Fine Quality Paint Decorated Adams Satinwood Demilune Console Tables Circa 1900

This fine pair of English Adams paint decorated demilune figural console tables exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of neoclassical design. Each table features a richly inlaid...

This exquisite Adams style demilune satinwood console table reflects the refined craftsmanship and classical beauty of late 18th-century English design. The table features a rich sat...

This Adams style paint decorated satinwood demilune console table is a refined example of late 19th to early 20th century English craftsmanship, showcasing the elegance and symmetry ...

This exquisite Adams style demilune console table, circa 1890, exemplifies the elegance and refinement of neoclassical design. The half-moon form is beautifully balanced, featuring a...

A Fine Pair of Neoclassical Painted Satinwood Console Tables Of demilune outline, veneered with satinwood and decorated with polychrome paintwork; each table supported on four squar...

A very rare pair of 19th Century mahogany side or console tables in the manner of Adams, finely hand carved with beautifully rich patination and grain and of exceptional quality. Th...

A pair of Victorian Hepplewhite style satinwood console tables, each with a shaped top banded in kingwood and mulberry and painted with wheat ears, the giltwood frieze...

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...