Console table (one of a pair)

ca. 1735–40

Not on view

These side tables have richly carved supports, pierced throughout with asymmetrical shell-forms and cartouches, floral garlands, foliage, and birds and are a wonderful expression of the Rococo style. Such tables were the work of carpenters or menuisiers who were primarily involved with preparing building timbers. The decorative carvings were completed by highly-skilled carvers – neither of the craftsman signed their work and their identity remains unknown.

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Title: Console table (one of a pair)
Date: ca. 1735–40
Culture: French
Medium: Pine: carved and gilded; brocatello marble
Dimensions: woodwork, confirmed: 32 1/4 × 45 1/2 × 22 in. (81.9 × 115.6 × 55.9 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.283.2a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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