Gilt Tables

circa 1950 French mid century gilt bronze Faux bamboo mirror top side table. Measures: W 62 x D 62 x H 42cm.  

GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARCHITECT'S DESK IN MANNER OF GILLOWS OF LANCASTER England, circa 1790 with alphabetized rent drawers interior unmarked Item # 405KYH28Z This remarkable architect's pedestal desk was almost certainly crafted by Gillows of Lancaster, London circa 1790. It features a rectangular top inlaid with maroon gilt-tooled leather bordered by a molded edge. Below this is situated a full-width frieze drawer which is decorated to appear as two false drawers over pedestals containing three graduated drawers on either side of an open kneehole. The desk stands on a molded plinth base fitted with casters. The top drawer reveals a sliding gilt-tooled leather writing surface with a central panel that can be lifted on ratchet supports to hold and display documents. This surface slides back to uncover a lower compartment with an open storage area, flanked by three lidded compartments labeled alphabetically within oval reserves. The back of the desk is designed for a tidy appearance, making it suitable for placement in the center of a room, featuring two full-width faux drawers above faux cabinet doors in the pedestals. While the present example is not marked by Gillows, it is almost without question a product of their workshops and is firmly attributed to their design books. The alphabet inlaid drawers were inspired by designs popularized by Thomas Shearer’s The Cabinet Maker’s London Book of Prices (1788-1803). These were employed in designs published by Gillows, such as the 'bureau writing-table' with a double-ratcheted top made for the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1789 and a writing-table from 1794 (see Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, L. Boynton, ed., 1995, pl. 24 and 41). A similar design appears in the firm’s 1798 Estimate Sketch Book (p.1481), preserved in the Westminster City Library. The drawer design is further seen on pedestal desks stamped by Gillows, including the library table provided by the firm in 1778 to Denton Hall (see C. Gilbert, The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol.II, p.246, pl.449). Gillows produced many variations of this desk style, including those with ratcheting tops for standing use, enclosed kneehole designs, various types of pulls, and subtle dimensional adjustments. Examples can be seen well into the George IV period and the influence of this form on later desks by Gillows can be seen as the tastes changed into the second half of the nineteenth century. Sir Walter Scott acquired a similar desk from Gillows for his Edinburgh house in Castle Street in 1810, later moving it to his study at Abbotsford in 1826. In a letter to J.B. Morritt of Rokeby Hall, Yorkshire, dated May 1810, Scott wrote: ‘You know I fell in love with your Library table and now the The Lady [The Lady of the Lake] has put crowns into my purse I would willingly treat myself unto the like...’ On 9 August, Scott wrote again to Morritt: 'I must not omit to tell you that Gillows table has arrived and gives great satisfaction. Everyone that sees it likes it so much I dare say I shall have some commissions to send him. His bill did not much exceed yours being about £30 ready money’. The Gillow archives from 1810 record: ‘pack for W.Scott Esq., Castle Street, Edinburgh, case containing mahogany bureau writing table Double Elevating tops cupboard in center complete writing drawers’. (See C. Wainwright, The Romantic Interior, Fig 162 & 163). A few open-market examples of nearly identical desks...

Pair of cast and dimpled resin propeller end tables with an antiqued gilt finish. A petite and more interesting version of the aluminum propeller tables created by Knut Hesterburg. C...

19th century English papier mâché tilt-top table view of St Marks Square, exquisitely painted with a Grand Tour topographical view, on a pedestal base. Table stands 28.75" high, the...

Large veneered wood flat desk attributed to G. Durand, opening with three frieze drawers. Mounted with Rocaille style chiseled ormolu representing shells, foliage and flower garlands. Raised on four cabriole legs ornamented with chiseled ormolu. This flat desk is inspired by the one executed by the cabinet-maker Joseph Baumhauer, which was offered by King Louis XV to Empress Elisabeth...

Coffee table Cigala with structure in stainless steel in gold finish with a black round emperador marble top. With white genuine leather trim below to the top.

A French tole tray with center painted flower basket design and gilt foliage detail on boarder. The tray on later wood stand with gilt detail and X-fo...

We can sell the pieces separately 19th century neoclassic gilt bronze Venetian console with mirror, onix marble top, Vincenzo Cadorin attributable. A piece unparalleled and elegant. Measures cm: Console H 83, W 88, D 31 Mirror H 111, W 43, D 4 Biography: Cadorin Vincenzo (1854-1925) Venetian sculptor born in 1854, he was trained in the studio of Benvenuti, he then studied at the Venetian Academy. In 1883 he exposed his first works in Rome and in the next year he won the gold medal in the exposure in Turin. (Luisa GIORDANO, Cadorin, Vincenzo, in Biographic Dictionary of the Italians, XVI, Rome 1973, p. 97). His most known work is the gilt carved wooden desk...

A circa 1960s Italian brass console table with glass top. Measurements: Height 32" Length 53" Depth 17.5".

Napoleon III Console Table, Giltwood and Marble, France, 1870s. This giltwood console table is built from carved wood with a shaped white marble top. The serpentine apron is centere...

A fine late 19th-century French Louis XVI style bureau plat attributed to Maison Beurdeley. The three-drawer desk features finely executed marquetry, richly chased gilt-bronze mounts...

A circa 1960s French gilt bronze coffee table with original glass top. Measurements: Length: 59.75" Depth: 30" Height :15.75"

1920s modernist center coffee table, Pier Luigi Colli attributed, in gilt brass with top in shaped engraved glass. The crystal top is supported by four suction cups with height-adjus...

Dimensions: 17.5 inches high x 51 inches wide x 31.25 inches deep An exquisite Regency style coffee table crafted in the manner of Maison Baguès, showcasing an artful blend of natur...

Louis XVI Style Gilt center table with stretcher. All solid wood. Real wood carvings. Very good vintage condition.

Venetian trumeau from 20th century. Double body cabinet in lacquered, gilded and painted wood with floral decorations of great pleasure. Trumeau for living room with three external d...

Faux Bamboo (1940s) gilt metal coffee table with three legs trimmed with metal leaves and round glass top. Vintage Condition.

Maitland-Smith Chinese Ebonized Wood Pedestal, gilt calligraphy near base, paper label to underside. 36.25" H x 11.25" W x 11.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.

A 19th-century French table featuring Vernis Martin decoration. The table is made from giltwood, showcasing curves and a delicate painted scene on the to...

Italian Mid-Century Modern 1970s bar cart or occasional table or console, in gilt brass, with 3 cristal "fumè" shelves Measures cm: H 77, W 72, D 47.

Coffee table Quadruple round with all structure in wrought iron in gold finish 24-karat. Also available in nickel finish. Also available in Quadruple round side table, Quadruple squ...

An extraordinary pair of Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze Gueridon tables featuring circular white marble tops and open lower shelves. Raised on tripods of saber legs with elegant and det...

A Mid-19th century Italian gilded wood coffee table. This Italian coffee table features a gilded base made of richly carved volutes supportin...

Italian Gold Gilt Steel Rope Style Kidney Shape Glass top Side Lamp Table Mint

A very fine French 19th-20th century louis XVI style kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted ladies writing table, the body surrounded by bronze moldings. The apron repeats the parquet...

French Victorian bronze dore gueridon end table with blue porcelain and gilt trim and double stretcher with round black marble top.

This elegant Victorian side table features a beautiful oval-shaped top with faux bamboo legs. Made from hardwood with an ebonised black finish, one of the standout details is the wo...

A circa 1970's Italian gilt coffee table with glass top. Measurements: Height: 16.5" Width: 30" Length: 50"

This exquisite Italian Empire period console table with mirror, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century (1790-1820), exemplifies the grandeur and refined craftsmanship of palatial furniture...

A fine late 19th century French gilt carved long Louis XVI console table with two drawers. Original fossilized black Belgium marble top

A pair of English Chinoiserie black and gold console tables from the 19th century with white marble tops. Embrace the exquisite fusion of ...

A fine pair of late 19th century Louis XVI mahogany with fine gilt bronze mounted side tables with original marble tops . Hard to find

A fine French low table featuring a square canted and beveled edge clear glass top, set upon a chrome and gilt metal base with decorative swan's neck supports at each corner, with lo...

An elegant pair of guéridon tables, crafted from solid, finely carved walnut and featuring circular white marble tops. These tables are distinguished by three bun-shaped feet that su...

A Fine Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Mahogany and Stained Fruitwood Marquetry Circular End or Side Tables en Chiffoniere, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener - J...

A French Belle Époque Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Torchere (Torchière) Pedestal Stand, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 1546 Paris, 1907. The slender tripo...

Simple and elegant giltwood swag and drape cocktail table in very good antique condition. Beautifully carved base which has retained most of the gilt, minor wear on the sabre style l...

A Cantù production, important beautiful Italian walnut dinner table strongly attributed to Paolo Buffa in the Empire style of the mid twentieth ce...

This stunning set of 3 nesting tables was designed by Andrew and originally made by the famous Italian craftsmen at Li Puma in the heart of Florence in Italy - it is a unique "one of...

Dr C. Dresser, in the style of. An Aesthetic Movement three-tier ebonized and incised parcel gilt oblong library or side table. With gilded line detail to the edge of the top, styli...

A Qing Dynasty carved altar console table from the 19th century, with everted flanges, mythical animals, dark reddish / brown finish and gilt accents. Created during the 19th century...

Exquisite neoclassical Napoleon III period French parcel-gilt and painted solid oak gueridon or occasional table having breakfront circular top with raised central plinth surmounting...

English Regency mahogany marble-top console with flanking Phoenix heads, original ormolu mounts, ebonized tapered legs, centered gilt urn and terminating on rectangular molded edge b...

Rare Pair of Italian Louis XVI Giltwood Wall-Mounted Consoles with Carrara Marble Tops, 18th Century This exceptional and rare pair of 18th-century Italian Louis XVI period wall-moun...

A Fine and Rare French 19th Century Renaissance Revival Style Gilt-Bronze and Walnut coffee table with marble top. The assembled Corinthian gilt-bronze capital, now converted into a ...

This 20th-century French set of three nesting tables embodies elegance and versatility, making them a functional and stylish addition to any interior. Crafted with gilded metal frame...

Console table Veneziana with stainless polished steel structure in gold finish with concave sides shaped in solid polished light grey marble. With smoked glass half shaped top inclu...

Coffee table gold walnut root with solid walnut top with a gold leaf frame and black varnished walnut wood base.

Unique and Rare French Mid-Century Modern Side/ End or Coffee Table in the Modern Craftsman Tradition. This is a never produced prototype table in a striking, organic form in brass a...

Indulge in the timeless elegance of the William IV rosewood and parcel gilt console table, a stunning piece that reflects the opulence of its era. Crafted with lappet scroll supports, the rich rosewood embodies the skilled craftsmanship of William IV furniture...

Contemporary rectangular console table with gilt metal frame and glass top and a centered shelf.

A beautiful 20th century French Rococo or Louis XV style wall-mounted console or hall table. Item features a mahogany frame, extravagant giltwood accents, and tessellated stone top a...

This neoclassical style tripode gueridon is made of mahogany, brass and gilt metal. This is a French work, circa 1940.

Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this exquisite Antique French Regency gilt-metal-mounted tulipwood side table, a masterful example of 19th-century French craftsman...

This coffee table was designed for a contemporary addition to any home where you want a substantial quality piece that’s heavy enough to withstand children, dogs and just about anyth...

A handsome oval black lacquer painted English tray table. Top tray is removable. Painted wood. Made circa late 19th Century in England. A sticker is included on the bottom of the t...

Very fine Regency period side table having a penwork decorated top with chased gilt bronze molded edge over curule legs joined by gilt bronze...

Italian Gilt Rope Form Bar or Serving Cart, Italy, circa 1950s. It has two glass shelves. It is a versatile size and can be used as a bar or serving cart, or as rolling storage in a ...

This elegant 20th Century French coffee table epitomizes the sophisticated style and craftsmanship of mid-century French design. The table features a stunning rectangular marble top ...

Exceptional antique (19th century) oval shaped occasional or side table in French Louis XV / XVI style, with variegated Valenzia (ie. Valencia) marble top, mahogany and fruitwood ven...