Carved wood and gilded console top is of breche d'Aleppe marble; frame and stretchers covered with a profusion of ornament; legs in front are double - all entwined with laurel. The stretcher supports a large classical vase with a Greek border surmounted with an acorn finial and draped with floral garlands and laurel sprays. On every part of the table are eloborate floral swags. Louix XVI period.

Console table, c. 1775-1800

Unknown artist, expand_more
On View in Gallery 310expand_more

Below the tabletop, a sculpted still life celebrates its aristocratic owner’s taste and achievements. The covered vase, crowned by a pinecone, refers to ancient Greece and Rome, as do the laurel leaves and berries, which were reserved for emperors, gods, and poets. They are framed on either side by chains of flowers and fruit. It is a table fit for a would-be king, but the French Revolution (1789–99) put a sudden end to these imperial fantasies.

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Console table
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27.32
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Carved wood and gilded console top is of breche d'Aleppe marble; frame and stretchers covered with a profusion of ornament; legs in front are double - all entwined with laurel. The stretcher supports a large classical vase with a Greek border surmounted with an acorn finial and draped with floral garlands and laurel sprays. On every part of the table are eloborate floral swags. Louix XVI period.