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Console table (one of a pair)

ca. 1765

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

The carved decorations on this pair of console tables represent the Four Seasons. On 1974.356.127, the fire-spitting dragon symbolizes Summer, and the head of the wind god, Boreas, Spring. On 1974.356.128, the boy's head with fur hat and collar symbolizes Winter, and the grapevine, Autumn. Both tables have been regilded.

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Title: Console table (one of a pair)

Date: ca. 1765

Culture: German

Medium: Carved and gilded limewood; marble top

Dimensions: Each, 32 3/4 × 48 1/2 × 25 in. (83.2 × 123.2 × 63.5 cm)

Classification: Woodwork-Furniture

Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973

Object Number: 1974.356.128

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