, period French Regence oak console with a rouge marble top. The rectangular frieze has hand carved scrolling acanthus leaves extending to either side of a central...

Sharing similarities of a mid-17th-century Italian capriccio painting, this French oil painting from Provence depicts fantastical architecture set amongst the more realistic setting ...

In French, arbalete means “crossbow” and is typically used to describe the shape of furniture when the frontage has been carved in a sinuous manner. When the profile is viewed from above, it resembles the European Medieval crossbow. In the case of this walnut commode from Provence, the form is double arbalete. Two iron swag handles are affixed to each of the three stacked drawers by parted shell mounts. In between the pulls is a sinuous plate that surrounds a keyhole. Each drawer maintains the arbalete structure created by the thinly molded top. The apron is highly shaped, with many small arbaletes strung together. In the center is a gadrooned leaf and floret medallion surrounded by volute scrolls. The sides are straight but consist of recessed rectangular panels with asymmetrical tops...

Console tables are beautiful, graceful tables that also serve a practical purpose. These tables are aligned against a wall, often between two windows and/or placed beneath a mirror. You might find accessories or artwork resting on the marble or wooden tops. During the Regence period, these tables would often be painted to match the colors of the wood paneling of the walls, indicating that this console table came from an opulent room. Hand-carved in Italy during the 1700’s, the wood has a lacquered white finish with gilded highlights. The rouge royal marble from Belgium has white and gray veining and light inclusions with a quarter round finish on three sides (like most consoles, the backside is typically left unpainted or raw – as this is the side that abuts the wall). Beneath the thick marble are four cabriole legs with pied-de-biche (deer’s foot...

This is a beautiful 18th Century Carved and Giltwood Console from Naples, Italy, with a marble top. This gorgeous piece adds a touch of historical elegance to any space with its orna...

This piece we believe to be Portuguese but could also be Anglo-Indian.

This wonderful 18th Century Console Table is made of walnut with a beautiful patina and the use of age. It has 2 drawers with 2 iron rings as hardware.

18th century French giltwood console circa 1740-1770. Extremely well-executed wall-mounted console hand-carved in giltwood with d...